Homebrew PCBs

--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Henry Liu" <henryjliu@...> wrote:
>
> Seems like a pen might not be ideal.  What about an inkjet head
> attached to a cnc?
> 
> The reason for the CNC is that I already have a CNC with .0001"
> repeatable resolution which means I don't need to do anything.
> 
> If you don't have CNC, you can build one pretty easily and it has a
> lot of other useful features.
> 
> Anyway, I can set an M function in the G-code to trip a relay to turn
> the ink on and off.
> 
> All I need to do is figure out how to turn the inkjet head on and off.
> 
> I know some people have modified an inkjet to take larger stock but I
> haven't seen a mod which basically tells the ink jet head to shoot
> ink.

A gentleman named Fogassa is building a 3D printer using a Lexmark. He
is not using the printer electronics to run the head, he's using his
own drivers and firmware.

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/diy_3d_printing_and_fabrication/

Steve Greenfield