CW repurposed as a 3D printer?
I've developed an interest in 3D printing recently, gained thru the kickstarter Peachy Printer project. As I explored other presently available 3D printers, I saw a likeness, to a large extent, to the structure of the CW. I am not an expert on either the CW, or the 3D printer, but all the positioning hardware of the CW is required of both. The only obvious changes needed to make the CW into a 3D printer would be deletion of the router related parts, to be replaced by the required hardware to feed and melt the print medium (plastic) and a software rewrite. I hope I have stirred some interest in this idea. Please comment.
Sorry if I offended anyone. This post was meant as a mental exercise and not a proposed project. I was simply pointing out the similarities of the two machines.