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Topic: Looking into building my own kit printer

Anyone have a prussa for sale? Also could someone recommended a kit that comes with everything minus like maybe the bolts or print bed. I have sheets of aluminum to make my own.

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Re: Looking into building my own kit printer

Many have had a good experience with this:

http://www.reprapdiscount.com/mechanica … onics.html

Get your own 8" x 8" heated bed and glass and you should be good to go. 

I opted to build my own 10" x 10" version from scratch...it was quite the undertaking.  If I had to do it again, I would go with the kit above.  Be aware the kit comes with NO instructions and you will also need to be comfortable tweaking and uploading the firmware to the RAMPS board, etc.

SD2 - Stock - Enclosure - Heated Bed - Glass Plate - Auto Fire Extinguisher
Ord Bot Hadron - RAMPS 1.4 - Bulldog XL - E3D v6 - 10" x 10" PCB Heated Build w/SSR - Glass Plate
Thanks for All of Your Help!

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Re: Looking into building my own kit printer

GO look at the kits at www.makerfarm.com.  They have an 8x8 and a 10x10 i3v prusa kit.  All the parts and videos of every step so no mistakes about what to do next.  All you add is a power supply and glass to print on.  Heated and all.

Bob

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Re: Looking into building my own kit printer

Just ordered my prussa i3. Not gunna lie. Pretty excited. This will be my fourth 3d printer . I love um. So usefull and fun to upgrade

bteeter wrote:

GO look at the kits at www.makerfarm.com.  They have an 8x8 and a 10x10 i3v prusa kit.  All the parts and videos of every step so no mistakes about what to do next.  All you add is a power supply and glass to print on.  Heated and all.

Bob

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Re: Looking into building my own kit printer

Just ordered my prussa i3. Not gunna lie. Pretty excited. This will be my fourth 3d printer . I love um. So usefull and fun to upgrade

bteeter wrote:

GO look at the kits at www.makerfarm.com.  They have an 8x8 and a 10x10 i3v prusa kit.  All the parts and videos of every step so no mistakes about what to do next.  All you add is a power supply and glass to print on.  Heated and all.

Bob