LulzBot/AssembledPrusaMendel
Release status: Working
Description | Truly free/libre 3D printer
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License | GPLv3
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This wiki is currently being edited. Please check back for updates while it is being built and for later additions.
Contents
Intro
The Lulzbot Prusa Mendel is a slightly tweaked version of the RepRap Prusa Mendel 3d printer. Most of the small tweaks made were for sustainability, ability to upgrade, and to streamline some of the building process. Otherwise, the Lulzbot Prusa Mendel is very similar to the popular Prusa Mendel build.
Here you will find more info about the printer, where you can buy one, how to get your Lulzbot printer setup and running, and version updates.
Getting Started
If you have just received your printer, congrats! You're so close to printing cats and moustaches you can practically taste it (PLA and ABS plastic is not very tasty or healthy to eat, btw). However, before you unpack your printer be sure to read the instruction manual. The manual includes instructions on unpacking the printer and setting it up. You can also find the instructions here on the RepRap wiki by going to the Getting Started page. The Getting Started page will contain the most recent changes and additions to the manual plus some extras that you can not find in the printed manual. Be sure to check it out.
Obtaining a LulzBot Prusa Mendel
Currently you can order a Prusa Mendel from our LulzBot.com store. You can find the product page here. We ship out assembled printers within two business days. Also, we only list items on our store that are currently in stock and ready to ship. With that said, you can expect to receive your printer within 6-10 days after completing your order (within the US).
Printer Specfications
The LulzBot Prusa Mendel is an assembled 3D printer including all of the needed hardware and electronics to print ABS and PLA plastic 3D parts. Following are the included components and capabilities of the printer.
Components
- Printed parts
- Dense infill ABS printed parts
- Hardware mountable PLA bushings
- Budaschnozzle 1.0.1 hotend
- Installed with 0.5mm nozzle. Other size nozzles are available at LulzBot.com
- Printer Control Electronics
- RAMPS 1.4
- Arduino MEGA 2560
- Shipped with Sprinter firmware
- NEMA 17 high torque stepper motors
- 3 Mechanical end stops
- 12V switching power supply, 300W, 25A, 110 or 220 AC capable
- Includes US type 3 prong AC power cable
- Emergency on/off power switch
- PCB Heated Print Bed
- Borosilicate glass print surface, 3mm thick
- Includes PET film on glass
- Stainless steel threaded and smooth rods
- Acrylic electronics mount plate
- T5 belts
- 6 feet USB cable
- 5 meters of sample ABS plastic
Capabilities
- Print area: 180mm x 175mm x 100mm
- Capable of printing ABS and PLA plastic
- Default setup is for 3mm plastic filament. The Budaschnozzle hotend can be made to work with 1.75mm filament by changing the interior PTFE tube.
- As with most RepRap 3D printer designs, this printer is capable of printing its own upgrades and additions.