KlickiBunti

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Some people are simply too stupid and/or too lazy to go through this wiki for setting up their RepRap. I call them "KlickiBunti" users, because their knowledge usually ends apruptly after how to klick a button on a colorful screen. So please, KlickiBunti users, go away, RepRap isn't made for you. RepRap is for experts, only!

No?

Oh, nobody would admit to be a KlickiBunti user, of course ... so ... let's rephrase ...

This page may be helpful for those who are just overwhelmed by the vast number of options RepRap offers. Dozens of different machine designs, more than ten different electronics sets, and not so much time to explore them all. After all, knowledge assembles as soon as one gets started.

So, let's see how to get started failsafe, and quickly.

Which Shop?

The times when newbies were recommended to build a, because RepStraps can be built without printed parts, are gone. These days, a plentitude of shops and Entrepenteurs exists, so you can get printed parts quickly and at a good price.

While bigger shops usually offer "complete kits", they often have some tendency to become independent from the RepRap project and offer solutions which work only together with their other parts. So, smaller shops aren't the worst choice, are more flexible and the closer their relationship to the RepRap project is, the more independence you get.

Other than that, it doesn't matter where you buy parts. Pick (a) convenient one(s) from the Mendel Buyer's Guide or the RepRap forum's for sale section.

Oh, and don't be surprised if you sometimes see quirks around this area. As money is involved, ... you guess it.

Mechanics

Electronics

Software

Machine Calibration

Calibration