Just got my Silver kit delivered yesterday! Just wanted to say thanks to Ian and let everyone know it was worth the waiting time (which I presume is gone by now :) ) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,14830#msg-14830 Sun, 10 May 2026 04:07:39 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15819#msg-15819 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15819#msg-15819
Other parts I filed were:

01, 15, 38, 41 (corner blocks) - on some of these the nut would fit only if it was inserted before the rod; if the rod was already in place I had to file the back corners of the slot to get it in.

04 (z motor mount) - Either the nut or the grub screw from part 03 was projecting too far and stopping parts 03 and 04 siting flat.


I've now completed the steps in 'Darwin Bot.pdf', from that I would recommend:

Creating a story stick for setting the cross braces, it saves a lot of time when setting 8 of them to the same length.

Find a cheap allan key (from an ikea kit or similar) and saw it down to fit into the spaces behind the grub screws. I started off using a longer key inserted at an angle and it made the whole process much harder than it needed to be.]]> peteredworthy General Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:07:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15810#msg-15810 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15810#msg-15810
Have you been having a problem with some of the captive nuts not fitting properly? On part 58 I've had to file the gaps for them wider to get them to fit without forcing them in and snapping the plastic (if it's a common problem and mine wasn't just a fluke then it would be worth telling Ian that they need to be cut slightly wider in the first place on that particular piece)]]> mark General Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:02:12 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15784#msg-15784 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15784#msg-15784 [forums.reprap.org]
[builders.reprap.org]

Despite myself, my choice of electronics and my cat it is going well.

- Test assembly - complete
(based on the picture on the front of the bitsfrombytes site, so it could have had a few parts wrong/different);

- Final assembly
(carefully measured, built following the instructions)
Extruder complete
Complete up to step 4 of the Darwin Bot.pdf

- Testing
Motors driven via Host program, although only at 5v with resistors owing to using PIC electronics.
Extruder, heating and wiring tested. Needs testing via the host software. Needs testing with filament.

Stephen: are there any specific pieces you are having problems with?
If you can find the part in the LC Layout image [www.bitsfrombytes.com] I should be able to identify it.

The ones that took me some head scratching and haven't yet been used in the build instructions are:
76 & 77: 76 goes in the slot at the side of the Z table and 77 clamps it via two captive nuts.
85: a pair of these are clamped over the corner post and the short post via an M8 bolt through them. The remainder of the bolt then contains 2 large washers and a bearing to form the Y axis idler. If my description doesn't help don't worry the instructions haven't got to the Y axis yet.
96: The figure 8 parts are cable guides, one side goes on the rod and cable goes through the other. I'm planning to use cable ties mostly though as they can be added and removed without disassembly/reassembly.]]> peteredworthy General Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:13:11 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15773#msg-15773 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15773#msg-15773
How are you going with building Ians reprap from bits from bytes?
I have had a number of problems. Such as working out which part goes where.
and I wondered how you were fareing.

regards

Stephen George]]> stephen george General Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:28:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15053#msg-15053 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15053#msg-15053 B)]]> peteredworthy General Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:20:55 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15049#msg-15049 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,15049#msg-15049 Anonymous User General Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:16:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,14834#msg-14834 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,14834#msg-14834
I got mine Monday and have been covering my front room with parts ever since :)

I think it's probably worth also mentioning some of the other stuff Ian's been up to:

There are now video tutorials on the bitsFromBytes site for building The Heater Barrel and The Extruder Drive Assembly.
[bitsfrombytes.com]

He has also put cad files for the laser cut parts and their layout up in the reprap sourceforge repository:
[blog.reprap.org]

and, of cause, answering my hundreds of emails :)]]> peteredworthy General Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:55:42 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,14830#msg-14830 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,14830,14830#msg-14830
Just wanted to say thanks to Ian and let everyone know it was worth the waiting time (which I presume is gone by now :) )]]> Anonymous User General Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:14:08 -0400