I'm new to 3D printing, and have been trying to come up to speed on the options available. I'm looking to buy a kit or completed printer that is somewhat idiot proof, because if the build is too involved I know that I will not have the time to see it through to completion. I've been looking at the MakerGear Prusa versus the Ultimaker, and I'm trying to better understand the pro's / con's to each printer. Any thoughts/recommendations? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86069#msg-86069 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:14:23 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,87392#msg-87392 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,87392#msg-87392 owism8 Reprappers Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:13:29 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86664#msg-86664 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86664#msg-86664 eMaker Huxley kit.]]> BoriSpider Reprappers Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:13:20 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86382#msg-86382 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86382#msg-86382 stackman Reprappers Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:03:48 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86366#msg-86366 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86366#msg-86366 bryanandaimee Reprappers Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:17:45 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86364#msg-86364 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86364#msg-86364
>What is your opinion of Makerbot versus Prusa? I realize its purely superficial, but the Markbot packaging is very visually appealing. It is one of >the reasons I'm intereseted in Ultimaker, it looks cool!]]> bryanandaimee Reprappers Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:07:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86290#msg-86290 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86290#msg-86290 IRC channel . You can ask questions and chat with people who are actively assembling/operating MakerGear kits.

If you are not in a hurry, check out the recently announced MakerGear Mosaic.

Rick]]> makergear Reprappers Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:33:16 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86237#msg-86237 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86237#msg-86237 -------------------------------------------------------
> if the build is too
> involved I know that I will not have the time to
> see it through to completion.

Then you only want to look at Prusa variants.

You will probably need a soldering station, wire strippers, a vice or a huge c-clamp ... these builds are not simple. If you are not deft at working with low voltage wiring you probably want to order some more cable and iec header pins and connectors (1x3 and 1x4) as you don't get (m)any extras. (Hey, kit vendors, advertise if you give extra parts that people break!) You will probably need a laptop or PC power supply that you can cut and strip to power the machine. I don't think any kit maker gives you a power supply.

I would say that any variation in the machines will be minor in the long run, as you can upgrade and tweak once yours is in operation and you know what you are doing. But I will say this, buy the machine that has the most documentation from the vendor! Don't rely on the wiki, demand step-by-step docs up front. See if they show you how to build the extruder hot-end and how to connect the power supply.]]> mark2 Reprappers Tue, 07 Jun 2011 09:03:31 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86176#msg-86176 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86176#msg-86176 Andrew Diehl Reprappers Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:47:59 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86166#msg-86166 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86166#msg-86166 stackman Reprappers Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:00:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86084#msg-86084 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86084#msg-86084 bryanandaimee Reprappers Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:33:22 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86069#msg-86069 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,86069,86069#msg-86069 stackman Reprappers Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:11:02 -0400