Beginner Building Kit

Hi everybody,

After a couple of months of browsing the net, reading forums, etc I have decided to build my first printer

I narrowed my choices down to the Makergear Prusa kit, the Ultimaker and the Printrbot(allthough I am bit sceptical about this one since it has not been tested a lot)
Any advice you guys can give me on which one I should buy ?

One important thing is that I do not have a lot experience with things such as soldering,etc.

Kind regards,

Lucas

The Prusa is very well tested, widely used all over the world, easy upgradable and cheap to build and repair, you can't go wrong with that. If you don't go the self-source route, I understand the Makergear Prusa is an excellent choice.

You can buy pre-soldered electronics, though it's not hard to DIY. I taught myself soldering when starting out with RepRap.

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Depending on where you are based shipping and customs may get in the way of a given alternative. You do not have to solder if you do now want to, as there are pre-built electronics and end-stops.

I think that a Prusa Mendel is a popular choice for a reason. I'd go with that first.

And if price is a problem, this kit seems really affordable: [romscraj.com]

misan

Thanks for the replies

I think I will go for the Prusa. It is probably going to be a lot harder but more fun in the long run


Lucas

Hi , where could i buy a simpliest reprap. I need one badly but cheap, is there any about 100 euros or less ? PS i live in germany .

Hello everyone.. This Michael babaula, New here and searching for the important and good informaton.

@Dovydas: First of all, you might want to try the Deutschsprachiges Forum.

Second, you will spend more than that for just the electronics but if you have a source of wood you can build nopheads new Mendel90 design (or the WolfStrap). If you have access to some old printers you can salvage at least one stepper motor per printer.

I would say even this much of a DIY approach will cost around 250 €.

Good Luck!

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Bob Morrison
Wörth am Rhein, Germany
"Luke, use the source!"
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Is the Makergear Prusa more difficult to put together as the Makerbot ToM?