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Approximate cost

Posted by Andrew

Andrew

Approximate cost
April 07, 2008 08:05PM

Hi

I found this project off a slashdot article. I'd be interested to put this together but am wondering about how much it would cost ($$ and hours) to assemble.

Even an approximate ballpark would be great.

thanks

/andrew

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Enrique

Re: Approximate cost
April 08, 2008 03:47AM

To make a reprap today is probably around 1,500$. Once we achieve practical replication and can produce the majority of the parts ourselves, the price will probably go down to 400$. The biggest hurdle is labor, because building a reprap today requires skills in many fields, and what you don't know you do slow. An old thread on costs is at:
[forums.reprap.org]

By the way, where in Vancouver do you live?

Cheers,
Enrique

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Andrew

Re: Approximate cost
April 08, 2008 01:24PM

Hey Enrique,

I'm far away in burnaby near new west. Thanks for your reply!

/andrew

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squalus

Re: Approximate cost
April 08, 2008 08:16PM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 15

I'll try to keep track of the cost as I go. So far I'm about $200 in and I have only the elecronics minus the stepper motors

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squalus

Re: Approximate cost
July 31, 2008 03:15PM

Registered: 16 years ago
Posts: 15

add $500 for laser cut plastic parts (hopefully we can print them cheeper smiling smiley