Hi Everyone,
My name is Dan, and I've been following the Rep Rap project with increasing interest since back in the Darwin days. The price has finally come down enough and I finally make enough that I want to build my own Prusa Mendel (Iteration 2). I've finally begun researching my build in earnest. I've been asking dumb questions in #reprap for a week or so now.
I've already selected my electronics (Gen 7 + Step Sticks) because of Traumflug's helpfulness and a desire to use replicable parts as much as possible.
At this point I believe I have decided to get a J-Head hot end and use a modified Greg's Accessible Wade's extruder ( [
www.thingiverse.com] ) , however that is not yet certain.
Where did you guys source your metric parts from? I struck out at Home Depot and OSH and I'm not hopeful. Someone on IRC directed me to [
www.fastenal.com] which has a Concord store right next to me! That's probably what I'll end up using, but I'm open to suggestions.
Secondly, I would like to buy printed Prusa Mendel Iteration 2 parts + Extruder parts from someone local. The closer, the better. For reference I'm located in Pleasant Hill.
Finally, does anyone have recommendations for selecting NEMA-17 motors? Or even a local supplier? (I'd love to avoid shipping) I'm aware of a wiki page which I will be rereading, however I'm more interested in "I have $X, it works {great,well enough,poorly}".
Thanks Everyone, I'm happy to be joining the community!
EDIT: Linked to Extruder printed part.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/27/2012 02:54PM by Ademan.
