A "just how cheap can you go" thread...
Posted by butterfinger
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A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 15, 2013 03:02AM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 45 |
All prices in NZD, including shipping.
5x NEMA17 steppers (link from IRC channel bot): $88
Ramps 1.4, Arduino and stepper boards: $123
Heated bed: $30
J-Head Mk V-B : $72
Filament's cheapest and easiest from Diamond Age.
I've zero vested interest in any of these sites - just interested in how cheaply one can get started in NZ. I would like to build a second "standard" printer as a get-you-started gift.
Buying a head instead of building basically means you're paying for R&D, which is just fine by me given that it's probably the most dimensionally critical component.
Cheapest set of vitamins, anyone? Cheapest printing option for the printable parts? Any pay-it-forward options in NZ?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2013 05:18AM by butterfinger.
5x NEMA17 steppers (link from IRC channel bot): $88
Ramps 1.4, Arduino and stepper boards: $123
Heated bed: $30
J-Head Mk V-B : $72
Filament's cheapest and easiest from Diamond Age.
I've zero vested interest in any of these sites - just interested in how cheaply one can get started in NZ. I would like to build a second "standard" printer as a get-you-started gift.
Buying a head instead of building basically means you're paying for R&D, which is just fine by me given that it's probably the most dimensionally critical component.
Cheapest set of vitamins, anyone? Cheapest printing option for the printable parts? Any pay-it-forward options in NZ?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/15/2013 05:18AM by butterfinger.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 15, 2013 05:27AM |
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 15, 2013 06:40AM |
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LM8UU Bearings (4 pack) : $10.30
Skate bearings are a dollar each on Trademe if you search for "abec bearings".
12v 30A power supply : $41
Skate bearings are a dollar each on Trademe if you search for "abec bearings".
12v 30A power supply : $41
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 16, 2013 08:28PM |
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That is a very good price for what is by far the best type of power supply. Free shipping too.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 18, 2013 05:25AM |
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 18, 2013 05:34AM |
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This is good value considering it is freight free: 3D electronics pack
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 18, 2013 05:43AM |
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Wired1 Wrote:
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> This is good value considering it is freight free:
> 3D electronics pack
Wow that looks like a great deal. Does anyone recognise the sockets on the little endstop boards and know where you would get cables for them as the pack doesn't appear to include them.
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> This is good value considering it is freight free:
> 3D electronics pack
Wow that looks like a great deal. Does anyone recognise the sockets on the little endstop boards and know where you would get cables for them as the pack doesn't appear to include them.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 18, 2013 06:21AM |
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Some kind of JST connector?
More details here, anyway:
[www.elecfreaks.com]
grokbeer Wrote:
> Wow that looks like a great deal. Does anyone
> recognise the sockets on the little endstop boards
> and know where you would get cables for them as
> the pack doesn't appear to include them.
More details here, anyway:
[www.elecfreaks.com]
grokbeer Wrote:
> Wow that looks like a great deal. Does anyone
> recognise the sockets on the little endstop boards
> and know where you would get cables for them as
> the pack doesn't appear to include them.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 19, 2013 03:42PM |
looks like the connector found on old CDROM drives for the anolog CD audio so an old audio cable might work
like [www.impc.co.nz]
butterfinger Wrote:
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> Some kind of JST connector?
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> More details here, anyway:
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> [www.elecfreaks.com]
> -p-545.html
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like [www.impc.co.nz]
butterfinger Wrote:
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> Some kind of JST connector?
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> More details here, anyway:
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> [www.elecfreaks.com]
> -p-545.html
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 19, 2013 05:15PM |
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LM8UU Bearings 10 pack $8
Kapton Tape Heat Tape 50mm x 33M $9.65
8mm Smooth Rod $21.30 3' (914mm) not including shipping
I made a more metric hot end this weekend. After doing a bit of research I'd recommend sticking with hotends.com as opposed to cheap ones from ebay. A lot of work has gone into making Brians ones work and the ebay ones just don't seem to follow his plans very well.
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Kapton Tape Heat Tape 50mm x 33M $9.65
8mm Smooth Rod $21.30 3' (914mm) not including shipping
I made a more metric hot end this weekend. After doing a bit of research I'd recommend sticking with hotends.com as opposed to cheap ones from ebay. A lot of work has gone into making Brians ones work and the ebay ones just don't seem to follow his plans very well.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/2013 07:24PM by isolt.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 19, 2013 08:59PM |
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How much did the hotend cost you shipped to your door?
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 19, 2013 10:08PM |
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The price in the first post looks correct.
I machined that one on Saturday. It's M8 rather then imperial and uses nichrome rather then a resistor.
To be honest I'd just buy one next time after how much work that turned out to be. Go for the official ones though.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/2013 10:09PM by isolt.
I machined that one on Saturday. It's M8 rather then imperial and uses nichrome rather then a resistor.
To be honest I'd just buy one next time after how much work that turned out to be. Go for the official ones though.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/19/2013 10:09PM by isolt.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 19, 2013 11:49PM |
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These look pretty good too, includes the heater element and the thermistor and is shipped free.
Hotend
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Hotend
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 20, 2013 12:19AM |
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Those actually look pretty good, all the parts seem to be there.
They are exactly the same price as the official ones though, so why risk it.
I'd steer clear of anything that hasn't been tested and written up by the community, see this link about clones.
They are exactly the same price as the official ones though, so why risk it.
I'd steer clear of anything that hasn't been tested and written up by the community, see this link about clones.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 20, 2013 12:57AM |
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His are actually cheaper amazingly, I'll have to try one of them next. especially as he was one of the original developers of the J-head hotend.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 25, 2013 10:35PM |
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butterfinger Wrote:
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> 5x NEMA 17 steppers (link from IRC channel bot): $88
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Sounds almost too good to be true. Has anyone used this?
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> 5x NEMA 17 steppers (link from IRC channel bot): $88
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Sounds almost too good to be true. Has anyone used this?
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 26, 2013 12:37AM |
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 29, 2013 05:36PM |
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... May 29, 2013 05:48PM |
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TheRevva Wrote:
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> This looks like a fairly good price:
> AliExpress
> US$59.95 (roughly NZ$74.00)
Yes, they are the ones I bought last year and will be ordering more shortly for my next build .All good so far, they barely get warm and they are 5% off now! Cables are about 300mm.
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> This looks like a fairly good price:
> AliExpress
> US$59.95 (roughly NZ$74.00)
Yes, they are the ones I bought last year and will be ordering more shortly for my next build .All good so far, they barely get warm and they are 5% off now! Cables are about 300mm.
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... June 01, 2013 07:44AM |
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I think I might _LIKE_ this AliExpress site....
Take this for example...
Arduino Mega
It'd be hard to beat $US14.24 (NZ$18-ish) for an R3 Mega 2650 clone, and then you realise that's the price for TWO of them and includes free shipping...
I think I'll order half a dozen, just for kicks...
Take this for example...
Arduino Mega
It'd be hard to beat $US14.24 (NZ$18-ish) for an R3 Mega 2650 clone, and then you realise that's the price for TWO of them and includes free shipping...
I think I'll order half a dozen, just for kicks...
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... June 01, 2013 08:44AM |
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I think it might be only for one, the Chinese are a bit cunning sometimes and I think they are counting the lead as one item and the board as the other - still it is very cheap and I have ordered one lot. So I'll let you know if they send me one or two 
Now all we need is a cheap RAMPS (typically $37) and some Pololus (best seems to be $10 each).
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Now all we need is a cheap RAMPS (typically $37) and some Pololus (best seems to be $10 each)._________________________________________________________________________________________
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Thingiverse ~ YouTube
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... June 01, 2013 07:06PM |
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Re: A "just how cheap can you go" thread... June 02, 2013 11:28PM |
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Supplier says, its for only one board and one cable. Still really cheap though!
TheRevva Wrote:
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> I think I might _LIKE_ this AliExpress site....
> Take this for example...
> Arduino Mega
> It'd be hard to beat $US14.24 (NZ$18-ish) for an
> R3 Mega 2650 clone, and then you realise that's
> the price for TWO of them and includes free
> shipping...
> I think I'll order half a dozen, just for kicks...
TheRevva Wrote:
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> I think I might _LIKE_ this AliExpress site....
> Take this for example...
> Arduino Mega
> It'd be hard to beat $US14.24 (NZ$18-ish) for an
> R3 Mega 2650 clone, and then you realise that's
> the price for TWO of them and includes free
> shipping...
> I think I'll order half a dozen, just for kicks...
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