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Re: [Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

Quoteelwood127 I bought one and it was a pain in the a%*. Terrible instructions to put it mildly. BUT, I learned so much and am printing beautiful parts now. Wouldn't trade the experience for anything. They are the perfect vehicle for noobies to learn the basics which you wouldn't get if it worked perfectly out of the box. Thanks to the members here that gave me the info to get the kit working. I

by ishe7ata - Reprappers

Re: [Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

Quotekrakadu Quoteishe7ata [Hey thanks for sharing your experience. I've read most of that post on the other forums you sent. I will see how it goes. I'm purchasing a kit by end of March. So you only paid 299$? Cuz that's really good value. I think I will ask them to swap the electronics with the RAMPS Did you make the purchase off the website or off the AliExpress.com offer? I purchased from t

by ishe7ata - Reprappers

Re: [Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

Quotekrakadu I bought my printer from them in January 2014 and I was happy with what I got. I've also bought ABS plastic, their RAMPS full package and 2 all-metal extruders. I havent tried the metal extruders yet but everything else is working fine. I hear that for the past year they have upgraded the packaging quite a lot and your printer comes packed well and tight. The printers come with all n

by ishe7ata - Reprappers

Re: [Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

And what about buying different separate kits from different sellers? Like mechanical kit from one, electronics from one and so on... You think the savings will be worth it?

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Re: [Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

Quoteggherbaz Check this one: I get most of my electronics and parts from Aliexpress, main thing it's to see Vendors feedback and DO NOT get anything from vendors without feedback they are usually scams. Geeethech of all is the best, I'm currently using 2 of their J-Heads (PEEK with inner Teflon guide ones) and they work flawlessly "Yes, a GOOD Chinese hotend" for $ 16.00 each. The extruder o

by ishe7ata - Reprappers

Re: [Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

QuoteZavashier To me it's more important to se what's inside the kit, than where you buy it. I bought a kit lookalike this one. And there were a lot of things I dislike in it. First, the acrylic frame. It's lightweight, fragile, and not stiff enough. You'd rather find a aluminium or wood frame kit, even if it's a bit more expensive, it's worth the money. Seccond, try to get a kit with a geared ex

by ishe7ata - Reprappers

Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit - 11 years ago

I want to bring this topic to life again. I pumped into the same kit, Did you buy it? if so how was your experience?

by ishe7ata - General

Re: [Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

Check this out, They have really good prices on their website too!

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[Chinese Full Kit] Rp3d Prusa i3 - 11 years ago

So This is my first build and I've been trying to collect a kit for electronics with a kit for mechanical and so on with some local parts, Malaysia, to build one. Yet I found the cost will be the same if I just buy this kit off over AliExpress.com However, I've my concerns about quality. They use Melzi 2.0; is it as good as Ramps 1.4?? AND generally anybody with experience with this kit? an

by ishe7ata - Reprappers

Re: [Cutting costs down] Building the bare essentials only. - 11 years ago

Alright guys, thanks for clarifying things up. I checked up AliExpress way much cheaper. I'm ordering some parts soon. I will post a new post if I have any other questions. CHEERS!

by ishe7ata - General

Re: [Cutting costs down] Building the bare essentials only. - 11 years ago

QuoteTraumflug Quoteishe7ataBut then with AliExpress is the quality of the components will be good? Interesting question from one who tries eBay everywhere. eBay is kind of a flea market, to say it politely. Zero guarantees on quality. Manufacturers caring about their reputation usually stay away from there. We have a Buyer's Guide. Needs some surfing through all the shops to find low prices.

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Re: [Cutting costs down] Building the bare essentials only. - 11 years ago

Quotevreihen Quoteishe7ataNo man wait a minute that's really cheaaap! look at this they are the same right? or what? Those are the MakerBot-style boards, which contain additional electronics to light a status LED and occasionally fry a RAMPS board when wired incorrectly. Just buy the raw switch. You don't need the other stuff. Stupid question - Why are you fixated on buying from eBay USA w

by ishe7ata - General

Re: Hello Egypt - 11 years ago

Hey there, Any movement in this group? I'm Egyptian but I study in Malaysia.

by ishe7ata - RepRap Usergroup - Egypt

Re: [Cutting costs down] Building the bare essentials only. - 11 years ago

Quotethe_digital_dentist End-stop switches should be super cheap. I don't know what you're looking at that costs $20, here's a couple examples of the typical switches: What else are you looking at? If it's priced anything like the end-stop switches you're looking at you have a completely distorted view of the cost of a 3D printer. No man wait a minute that's really cheaaap! look at this

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Re: [Cutting costs down] Building the bare essentials only. - 11 years ago

QuoteOhmarinus Endstops do NOT cost 20$!! You are being ripped off. I bought a set of optical endstops for even less (yes the ones with electronics so not the bare opticals). The advantage of LCD+SD is that you don't need to have your pc on when you're printing. I had my pc once crash in the middle of an eight hour print and once it went to sleep killing the USB connection.. So I decided to only

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Re: [Cutting costs down] Building the bare essentials only. - 11 years ago

Quotethe_digital_dentist Quoteishe7ata 1- Do I really need an end stop? looks like a luxury to me! can't I just tell the software not to move the motors beyond this point?! 2- Do I need the LCD screen and SD reader? I will always have my 3D printer next to my PC anyway! I can do away without that too right? 3- Do I really need TWO steppers for the Z-axis? I will use Bowden style extruder so the w

by ishe7ata - General

[Cutting costs down] Building the bare essentials only. - 11 years ago

Dear all, It's such a delight to land into the land of RepRap. I live in Malaysia and I'm planning to build one soon. I've to outsource most of the components of eBay. However since the exchange for USD is really high, this is getting quite challenging. So I plan on building the bare essentials only, yet I'd be focusing on getting high price high quality for the components that matter. Anything

by ishe7ata - General