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Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

Have my kit mechanically assembled. Made the mistake of watching the videos at Floger site, not the most logical order. Couple of nut slots in the Acrylic had to be opened up. Couple of holes had to be opened up on the printed parts. Had to file down the pulley halves so they would fit right. Did not use Loctite, YET. When I get it working I plan on printing some improved parts. Right now belt

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

QuoteAnyone use any LM8uu linear bearing alternatives? The ones included lose balls like crazy and are the crunchiest bearings I've ever seen. I'm thinking of getting some 8mm bronze bushings. I noticed some of mine were worse/better then other. My guess is they are just cheap ones to make the kit cost effective,

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

QuoteWaltermixx my kit had a check list of parts taped to the inside of the box lid flaps... things were checked off the list as the boxes where filled with parts... my kit was missing all printed plastic parts, (so I printed my own from the stl files Folger Tech provided) while I waited for them to send me parts, which they did right away I ended up using my parts because they were a very co

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

Received my kit now to start Two dumb questions. Is there a master parts list or just the list on ebay? (Want to make sure I have all the parts) What is the best instruction on how to assemble it.

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

Quotelouspinuso You're assuming it's a low profit margin, but considering that he's having the stepper motors branded with Folger Tech, I'm willing to bet he's ordering a lot of parts to cut his costs down drastically and increase his profit significantly. My guess they found some cheap steppers direct from China. In qty it is not hard to do.

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

I heard back today. They said they are back logged and working on getting orders out. They got back to me so I am some what happy. They should pull the ebay listing until they get caught up.

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

QuoteZavashier Hi all, finaly some news from John from Folger. It looks like he did not read my messages in time. He awnsered more than 10 days after my message, when I gave my evaluatuion of the item on ebay. Hopefully John have a great sense of service and is sending to me some of the broken parts. We talked about the kit and encountered problems, some already known by him. Good news for future

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

Based on the silk screen on the board in backwards. It is possible the silkscreen is wrong and they did it on purpose. Based on the fact it is not working I am betting that is the problem. If you are able I would unsolder it and put it in the other way and see if it fixes the problem.

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago

Just ordered my kit today. Been reading though this thread before I decided. So I am not expecting a perfect kit but something with a tinkering will be usable. I figured it was a good start into printing and price was right. Plus I have this forum to help me getting it work

by ron22 - Prusa i3 and variants