Quoteiamquestar Two benefits of building a kit are: 1. If somethings breaks, you'll have a good idea of how to fix it. 2. If you want to make improvements, you won't be afraid (as much) of pulling things apart to build them better. That's exactly why, when I built a Printrbot Jr. in 2013 (and a Printrbot Simple in 2014 and a Printrbot Play last year) that I chose the kits instead of preassembleby mrbill - Prusa i3 and variants
Bit the bullet, ordered the kit, the 2004 LCD, and the extension cable for the LCD. I'll either buy a better Arduino and RAMPS (links/suggestions encouraged) before I build it, or expect to have to do that at some point.by mrbill - Prusa i3 and variants
Quoteav8r1 #1: One of my bigger complaints for FolgerTech is their use of counterfeit Arduinos. Being open source, there are quality inexpensive Arduino clones out there, but these aren't among them. I've built four 2020 i3s now, and all four of the Megas I've got from FT have suffered 5V regulator failures. Buy a board from a reputable source, you'll need it. Any specific recommendations?by mrbill - Prusa i3 and variants
I'm about 24 hours away from ordering the 2020 kit (along with the 2004 LCD, etc) - but I have a couple questions: I'm not a newbie - I built a Printrbot Jr (v1) in 2013 along with an original Printrbot Simple, and put together a Printrbot Play last fall. Right now I'm playing with one of the Monoprice $200 Mini Select units and upgrading it to an e3d Lite6. But, I'm running up against needingby mrbill - Prusa i3 and variants