Thanks for all the info so far, I'm still digesting some of it. I've been doing a bit more digging and found a couple of attractive kits: This one looks like like it will be less than $600 could even be less than $500 if I'm willing to wait that long... [3dprinterczar.com] This one has free world wide shipping... Also under $600 Obviously the quality of parts comes into question but it seeby ebenbruyns - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I've been toying with the idea of building a rep rap for a couple of years now. It still seems like it's not possible to build one for much less than $1000 NZD. I've been looking at the Prusa i3 and spent some time tracking down the majority of the parts mostly sourced in NZ. Am I correct in thinking that buying a kit might actually be cheaper even if I have to pay GST and shipping on it? What'by ebenbruyns - New Zealand RepRap User Group