RepRap Buyers' Guide

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Mendel Documentation
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Entries on this page are in no way an endorsement of quality of goods or service. Below is simply a list of suppliers. Do your research by Googling <company_name RepRap forum> before you buy. This will usually find other reprappers' experience with a given company on our forums.

If you get bad service, say so on the forums and help other reprappers. Also say if you get good service (it is human nature to complain more than to praise; so do this to keep an objective balance).

RepRap is open source hardware and so there is not a single place to buy it but rather many options. This competition is encouraged so that prices become lower over time. Below is a list of places to find Mendel parts or complete kits.

For a spreadsheet containing the complete Mendel parts list together with listings of suppliers, see this page.


Glossary

There are many words and abbreviations that reprappers use that you will be unfamiliar with, so we have created a glossary to help make things clearer. And since this a wiki, and since you're a reprap developer, we'd be honored if you edit it.

For Sale Forum

We run a For Sale/Wanted Forum where people who have sets of RepRap parts for sale can advertise the fact and others can post requests to buy. Caveat emptor - we try to keep complete rogues and con artists off this forum, but it is open to the entire planet. Don't send money unless you're confident that you know what you're doing.

Fully Assembled Mendels

  • BotMill - Fully assembled, ready-to-print and tested 3D printers. Reviews
  • The Future Is 3D - Fully assembled\tested\ready to go Mendel 3D printers, Total custom size Mendel shop. Heated build areas up to 24" x 24". U.S. Based. Introducing our new product the "MENDEL STEEL" Come take a look.
  • Skb-Kiparis ltd - Fully assembled 3D printer Gen X with new verticax X axis and new generation of electronics!
  • ac123dc -stampanti reprap 3d in kit ,-- RepRap Prusa assembled and tested Italy based
  • Greg Frost Mendel - Heated Bed, Machined Pulleys, Lm8uu Linear Bearings, removable glass bed, hinged accessible wades, all metal hotend.
  • 3dStuffmaker cheap Kits and fully assembled/tested units and plastics. Shipping world-wide. Launch Sep/Oct 2011
  • Mendbot Shop fully built calibrated reprap 3d printer, Metric Prusa, SAE Prusa, Mendel, Wade Extruder, almost complete kits, fully built plastruders.

Mendel Parts Kits

Full Kits

  • BotMill - Full 3D printer kits with many free extras. Variety of colors, blue, rep, yellow, green, white, black +more!
  • Skb-Kiparis ltd - Full kit of 3D printer Gen X with new verticax X axis and new generation of electronics!
  • Kent's Strapper - risorsa italiana di stampanti reprap 3d in kit ,in versioni gia assemblate e pronte alla stampa,e kit separati di elettronica, plastica,meccanica ed estrusori
  • eMAKER Huxley - Full kits available to pre-order on indiegogo campaign. Only a few days left and limited stocks.
  • MakerGear - has been providing providing kits and accessories to the Reprap community since 2009. We offer high quality Prusa Mendel kits with all stainless steel fasteners, stainless threaded rod, precision ground stainless smooth rod, precision self-aligning bearings, heated bed PCB, high-quality printed ABS parts, RAMPS electronics, the field-tested and botter-approved MakerGear hot-end and more. 1000s of botters use gear from MakerGear!
  • Mendel-parts.com - True reprapped printed full kits incl GEN6 electronics.
  • ac123dc - RepRap Prusa assembled and tested Italy based
  • 3dStuffmaker cheap Kits and fully assembled/tested units and plastics. Shipping world-wide. Launch Sep/Oct 2011

Non-RP Kits

  • German RepRap Foundation (GRRF) - seller of fully assembled kits for RepRap Generation 3 electronics, plastruder parts, stepper motors, plastics (ABS), mechanics kits and RepStrap kits.
  • flemingcnc - they sell a Mendel-alike called "Isaac" that is optimized to be produced commercially on a CNC machine.
  • techzonecom - they sell a Laser-Cut Mendel-alike and other parts and electronics. See: LaserCut_Mendel
  • MixShop - Canada Online, International Shipping - Complete Mendel Hardware Kit, RAMPS Electronics, Motors and more.

RepRapped Parts Kits

Community

Webshops
  • Lots of people sell RepRap parts on Ebay.
  • 2PrintBeta - Reprapped and casted parts for Mendel, Prusa and Huxley available.
  • Eckertech.com Printed parts and hobbed bolts.
  • eMAKERshop - Reprapped parts by reprappers for reprappers.
  • ac123dc -stampanti reprap 3d in kit ,-- RepRap Prusa assembled and tested Italy based
  • LulzBot - Prusa Mendel plastic, rods, RAMPS & Sanguinololu electronics, and more.
  • MakerGear has been providing providing kits and accessories to the Reprap community since 2009. We provide high quality Prusa Mendel and Mosaic kits. We also offer extruders, extruder parts, printed parts, laser cut parts, plastic filament and many other parts and accessories. 1000s of botters are using gear from MakerGear.
  • Mendel-Parts.com - Reprapped plastics, all kinds of color options.
  • MixShop International Shipping - Complete Prusa/Original Mendel Hardware Kit, RAMPS Electronics, Motors and more.
  • Mendbot Shop fully built calibrated reprap 3d printer, Metric Prusa, SAE Prusa, Mendel, Wade Extruder, almost complete kits, fully built plastruders.
  • Printed-Parts.com Blog about 3d printers and shop with Printed Parts of Mendel Prusa and more soon.
  • Red Wizard 3D. UK online shop specialising in Prusa Mendel hardware.
  • RepRap Ltd. This is Adrian Bowyer's family business selling reprapped parts for RepRaps.
  • RepRap-USA supplies ready-to-use Hotends, Heatbeds, and Gen6 electronics. We offer the trickiest RepRap parts at great prices to customers worldwide.
  • Thingfarm.org Prusa and Mendel Hardware Kits (UK and Europe)
  • Thingfarm North America Prusa and Mendel Hardware Kits (USA and Canada)
  • XYZ Printers Hardware kits, RP parts and electronics for your 3D printer
  • 3dStuffmaker cheap Kits and fully assembled/tested units and plastics. Shipping world-wide. Launch Sep/Oct 2011
  • RepRapBCN - High quality parts in SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) for RepRap. We sell for all Europe, very good prices for Spain.
  • resco-research A new shop-on-line based in Italy. Hardware, consumables and more very soon.

Electrical and mechanical kits and parts

  • REPRAPBCN - High quality parts in SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) and PLA for RepRap. We sell for all Europe, very good prices for Spain.
  • Kent's Strapper - Risorsa italiana di stampanti reprap 3d in kit ,in versioni gia assemblate e pronte alla stampa,e kit separati di elettronica, plastica,meccanica ed estrusori
  • R2C2 electronics -- complete solution, quality and fast electronics, a really new generation of electronics for RepRap 3D printers and others like RapMan. Professional made but also development/hack friendly :-)
  • 2PrintBeta seller of bearing, fastener, bars, belts, motors and more .. Germany
  • Paoparts mechanics kits, stepper motor, belts, bearing, fastener, electronics .. in France
  • RepRap Marketplace and Job Shop
  • German RepRap Foundation (GRRF) - seller of fully assembled kits for RepRap Generation 3 electronics, plastruder parts, stepper motors, plastics (ABS), mechanics kits and RepStrap kits.
  • Brupje - see items for sale - PLA, ABS, RAMPS, electronics
  • iPrint3D - seller of RepRap Generation 3 electronics
  • KD85.com - Suppliers of RepRap parts and materials in Europe.
  • MakerGear - Plastruders, Parts, Filament, Surfaces, Platforms, Printed Parts and More
  • Mendel-Parts.com - Gen6 Electronics, Full Hardware kits, bearings, belts, aluminum and plastic Thick/Thin sheets, Kapton tape&film, extruder parts, stepper motors, SLS printed parts, reprapped plastics on pre-order.
  • REPRAP CENTRAL -Pre-assembled RepRap Mendels, RepRap Mendel Kits, Makerbot Thing-O-Matics and Cupcakes - ABS and PLA filament also available in various colours.
  • MakerBot Industries - Generation 3 Electronics Mostly Assembled, plastruder kit, MakerBot Thing-O-Matic Kit, and CupCake CNC kit.
  • RepRap-Fab - seller of PRUSA and MENDEL reprapped plastics , and Extruder parts.(Germany)
  • RepRap Kit - seller of plastic filament, bearings, etc. (UK)
  • RepRap Source - seller of plastic filament, older generation PCBs, and mechanical parts.
  • RepRap Stores - Multiple vendors and RepRappers selling kits, parts and materials
  • RepRap Parts Lister - generates shopping lists for a couple different stores. Currently limited to the Gen 3 electronics.
  • Pololu - Provider of a alternative stepper driver, for more information visit Pololu_Electronics
  • UltiMachine - seller of electronics, mechanical parts, and printing materials.
  • Circatek.co.uk - Electronics Design Consultants. Supplies Reprap v1.2 Motherboards Worldwide.
  • Thingfarm.org - PRUSA and MENDEL Hardware Kits (UK and Europe)
  • Thingfarm North America PRUSA and MENDEL Hardware Kits (USA and Canada)
  • eMAKERshop - vitamins sold by reprappers for reprappers.
  • ThreadShop - Prusa Mendel SAE Hardware kit
  • Technobots - Over 5,500 electronic and mechanical components including bearings, stepper motors and Pololu controllers. Shipping from the UK to worldwide
  • XYZ Printers Hardware kits, RP parts and electronics for your 3D printer
  • Baltic Bolt Fasteners in Estonia. Generally single visit can get you all required nuts/bolts/washers/springs.
  • LulzBot - Prusa Mendel plastic, rods, RAMPS & Sanguinololu electronics, and more.
  • MixShop International Shipping (from Canada) - Prusa/Original Mendel Hardware Kits, RAMPS Electronics, Motors and more!

Non-kit Parts Suppliers

Stepper Motors

Electrical

  • digikey US - (online)
  • digikey Canada - Canada (online)
  • Mouser - online
  • element-14 - (online) - Worldwide supplier of electronics, and Design Engineer Community.
  • HobbyTronics - UK, Worldwide (online) - for Pololu and Arduino products, possibly other components. Accept PayPal.

Mechanical

  • McMaster-Carr - ships to US addresses only (online) - one stop supplier for all the non-RR mechanical parts of Mendel.
  • Fastenal - Canada and US (stores/online) - supplies all non-RR mechanical parts except for the drive belts.
  • SDP/SI - Canada (online) - supplies non-RR mechanical parts including drive belts (unknown if they supply all non-RR parts or not).
  • MSC Industrial - US, Canada, Mexico (online) - good for nuts, bolts, threaded rod and washers, not much else
  • Small Parts - US, Canada, Mexico (online) - good for materials like PEEK and PTFE in small quantities
  • Bolt Depot US, maybe others - Metric bolts, nuts and washers.
  • VXB Bearings International Shipping - Bearings and Linear motion Bars(exact sizes needed for mendel)
  • Marleva France, Europe (online) - Bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rod,
  • Belting Online UK, maybe others - made to measure drive belts - width and length can be specified.
  • BearingBoys Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Guernsey, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Sweden - Bearings, FTPE, Timing belts.
  • Online Metals North America. - PEEK/PTFE and many types of metals cut to order.
  • MixShop International Shipping (from Canada) - Prusa/Original Mendel Hardware Kits, RAMPS Electronics, Motors and more!

Printing Materials Suppliers

For ABS/PLA/Etc. suppliers see Printing Material Suppliers.