Talk:RepRap Buyers' Guide

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How to get included into the RepRap Buyers' Guide

It's simple: please add your entry here in a new line. Take care to set to set your country right and also to put checkmarks (only) where they fit. Admins watch this talk page and will take the entry over to the main page after a review.

In case you aren't allowed to add external links (you'll notice that), put a space between the slashes of the link, like http:/ /example.com . The Admin will fix them when moving the entry over to the main page.


Vendor Loc.
 Full Printer Kits
 Printed Parts Kits
 Electronics Kits
 Extruder/Hotends
 Heated Beds
 Steppers
 Smooth/threaded Rods
 Belts/Pulleys
 Misc.
Developers of ... Reviews and notes
Example Shop AQ Miscellaneous <your genuine development(s), if any, here> reviews go here (third party only)
1UP3D IT ; Documenting Kirby a partially lasercutted printer

-moved over and sorted the list out 23/4/2014 - thejollygrimreaper -moved over and sorted the list out 22/6/2014 - thejollygrimreaper -Moved over to main list 12/11/2014 - thejollygrimreaper -list sorted 30/11/2014 - --Thejollygrimreaper (talk) 15:49, 29 November 2014 (PST) -moved over --Thejollygrimreaper (talk) 17:40, 3 December 2014 (PST)

Makerbot?

Does it still make sense to list Makerbot here ? They do not do open-hardware anymore, they are pretty hostile to the community, and the only few parts they carry that could be useful in building a reprap are hobbed bolts and a few other random vitamins. --Arthurwolf (talk) 02:27, 9 December 2014 (PST)

various pages that list sellers

There seem to be a bunch of wiki pages that list places where people can buy stuff related to building a RepRap (raw materials and "vitamins") or a RepStrap.

Should we merge some of these pages together? Or put an explanation on one of these pages that lists all the pages why each one exists? --DavidCary 03:07, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Hey guys! a bunch of useful information disappearred just now. Specifically, McMaster Carr entry had links to two specific steel rods. They were the cheapest in my area and they delivered them the same day. Are these not suitable anymore? --user: Prof_Braino Sept 17

Please update the table listing for 3dbotshack.com

We have added Hobbed Bolts (information can be found here http://3dbotshack.com/hobbedbolt.html ) and MK1 Heated Beds (info can be found here http://3dbotshack.com/3dprinterpcbheatbed.html ).


How to support developers even better

Following the discussion about TrinityLabs above, I'd appreciate a discussion on how to support RepRap developers even better. The "Developer of..." column is new in this revision of the guide and meant to distinguish shops just copying openly available developments (I tend to call then "copy shops") from those who also do active development for the RepRap community. Now User:ArthurWolf has brought up shops which don't do their own development, but "support" development. I guess, "support" means something like paying a fee per product sold or ordering shop supplies not at a manufacturer, but from the developer.

As shops supporting development are undoubtly more valueable for the community, maybe even essential for the community to survive as an independent one, how can we get this into the picture? What's the measurement to avoid checkmark hunters (like e.g. donating $0.10 per product sold, just to get the check mark) versus highlighting noticeable support? Can we perhaps call out one of the support strategies to be a recommended standard for RepRap shops?

--Traumflug 20:18, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

P.S.: After writing this ArthurWolf explained the situation: TrinityLabs is actually one of several of the SmoothieBoard developers (so far I considered him to be the only one), but he also asked to forward this to another admin, so I keep my hands still. Nevertheless I think the general scope of the topic here deserves a discussion. --Traumflug 20:41, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Perhaps as a first step in this direction, each row could name the developer(s) who designed the products they are selling? For example, if a shop sold the original, unmodified Darwin, that row would credit Adrian Bowyer. More recent machines would typically credit at least 3 people (the mechanical structure designer, the electronics designer, and the software programmer) and previous designers whose work they built on. --DavidCary 17:57, 25 August 2013 (UTC)

Might become tricky, because shops not selling their own developments tend to sell many different designs. Regarding electronics and firmware I'd be very happy to see this recognized as separate itmes. You can drive a Mendel with about any electronics and many firmwares; the smae is true for about any printer design. Printer designs should just list the required features of the controlling electronics instead of prefering a specific one. --Traumflug 10:47, 26 August 2013 (UTC)


Reviews shouldn't be from shop owners, but for customers

Some of «Reviews and notes» are filled by shop owners; this is bad because isn't factual. Same for price, because shop owners will not be able to edit and update this information directly. --Xoan Sampaiño (talk) 21:27, 23 June 2014 (PDT)

listing update

if you are in the list below can you update your entry with whatever you are carrying at the moment. New entries to be added in the table at the top of the page


on or around the 1st of January the list will be copied over to the main one with all the updates on it.

Vendor Loc.
 Full Printer Kits
 Printed Parts Kits
 Electronics Kits
 Extruder/Hotends
 Heated Beds
 Steppers
 Smooth/threaded Rods
 Filament
Developers of ... Reviews and notes
2PrintBeta DE Echinus Electronics
3D Industries AU Aluhotend
3D Stuffmaker AU
3D Maker World US Artifex
3dbotshack.com US
3Distributed UK
3dfactory US
Arcol.hu HU Arcol Hotend 4, Hyena bolt
Austrian RepRap AT
Bachman Elektronik SE
BilbyCNC AU
Charlie's 3D Technologies BE
Create 3D AU
Createc 3D ES
Diamond Age AKL, NZ Rroofl, DiamondMind, PTFE Hot End
DIY Tech Shop US
Easy RepRap US
EckerTech CA Ecksbot
eDistri BE
electronic-things DE
eMAKER UK
FlemingCNC US Isaac
German RepRap DE
HotEnds US J-Head
LulzBot US AO-100, AO-101, TAZ
MatterHackers US
MakerBot US Cupcake, Thing-o-Matic, Replicator, Replicator 2
MakerGear US Gear M, M2 1
Maker's Tool Works US MendelMax
Mendel-Parts NL Beluga, Luna, Orca 1
Mindkits AKL, NZ DiamondMind
MixShop CA
MorelliTech AU
NWRepRap US
ooznest UK
OpenElectronics IT 3drag
Think3dPrint3d UK Duet, Panelolu
Paoparts FR
Portabee SG
Printrbot US Printrbot, Ubis hotend, Printrboard
Printed Dreams ES
R.eS.Co. research IT RescoHotEnd
R2C2 3D Printing  ? R2C2
Replikeo HK
RepParts 3D ES
RepRapBCN ES
RepRap Central UK
RepRap DIY DE Gen7, SevenSwitch
RepRapDiscount HK RUMBA, Bulldog, Hexagon, various LCDs
RepRap-Fab DE
RepRap Kit UK
RepRap.me DK
RepRap Source DE
ReprapUniverse.com NL
RepRap USA US
RepRapPro UK Mendel, Huxley, Ormerod
ReprapWorld NL Megatronics, Minitronics
RoboFun CH
Robosprout US
Robotronics AU
SeeMeCNC US
Sethi3D BR
Tech3D UK
Think3dPrint3d UK Duet, Panelolu, Panelolu2, PanelOne
UltiBots US
UltiMachine US
XYZ Printers NL
Rat Rig Hardware Portugal
PrintSpace US Altair
Schufco Belgium
3DoRobotics Spain
3D Machine BR
3DTek AU
RepRap Việt Nam VN
diyelectronics ZAR
RobotSeed FR Smoothie, Smoothieboard
Uberclock US Smoothie, Smoothieboard