Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mendel Reprap 3D Printer ?

The beauty of reprap is that once you have one, you can build another or
build modifications to the one you already have. I am in the process of
sourcing the parts for a MendelMax, might take a few months due to my
budget. I am traveling about 2 hours tomorrow to pick up the printed
parts, and the aluminum extrusions and vitamins (shafts/threaded
rod/nuts/bolts/washers/etc) are in the mail. Then I will need to source
the PCB for RAMPS and an arduino mega, motors and bushings... then the hot
end (the body of the extruder comes with the other parts) and power
supply. A heated build table is required for ABS, but a OSB board can do
if you are printing PLA.

Drew

On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 12:18 AM, Craig Carmichael <craig@...> wrote:

> Hey thanks everybody for the responses!
>
> The 'ultimaker' looks like a great machine. It was very tempting, but
> at twice the price, on my budget I decided to go with the
> reprappro.com Mendel. I like the idea of getting a complete kit and
> not hunting around for various pieces, and the assembly instructions
> on the RepRap web site looked excellent and detailed. I may be doing
> production, of more than one product, and to be held up for some
> little plastic part would be vexatious, so I decided contracting out
> was out.
>
> I went to the site, and I seem to have accidentally ordered the
> reprappro Huxley instead of the Mendel. I had thought of a couple of
> items it'll be too small for. (...glue 2 or 3 pieces together?) Oh
> well, it's 100$ cheaper, takes less table space, and they say it'll
> ship 10 days sooner (July 20).
>
> So I think I'll stick with that. Maybe I can put the 100$ towards an
> ultimaker later if I'm making some money and can't make the plastic
> parts fast enough for demand.
>
> Cheers,
> Craig
>
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