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Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit December 30, 2013 07:43PM |
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Warning signs with anyone who doesn't accept returns. At least accept it with a 10-15% restocking fee and the buyer pays for shipping back but to simply say no returns I wouldn't touch it.Quote
gunnd14
I cant find more than two or three pages with the information on how to load the firmware and stuff. I would hate to get something that I had no idea how to operate adn there is so little information on it compared to the RAMPS version. The guy said that there was no returns either, so that just adds to the risk also.
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Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit January 01, 2014 06:28AM |
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Found this super cheap printer, what do you guys think about it? I haven't been able to find any reviews or real company info. Here is the link to the printer :[www.rp3d.com] and here is the company site: [www.rdmcu.com]. I just want to know what people think about it. Thank you and have a nice day.
Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit February 19, 2015 03:42AM |
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Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit February 19, 2015 05:25PM |
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All is transposable here, except for the frame and the hotend (maybe, because there's known problems with some Jhead clones)Quote
Zavashier
To me it's more important to se what's inside the kit, than where you buy it. I bought a kit lookalike this one. And there were a lot of things I dislike in it. First, the acrylic frame. It's lightweight, fragile, and not stiff enough. You'd rather find a aluminium or wood frame kit, even if it's a bit more expensive, it's worth the money. Seccond, try to get a kit with a geared extruder. My kit had a too small motor which had trouble to push filament easily. With a geared extruder, no problem, whatever motor you've got. Third, the parts, find a kit with all the contemporary improvements of the Prusa I3. Especialy reinforced Y bearings bushings and Y motor support, redesign endstop supports (on the kit you found, endstops can turn with the rods, that's not accurate enough), belt tensioning system on XY axis, and so on. Last but not least, buy a kit with a branded hotend (or a good copy of a branded hotend) like Jhead, Exagon, E3D... That's one of the most important parts of a printer. You can't print well with a too cheap hotend, and you'll buy one someday anyways.
Remember there's a lot of prusa I3 kits, and they are pretty different and most are bad kits. Some will make your build and your prints easy as that, ohterwise some will be real nightmares ! Don't buy a price, buy a real maker's kit. If it's $50 or $100 more expensive, save money for more few weeks, but don't buy too cheap
Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit February 19, 2015 05:29PM |
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I just awnsered a similar topic :
All is transposable here, except for the frame and the hotend (maybe, because there's known problems with some Jhead clones)Quote
Zavashier
To me it's more important to se what's inside the kit, than where you buy it. I bought a kit lookalike this one. And there were a lot of things I dislike in it. First, the acrylic frame. It's lightweight, fragile, and not stiff enough. You'd rather find a aluminium or wood frame kit, even if it's a bit more expensive, it's worth the money. Seccond, try to get a kit with a geared extruder. My kit had a too small motor which had trouble to push filament easily. With a geared extruder, no problem, whatever motor you've got. Third, the parts, find a kit with all the contemporary improvements of the Prusa I3. Especialy reinforced Y bearings bushings and Y motor support, redesign endstop supports (on the kit you found, endstops can turn with the rods, that's not accurate enough), belt tensioning system on XY axis, and so on. Last but not least, buy a kit with a branded hotend (or a good copy of a branded hotend) like Jhead, Exagon, E3D... That's one of the most important parts of a printer. You can't print well with a too cheap hotend, and you'll buy one someday anyways.
Remember there's a lot of prusa I3 kits, and they are pretty different and most are bad kits. Some will make your build and your prints easy as that, ohterwise some will be real nightmares ! Don't buy a price, buy a real maker's kit. If it's $50 or $100 more expensive, save money for more few weeks, but don't buy too cheap
Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit February 19, 2015 10:50PM |
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Nothing pleasures me more than conquering issues (boy have I had a lot of them this last year) while learning. A printer handed to you on a silver plater (a kit) is never the same as the one you build yourself. Just my opinion.Quote
regpye
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Zavashier
I just awnsered a similar topic :
All is transposable here, except for the frame and the hotend (maybe, because there's known problems with some Jhead clones)Quote
Zavashier
To me it's more important to se what's inside the kit, than where you buy it. I bought a kit lookalike this one. And there were a lot of things I dislike in it. First, the acrylic frame. It's lightweight, fragile, and not stiff enough. You'd rather find a aluminium or wood frame kit, even if it's a bit more expensive, it's worth the money. Seccond, try to get a kit with a geared extruder. My kit had a too small motor which had trouble to push filament easily. With a geared extruder, no problem, whatever motor you've got. Third, the parts, find a kit with all the contemporary improvements of the Prusa I3. Especialy reinforced Y bearings bushings and Y motor support, redesign endstop supports (on the kit you found, endstops can turn with the rods, that's not accurate enough), belt tensioning system on XY axis, and so on. Last but not least, buy a kit with a branded hotend (or a good copy of a branded hotend) like Jhead, Exagon, E3D... That's one of the most important parts of a printer. You can't print well with a too cheap hotend, and you'll buy one someday anyways.
Remember there's a lot of prusa I3 kits, and they are pretty different and most are bad kits. Some will make your build and your prints easy as that, ohterwise some will be real nightmares ! Don't buy a price, buy a real maker's kit. If it's $50 or $100 more expensive, save money for more few weeks, but don't buy too cheap
I would have to agree on this point. I couldn't find what I really wanted, so I re-designed everything to be better for me. It cost more, but I am very happy with the results, it was worth it.
Re: 350 Dollar Prusa i3 Kit February 19, 2015 11:30PM |
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Nothing pleasures me more than conquering issues (boy have I had a lot of them this last year) while learning. A printer handed to you on a silver plater (a kit) is never the same as the one you build yourself. Just my opinion.Quote
regpye
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Zavashier
I just awnsered a similar topic :
All is transposable here, except for the frame and the hotend (maybe, because there's known problems with some Jhead clones)Quote
Zavashier
To me it's more important to se what's inside the kit, than where you buy it. I bought a kit lookalike this one. And there were a lot of things I dislike in it. First, the acrylic frame. It's lightweight, fragile, and not stiff enough. You'd rather find a aluminium or wood frame kit, even if it's a bit more expensive, it's worth the money. Seccond, try to get a kit with a geared extruder. My kit had a too small motor which had trouble to push filament easily. With a geared extruder, no problem, whatever motor you've got. Third, the parts, find a kit with all the contemporary improvements of the Prusa I3. Especialy reinforced Y bearings bushings and Y motor support, redesign endstop supports (on the kit you found, endstops can turn with the rods, that's not accurate enough), belt tensioning system on XY axis, and so on. Last but not least, buy a kit with a branded hotend (or a good copy of a branded hotend) like Jhead, Exagon, E3D... That's one of the most important parts of a printer. You can't print well with a too cheap hotend, and you'll buy one someday anyways.
Remember there's a lot of prusa I3 kits, and they are pretty different and most are bad kits. Some will make your build and your prints easy as that, ohterwise some will be real nightmares ! Don't buy a price, buy a real maker's kit. If it's $50 or $100 more expensive, save money for more few weeks, but don't buy too cheap
I would have to agree on this point. I couldn't find what I really wanted, so I re-designed everything to be better for me. It cost more, but I am very happy with the results, it was worth it.
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gunnd14
Found this super cheap printer, what do you guys think about it? I haven't been able to find any reviews or real company info. Here is the link to the printer :[www.rp3d.com] and here is the company site: [www.rdmcu.com]. I just want to know what people think about it. Thank you and have a nice day.