upgrade or print stuff?

I like to build my Prusa i3's from scratch using quality components vs buying a cheap kit- the advantage is I don't have to build it twice, once with the supplied parts and then later the upgrades needed to get decent prints. I am going to a fishing get together in a couple of weeks and spent a few (many) hours printing articulated fish and fly reels as door prizes.
I printed everything pictured (and more) plus a 13 piece "kryptex" that took around 17 hours - I didn't check the bed for level once. I turned the printer on, pre-heated via the LCD board, loaded filament and started printing. I changed filament colour and started printing again. I printed everything over a few nights for a couple of weeks.

It shows that with a properly built i3 doesn't need "auto-level"
The printer I used is the same build as my Instructable, except this one has a plywood frame.
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So you want to upgrade or print stuff?

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My updated Instructable on our Prusa i3 Build
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I vote for "upgrade", because it helps you through the learning curve.

" Give a man a fish and he isn't hungry for a day. Teach a man fishing and he's never hungry again"

I went through the same learning curve - there was no manual or instructions and I sourced the parts from different vendors.

I've got a mendel I'm upgrading to a graber I3 and rebuilding it teaches you so much that I'm also building a cnc router as well which I would not have the confidence for if I hadn't rebuilt the printer.


Coming with no instructions makes it that much more fun working out how everything fits together