So far this one looks to be the most economical.
UP! costs around $1500
MakerBot costs a little more at $1749.00, but has been around and is a tried and true machine.
PrintBot is still the cheapest at $499
Tag: reprap
Reprap build notes
I’m buying one of the steppers needed for this project, but I’m still not sure which RepRap I want to build.
First.. a parts list. The one that comes with the project was good, but was a bit on the confusing side to me.
Going to build a wolfstrap as a bootstrap out of wood. First step, I need a motor to prototype with and make sure mounts are all done properly I found two sources for the NEMA-17 motors. I also found two pages giving details on steppers for the darwin and mendel.
www.solarbotics.com for $14.28 and hvwtech.com for $14.65
Both are a bit pricey for under a $30 dollar purchase.
Here’s the specs for the electronics that have to be built.
Gavilan showed me this for the stepper (link link) and driver. We will need 4 steppers and 3 driviers. The extruder controller always looks to be seperate on all the builds I’ve seen.
Video of the parts list explained, and a very nice view of part of it being assembled.
Prusa Mendel – A mendel that uses bushings instead ofwith a blog. This is the one I will be building.
There is a very detailed parts list and nice instructions on how to assemble the end product.
Mendel electronics – looking for a good cheap source for these. Buying this kit for my electronics.
Wolfstrap:
Berlin 1st Printing
Berlin Wolfstrap