(08-17-2019, 09:15 AM)EdK Wrote: Yea, after looking at the cost of the kits, I no longer think making my own is a good idea. Are your printers clones or the real deal?
Ed
Both of mine were "real" ... Prusa3d and SeeMeCNC.
The Prusa3d comes from Czechoslovakia. Also, if you plan to order anything extra and it comes to more the $800 then you have to pay an import tax. Luckily the kit is a few cents less than the limit so order the kit and the extra's separately. This also works out well with there nonsensical policy of not being able to see spare parts in their eshop until they have confirmed that you actually own one of their printers.
That being said, almost everything can either be printed ... once you have a printer ... or is a common item that can be purchased from Amazon or other US sources. The only thing that I ordered extra was the PEI layer that goes on top of the heated bed and a spare PTFE tube. I'm still on the originals but if they become damaged I have a spare.
Note that I am not responsible for all the time you will spend using the printer once you get it
