zaterdag 28 januari 2012

a starting project

This week i decided to start building a 3d printer. Even though there are several all-in-one solutions (like printrbot or orca) i decided to make a prusa from the start. I hope I don't regret it :).

Ordering the printed parts was simple via ebay. Next I started looking for the hardware. I started looking at the local stores with the simple list in my hands. Well, none of them had the m3 stuff available. Even in webshops it's not that common. techwinkel has m3 nuts and washers, but no bolts in the listing. They also have threaded rod but not the smooth. I send a mail for the bolts so maybe I can buy most of the hardware there. The smooth rod I have seen in the brico-plan-it and the 608 & lm8uu's I'll have to order on ebay anyways.

If anyone has other ideas for Belgium for these items I will be happy to hear. I know I could buy the full packages on ebay/emakershop/samenkopen but it feels a bit like cheating.