[Noisebridge-discuss] Seeking help with building Prusa Mendel I2

[miloh]

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Dan Roberts <ademan555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Ohad,
>     I am just finishing up a Prusa i3 build myself. I printed all plastic
> parts at Noisebridge, there are makerbots (and one functioning Prusa i2)
> there with PLA and ABS galore.
>
> As for sourcing electronics I'd recommend RAMPS from a reputable source if
> you aren't sure what you want yet. Kliment's 4pi is expensive but very cool
> it's (one of?) the first non AVR electronics control boards. Personally I
> bought a Generation 7 electronics kit from Markus Hitter (Traumflug) because
> it's inexpensive and VERY DIY friendly. (The PCB is single sided so you
> could etch it at home) The generation 7 board is very featureless though, so
> my overall recommendation is RAMPS.
>
> As for other parts, I got my NEMA-17s from robosprout (CCecil on IRC, nice
> guy) and everything else from either fastenal (retail, had many but not all
> fasteners) and mcmaster carr for everything else.
>
> Hope that helps. Note there's also a bay area section on the reprap forums.
>

Hi Ohad

Adding to Dan's suggestion about bay area reprap groups:  The bay area
reprap group meets on Wednesdays in different locations in the Bay
Area.  The activity is currently over at the google group:
bay-area-reprap at googlegroups.com


> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> On Dec 8, 2012 3:08 AM, "Ohad Eder-Pressman" <ohadpr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm new to NoiseBridge, the guys over at #reprap mentioned it. I'm
>> building a Prusa Mendel I2, got (almost) all the plastic parts printed for
>> me by a friend and looking for guidance on where/how to source the
>> non-printed parts and electronics. The two printed parts I'm missing are one
>> belt-clamp and one x-end-motor. I seem to have the printed parts for a Wade
>> Extruder as well.
>>
>> Love to hear from you,
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -ohad
>>
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