coppag92 said:
Pretty cool. But with new parts installed plus original cost, what are you into this thing for, if you do not mind me asking? Still think the print quality looks good for the cost.
The anet was 165, and i've used about 20$ worth of plastic on upgrades, along with a 10$ piece of aluminum. Honestly the only issue I still wish to correct will be changing the extruder out for an e3d clone(20$), and using lm8uu(10$ for 10) bearings on the carriage. So the print quality as it sits, is well under 200$.
The x gantry was 125$, and that was all i had intended to do to it, as it resolves a major flaw in the prusa design with the two rods.
I have decided since then to build a completely new printer with the new extended length frame, and will use the x gantry kit in that. I've got about 450$ all in on the new printer, which got me a printer with ramps controller, hall effect end stops, e3d extruder and bowden, all new steppers, the complete 2020 style x axis kit, 8mm lead screw z axis, and the p3steel 200x300x200 frame, plus misc wire management plugs for the six inch rack mount electronics housings.
I probably didn't come out saving all that much on the higher end printer, but it will be built exactly as i want it, and if I chose to, I will migrate the cheaper anet electronics in to that frame, and use the newer electronics in a h-bot or other core xy build