First Parts!

Although this is severely late I finally received my first parts! On Saturday I received my frame kit from Nevada. This contained the frame, rods, nuts and bolts, and other parts for mechanical Assembly. This day had been much anticipated. When it got here I learned two things.

Nuts and bolts

1) This is a lot smaller than I thought it was going to be. Pictures you see on the internet often dont have indicators of size to reference, just a number. This small size may lead to tighter working area and tighter tolerances in the parts. We'll see if that has a impact later.


2) Its going to be heavy when it's done. The frame and hardware weighs 12 pounds alone. 5 pounds for the motors, 5 for the electronics, 3 for the power supply... This weight combined with its bulk, although still manageable, will make the printer a little harder to move around.

Ruler for Frame Scale

The other part I received was the power supply. It was most economical to get it off of Amazon. I wanted to get a quality product to prevent power issues later, as well as wanting something that plugs into my wall to be safe.

I went ahead and ordered the rest of the parts I needed for my 3-D printer except for the hotend. I want to see my pasrts before I ordered it to make sure it will fit, as there are many types of these in many different sizes. The rest of my orders current states are as follows:

Electronics-Not yet shipped, have tracking number, estimated delivery date 2/12-2/16

Couplings & Hot End mounting plate- Not yet shipped, have tracking number

Printed Parts- Departed Santa Clarita, CA a day ago. Estimated delivery 2/5-2/10

Motors- Departed Elk Grove Village, IL today.

Most of my orders are coming from USPS with the exception of my cooling fan which is somewhere between here and China.

A note on motors

When I was researching which motors to buy I came across a interesting prospect. A set of 5 motors are available on both Amazon and Ebay, with the same picture and specifications. I did a little digging and found that they are the same seller using two different mediums. I ended up purchasing off of Ebay because of the significance of the cost difference. I wan't planning on buying my motors on Ebay but the reviews on amazon for this product were all positive. Hopefully I get the same quality product as described.

Power Supply

Rods for the printer