Am all new to this, though been using a 3d printer approximately 2 years and these questions have probably all been asked before but…
I am UK based, is there a distributor in the UK I can buy parts from?
If not where do I start is there a complete list of parts I can look to buy from somewhere? Would rather support v1 if possible but don’t want to get stung with import duties or anything.
Initially looking at a machine size of around 60cm60cm cutting area as a start point…ideally I’d like an area of 90cm90cm.
Think that’s it for the initial questions, oh thanks for allowing me onto the forum.
HI
I’m from Kent in the UK and I have just completed the burly version of this as didn’t want to wait for the primo to come out.
I looked at getting the bits from V1 but the costs were too much so sourced all the parts myself.
Controller, drivers, belts and lead screw came from Amazon.
Motors came from Ebay
CEF do 25mm galvanised conduit which seems to have worked well so far.
Nuts,bolts and bearings came from a local hardware supplier.
I will be sending Ryan at V1 a donation shortly as although I didn’t buy the bits from him I feel the design deserves some sort of recognition.
My build cost was give or take £300 + filament. I made a mistake in my reply above the conduit came from CEF (city electrical factors)
I did not need to buy the power supply or wire as these came from work so would need to add this on.
I used the Makita RT0700 router which I got from screwfix.
I don’t have any photos with the router on but here’s a couple from late on in the build.
If your looking for not conduit tubing I used m-machine-metals they are a bit old fashioned in that you have to order by email and pay over the phone, but the prices are pretty good, they should have stock of both 25 & 25.4mm 316/304 SS and seamless tube.
No affiliation, but have used them many times for my mpcnc build and general metal supplies and are always pretty good.
Ordered a skr pro board and 2209 drivers to play with whilst printing everything out.
Just need to look at stepper motors now - are there better options to go for (would rather know from those who’ve built a machine and used it just in case there’s better options).
Stepper motors, motherboard skr1.1 pro, and TFT turned up…stepper drivers are on a slow boat from China!
Question I have a efficient pc power supply could this be used to power it all or would I be better sticking to a standard 3d printer power supply - are there any better makes to look out for?
Those can be fickle, actually. The trouble is that they expect a lot of current to be drawn, and the little arduino and a few stepper drivers can seem like nothing to them, and they basically turn off unexpectantly. You might be alright, but keep an eye on the PSU. Also, you don’t need the $15 breakout board, you can just use the wires and to turn it on you just have to do short one specific wire to ground (green or purple, I can’t remember, but google knows).