Makers Tool Works (http://www.makerstoolworks.com/) has been wonderful to me, working with all of the headaches that come with trying to get money from a school. They agreed to get me a kit for the brand new Mendelmax 2.0! It all came together and I was able to get one of last 3 kits (from the first run of 50).
This is something that is totally new to me, so I'm pretty excited to get parts and figure this all out. I've been doing a fair bit of reading and talking to several different groups of people. I figured I would post here the components I've ordered so far, which from what I can tell *should* be everything I need. Here's the list:
| Mendelmax 2.0 Build | |||||||||||
| Printer Hardware Kit | $715.00 | http://www.makerstoolworks.com/ | |||||||||
| Stepper Mtrs & limit sw. (4) | $84.35 | http://ultimachine.com/content/kysan-1124090-nema-17-stepper-motor | |||||||||
| Print Controller & Stepper drivers | $99.00 | http://www.indiegogo.com/rumba | |||||||||
| Power Supply | $27.33 | http://www.amazon.com/Switching-Power-Supply-Transformer-Regulated/dp/B006QSOF60/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1356922701&sr=8-9&keywords=24vdc+power+supply | |||||||||
| Plastruder (3mm) | $170.00 | http://www.makergear.com/pages/stepper-plastruder-instructions | |||||||||
| TOTAL: | $1,095.68 | ||||||||||
I was able to get a bit of a discount on some parts because this is a "Beta" version and it is going to a school. The prices above are actual prices a normal person would pay. There are dozens of other options as far as electronics go but I decided to go with the basic (and cheaper) recommendations- it appears that if I want to in the future it is very easy to upgrade. I ordered the kit and all of the parts today. Can't wait to get on this project! Wish I had the parts right now... Not much I want to do in the garage when the thermometer in the car reads -9 in the morning on the way to school and maybe 20 on the way home. Brr.
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