/r/reprapPIF
The purpose of this sub-reddit is to help people find people with a RepRap 3D printer to get the parts to make one themselves, and in turn they "Print-It-Forward" and print off a set of parts and send them off to someone else. Here we also want to be as altruistic as possible, so if you happen to have a spare 3D printer lying around...you know what to do!
The RepRap 3D printer is designed to be as easy to build as possible, however they still require some difficult to obtain plastic parts. These however can be printed with a RepRap or another 3D printer.
The purpose of this sub-reddit is to help people find other people with a RepRap to get the parts, and in turn they "Print-It-Forward" and print off a set of parts and send them off to someone else. Here we also want to be as altruistic as possible, so if you happen to have a spare 3D printer lying around...you know what to do!
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/r/reprapPIF
5kg pla 1kg abs 500g HDPE (very unusual). Free. Also can provide misc free mendel parts.
tldr; Any ideas on how to get printed parts to finish my BLV MGN Cube build? I feel like this a huge ask, but if someone is willing to help I'm totally open to any help or suggestions. I'd be more than happy to return the favor, but struggling to figure out an alternative source.
Full disclosure I tried posting this to /r/3Dprinting and was removed for including a link to a blacklisted site. I tried removing the link and re-posting, but not success yet.
I've used 3D printers at work for the last 6 years and decided that now that I don't have access to one (new job) I'm finally ready to get my own. I don't splurge on "toys", but this is something I can use for work, around the house, and my kids are starting to get old enough that I could probably get them interested in making stuff (5, 3, and 11 months) and my wife was supportive and thought I could make it a, albeit a rather extravagant, father's day present. I got through the analysis paralysis stage of researching and comparing and decided on a CoreXY with at least 300x300x300mm (12"x12"x12") envelope would be the right fit. Long term I plan upgrading to a dual extruder, adding an insulated and actively heated enclosure to give me the capability to print nylon and polycarbonate with support material. I landed on the BLV MGN Cube (BLV mgn project page, thingiverse, Aliexpress kit) with the 465mm (18") z-height. Pricey, but appears to be a solid design that I could grow into.
This is where things went sideways on me. The BLV MGN kit doesn't come with the printed parts needed for assembly and are essential for the printer to function. I set out on trying to find a printed parts kit and sure enough found an eBay seller offering all the BLV MGN parts for $60 shipped! I ordered the printed parts with an expected delivery of about a month out. Perfect, I'll order the printer kit and everything should deliver around the same time. Sure enough after a few weeks the printer kit shows up and it's the earliest expected delivery date for the printed parts. I send the eBay seller a message asking for any tracking info or expected ship/delivery dates and the next day I receive an order cancellation and refund notice. D'oh! Looking back, I should have realized it was too good to be true. It's 52 printed parts! About 950cm^3 (58in^3). The material alone (PETG) would probably have been more than $60, wishful thinking I guess.
So now I have the frame partially assembled and am stalled until I get the printed parts. I went through several online printing services and couldn’t find anything less than $750 – ouch. That was definitely more than I had planned. I could buy another printer and material for less than that just to do the needed parts and possibly sell it, but until I exhaust all other options that seems like a pretty involved workaround and a decent amount of risk to be able to sell the printer. Also, we don’t have a lot of space for a single printer, let alone second one. If I have to make due and make it work I’ll find a way, but I’m hoping to find a more affordable source. For what it’s worth I here are the sites I went through and costs:
Site | Cost/Notes |
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makexyz | $752 |
planfab | $850 |
sculpteo | 790.82+ for only 30 parts (can only upload 30 at a time) |
insanityautomation | $1,799 |
protolabs | $2,549 |
3dsystems | $2,743 |
3dmusketeers | no online quoting |
shapeways | can't upload multiple at a time - spot check prices were high |
whiteclouds | no online quoting |
delukart | no online quoting |
Blacklisted site apparently | can't upload multiple at a time - spot checked prices were high |
As far as I can tell my options are |
Pony up the $750, maybe spread it out over several months…
Try some subs like /r/3Dprinting/ or /r/3Dprintmything/, but it seems like a huge ask. I’m more than happy to pay for material, shipping, maybe sweeten the deal and offer to pay double material costs?
My old job & coworkers might be able to help me out with some parts, but again it’s a lot to ask
Buy an affordable printer, print the needed parts, try to resell the printer
If you have any ideas or suggestions I really appreciate any help I can get.
My printer kicked the bucket today sadly. I was printing and the hotend mount cracked in half. I need a total of five STL files printed out to get it back up. Willing to pay for both shipping and parts, I need this asap :( PM
I have all the other parts, but broke this one trying build the printer. Try order one from sites like shapeways.com, but cost too high for my region. I would pay something like BRL 15-25 for this single piece.
Looking to get 18 STLs for the MK3S frame made in PETG, so all of the X-Y-Z axis parts and a few of the electronics. I got through the extruder parts and a few of the electronics parts before my MP Select Mini kicked the bucket.
https://pastebin.com/jqguNbD6 my list here.
EDIT: https://www.prusa3d.com/prusa-i3-printable-parts/ sorry, forgot to link to the download page - it's the STL package of Original Prusa i3 MK3S. Thank you!
Edit 2: currently have someone printing the parts, I'll update again when completion is confirmed and payment is sent.
The Tevo Flash I originally planned to print the parts for the hypercube Evo on has recently run into issues with the hotend. With the interest of not investing the time and money into repairing a printer I'm going to siphon from anyway, I was looking for someone who might be able to print the parts for me ( https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2254103/files ). Thanks for anyone who takes the time to investigate.
A while back I tried getting parts from here and it fell through. The guy said he shipped and never did so I bought a parts kit off of ebay. None the less, the parts are not all great and of course some very important parts I need are warped (I don't know why they would send them... I wouldn't want my name on some of these parts and a new set is my 1st job once I get this thing running and tuned). My "3d printer" was a half baked solution on my CNC but can't print to the level these parts need to be plus I pulled all of the 3d printer electronics and turned it back into a CNC machine.
If anyone is willing I need 4 x Z_Axis_Bearing_Holder_1.0 from the hypercube evolution build https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2254103
PETG // Whatever color you are trying to get rid of // for the love of god accurate dimensions and no warping (I've been at this build for a while)
Please let me know if you are willing to help
Thanks
Greetings!
So as suggested by the title, I'm trying to build myself a Hypercube Evolution (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2254103) with 10mm,10mm,12mm shafts.
I put together a list of the files I need printed at https://pastebin.com/z2L2Afd5 (referencing the filenames in the thingiverse download) and need some kinda heat resistant material along the lines of PETG, ABS or ASA (or polycarbonate if someone is feeling super fancy). I can obviously pay for filament and shipping as well as something for your time but I do have a limited budget which might be stretched for long distance shipping.
If anyone thinks they might be able to help, please do PM me or send me a discord message (username Tail Red#1032).
Thanks!
As I've stated in the title, I'm building a BLV MGN cube, standard dimensions in petg and need the parts printed for it, obviously I dont have to express how important it is that the parts need to be accurate to this group of people. Any help would be appreciated. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3382718 edit: forgot the link
Hi, I am looking for someone to print the complete hypercube evolution parts kit listed at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2254103, preferably in PETG. I suppose I don't need to express the importance of dimensional accuracy in these parts to this crowd. I am located near Maryland, US. Just shoot me a message or reply here with a cost estimate and time frame if you're interested, thanks.
as you saw i need 3d printed parts for my hypercube evolution 3d printer, as im making one, im ready to pay any extra fees for that also
My printrbot died on me, so I'm moving what's salvageable of the hardware to a Wilson 2 that I'm putting together.
I've been slowly working on building my 3d printer over the past few years and am nearly finished, but realized I was missing a few parts.
I'm willing to pay for filament/shipping. Below are the 3 parts that I need. Thank you!
https://github.com/mjrice/Wilson2/blob/master/stl/z-rack.stl
https://github.com/mjrice/Wilson2/blob/master/stl/z-pinion.stl
https://github.com/mjrice/Wilson2/blob/master/stl/filament-mount.stl
Hi
Looking for Voron 2.1 and Mobius2 printed parts
Preferably in ABS or ABS+ as recommended on their discord, with following settings :
- 3 walls
- 40% infill
- 0.2mm Layer Height
- 5 top/bottoms layers
Can anyone send me their offer, please ?
Thanks :)
Hi I would like to get this part 3D printed. Corsair no longer sells replacements and customer support wants me to ship them my keyboard and get a new one sent back but wants me to pay shipping which is $15~ for a keyboard. So I am hoping to find a cheaper option.
Link to the STL: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2866874 As for material choice, whatever would be strong enough for a keyboard and prefer in black
Hello there, I want to build my first 3D printer (Hypercube evolution). I need to somehow get the parts printed for my built!
I am newbie and wish to try out.
Anyone has parts in india so i can assemble.
Do you have a good build manual as well ?
Please P.M me a cost as well.
My cooler broke, and I can't for the life of me get this to print on my wanhao I3 without sufficient cooling that i lack without a cooler. Any high temp filament will do. Link
Much appreciated
Ross
I have been a 3d artist since 2009. Unfortuantly, Cura seems to just despise any of my old models, resulting in only printing mabey 15 layers total with massive gaps at random intervals. I'm not sure why that is, but it means my plan to do custom minitures for my tabletop games is a bust for now.
There are plenty of resources online for basic minis and things, but my players are about to fight some succubi, like a LOT of them. Problem is I can't find any >.< I'd like to have some different sculpts. Does anyone know of any statutes, figurines, or other large decorative prints I could scale down to miniature sizes? It's perfectly fine if they are NSFW, everyone at the table is an adult and these are meant to be, you know, succubi.
Hi all,
TL;DR - Need Voron 2 parts plus a couple of extra bits, willing to pay for international shipping if needed as I'm desperate!
Long explanation..
Most of the time, I work as a teacher in Cambodia where 3D printing isn't really a big thing, and import taxes on electronics are really high. I've been waiting over a year to get the parts for a printer while visiting family and won't be out of Cambodia for another two years, so this is my last opportunity to get everything I need before I go back!
I also have some students and friends who want to try 3D printing, but unfortunately you need a 3D printer to make a 3D printer, so I'm hoping that by getting one, I can help others try it out and get the ball rolling!
I'm in the UK (London) visiting family, and have ordered/received the vitamins needed for the build and was planning to print the other parts at my brother's local makerspace, but they are currently down moving house, and the other makerspace near us only allows printing in PLA (also, I'm not a member there yet, so it would take some time to get training etc. which I don't have as will be leaving soon to go back to Cambodia).
I will be needing most Voron 2 parts (not all - just enough to get it printing!) and 3 extra parts I need to get it working on-the-cheap.
I'm checking my options, and it may be that 3DHubs is the only choice, but teaching isn't a great money maker, so if anyone anywhere in the world is able to help me out, I'd be extremely grateful!
Cheers
I'm looking for a complete printed part batch for a hypercube evolution. PETG would be best.
Having issues with heat creep clogging my printer I decided to try an e3d V6 clone extruder, and setup a Bowden Extruder.
My failed attempts to manufacturer my own make shift carriage mount. https://imgur.com/gallery/rlwPR
This is the file I think I need the most. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2520345
Looking for printed parts for Tech2C's original HyperCube, preferrably in PETG or ABS.
Can anyone possibly help me with parts for the above printer? I'm in New Zealand, but I've got a freight forwarding address in Oregon as well, so if you can ship it there, they'll get it the rest of the way to me at my expense. Commercial services like 3DHubs are coming in crazy expensive and frankly that website does my head in trying to find a decent hub.
Happy to pay it forward to two others, happy to pay for filament and shipping. Looking to get started with the prusa, and use it to print a hypercube evolution once i've got the hang of it.
I got a Folger Prusa i3 2020. Things were going fine until I tried to make some upgrades. Now need some parts printed.
I need a new bracket for my Z axis and an easier way to adjust my Z axis since trying to move it up and down less than a mm to get the right height is a pain.
If anytime can help me out who is close to Central PA you'd be a life saver as I'm sure I'll duck up in other ways.
Started the print and falling in love with PETG for the first time. Just got it dialed in and loving it.
The person that I started for decided to do something else. So if you can prove you've got the vitamins with a screenshot of your invoice (or picture of them on site) I'll ship them to you anywhere on planet earth.
Just be willing to seek out and PIF for 2 more people in your area.
Edit: "sold" to /u/phr0ze
Hi everyone! Ive been mulling printers and mods for 2 weeks and after consulting the great folks of /r3Dprinting and after a lot of research, I have decided that the best thing to do is to jump in and get my feet wet. I also have decided that the best thing to do is to build one from the ground up so as to get a feel for the machines. The "Dolly" build from toms3d.org caught my attention and I have begun getting pieces for it. I was hoping that this sub would come to my rescue for the printed pieces that I need. Please reply to this post if there is anything else you would like to know. Also, I will pay for the cost of filament and shipping, though if we are in close proximity I'd be for an in person exchange.