Hello all,
I'm the proud owner of a (mostly) working Techzone Huxley, and I really want to use it to print parts for a superior printer. Trouble is, I can't really decide what would be better for my next project; I've been considering making a delta printer (Rostock or Kossel), or a Prusa i3. Looking at kits hasn't really given me a very clear picture of cost, time invested, and other factors. I'm hoping to avoid buying a kit, but that's mostly because my experience with a kit has been a nightmare. I am thinking about the Prusa i3 because it seems like a very simple, reliable build, but I have to admit I find the Rostock/Kossel deltas to look very graceful (albeit maybe a little harder to calibrate)
So for anyone who's built a Rostock or a Prusa i3: what has been your experience? How much did everything cost? How much time did you invest in building, calibrating and troubleshooting? Were the problems surprising?
Between the Rostock and Prusa i3: Are the electronics available similar to each other? Or is one set considerably more complex/specialized? I don't care to use an LCD screen or an SD card or anything fancy.
Thank you for your time!
EDIT: Meant "Rostock", not "Kossel"
I'm the proud owner of a (mostly) working Techzone Huxley, and I really want to use it to print parts for a superior printer. Trouble is, I can't really decide what would be better for my next project; I've been considering making a delta printer (Rostock or Kossel), or a Prusa i3. Looking at kits hasn't really given me a very clear picture of cost, time invested, and other factors. I'm hoping to avoid buying a kit, but that's mostly because my experience with a kit has been a nightmare. I am thinking about the Prusa i3 because it seems like a very simple, reliable build, but I have to admit I find the Rostock/Kossel deltas to look very graceful (albeit maybe a little harder to calibrate)
So for anyone who's built a Rostock or a Prusa i3: what has been your experience? How much did everything cost? How much time did you invest in building, calibrating and troubleshooting? Were the problems surprising?
Between the Rostock and Prusa i3: Are the electronics available similar to each other? Or is one set considerably more complex/specialized? I don't care to use an LCD screen or an SD card or anything fancy.
Thank you for your time!
EDIT: Meant "Rostock", not "Kossel"