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hobbit666
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Hello from the UK

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All all.

I'm Neil (aka Hobbit) and a live in sunny (well at the moment it is) Wales in the UK.

I really really really ... etc want to build my own 3d printer and like the Rostock design. But can't find suppliers for some of the parts like the RAMBo boards :(. Anyway that's for me to solve lol

Thought i would just say Hi from over the pond :)

Also a quick question on the building what material is the base/table made from and what thinkness? i've found a company local that will Laser cut the parts for me.



Also as a side note are DIY 3d printers a bit of a catch 22? As most plans i have downloaded come with the STL files for all the parts but yet you need a 3d printer to print them lol.
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The melamine is .265 to .267" depending on where I measure. I live in southern California.

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That's about 7mm in new money. You could probably use 6mm plywood* if you're willing to edit the CAD files. (Make all the slots thinner and all the tabs shorter.) It might even come out better than the melamine version -- plywood is stiffer. Or give it a few coats of polyurethane to get it up to thickness.

Ultimachine.com sells RAMBo. I don't know whether they ship to the UK.

* Am I right? Is 6mm a standard thickness in Wales and the rest of the EU?
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Yeah looks like 6mm or 9mm is the common sizes.

I'm not going to buy a kit :( as i'm planning to spread the cost over 4-6months and build it bit by it. So it's going to be a full DIY project.
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kbob wrote:
Ultimachine.com sells RAMBo. I don't know whether they ship to the UK.
Out of stock at the mo but looking at shipping terms they do ship all over but warn on import tax etc etc

Might just use a RAMPS for the first build as I can get it off Ebay with the motor driver thingy's
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is this "melamine" stuff plastic? or is it a wood?

Trying to get some quotes for the laser cutting.
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Melamine board is particle board with paper laminated to it with melamine resin ( which is made from melamine & formaldehyde).

Thinking on that, I wonder if formaldehyde melts PLA.
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Re: Hello from the UK

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Cheers for that, we do have a similar thing over here but looks like i need to edit the CAD files. Will start a new thread for that as i need to check i few things (been a while since i've done anything engineering wise
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