<div dir="ltr">To make this more explicit, you can print many of the parts of a 3-D printer with a 3-D printer, but some important parts still need to be purchased/acquired:<div>- servos/stepper motors</div><div>- anything with electronic circuits (but this is being worked on)</div><div>- wires and connectors (similarly being worked on, but relatively easy to recycle from elsewhere)</div><div>- steel supports</div><div><br></div><div>For me, I'll be exchanging my money for the time saved by having someone insure my 3-D printer is working properly when I purchase it. Currently my plan is a Printrbot Metal Plus with heated bed and dual extruder. I'll be spending a few hundred dollars more than I would if I put more time and work in myself, but the time saved by having an expert do this for me is worth it IMO.</div><div><br></div><div>That being said, once I have my printer up and working I'll be happy to print up parts for folks for the cost of materials :-)</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Justin Caratzas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bigjust@lambdaphil.es" target="_blank">bigjust@lambdaphil.es</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RepRap_Project</a><br>
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On 4/7/15 9:38 AM, Todor Fassl wrote:<br>
> Can I print the parts for a 3-D printer with a 3-D printer?<br>
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