![]() ![]() I wish I’d read those comments before I over-tightened an idler pulley housing.īe methodical: This kit is less like an Ikea table kit and more like a detailed wooden model of the USS Constitution with all its rigging. Read Users’ Comments Before Performing Each Step: The users’ comments in the online manual point out mistakes that are easy to make, and can break your kit or cause calibration errors later. Without those comments, I probably would have given up, or at least broken some parts, several times during the assembly process. I was lucky: finding that difference made me go to the online manual, which is up to date, but more importantly contains helpful comments from other customers and Prusa support people. Use the Online Manual: As I started reading the (detailed) paper assembly manual, I realized it was out of date: I was missing the flathead screwdriver it showed. Although it was a big investment of time, it let me know whether I was up to the challenge of assembling the kit, and showed some of the tricky parts of the assembly (and there are tricky parts). Prepare: I watched Tom Sanladerer’s excellent pair of videos ( part 1 and part 2) recorded from his over-8-hour live stream unboxing and assembly of the kit. The extruder assembly, in particular, took far more time (hours) and much more patience than I expected. Much of the assembly involves very tedious work, so be sure to take breaks. I’d allow a full weekend, with some spillover into the week, to assemble your kit. Having just spent 24 hours, spread over 4 days, assembling a Prusa I3 MK3 Kit, here are my notes to help you assemble your own kit.Īllow Plenty of Time: Although I spent 24 hours assembling the kit, others have successfully spent far less time. ![]()
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