1st Printer: HE Reprap Prusa i3 DIY Kit

[dtiger1138]

I received yesterday my first printer. the HE Reprap Prusa i3 DIY kit. They said it would come with detailed instructions. Guess their definition of detailed is quite different then most people. The instructions are on a dvd-rom that was wrapped with the heatbed. Turns out they are video clips, that has the same music track playing through all of them for the audio. None of the parts are labeled or really identified in the vids. Then when some of the assemble is being done, they move just out of camera so you can't see what's being used or done. They do say they will help with identifying parts, but I need to send them pictures to have that done. So there is some form of support there.

I also plan on using the Prusa i3 build manual v1.0 from reprapworld.com as a guide. the printers have their differences, but it should help. I'm half tempted to make my own videos with narration while building this. Either way, it will take a while to build it.

I'm already thinking about how I might be able to mod it. Like changing the location of the extruder, doing dual extruders, maybe a geckotek build plate, also using an E3D or a Dglass 3D Autolift hotend. The autolift one might be a good idea if i can get the dual extruders going. These are plans for all down the road once i become familiar with the whole thing.

Any thoughts, ideas, or advise? oh, i did attach a pic of what it is suppose to look like.

Thanks
Derek