easy assembling delta printer

[curious aardvark]

So having got my k200 to the point where I've made several succesful prints, my final verdicts.

1) is it easy to build ? Yes. Just take your time. All you need are the main build video and the wiring diagram.

2) do you get everything you need including tools with the kit. Yes - but get some needle nose pliers to hold nuts in small spaces. Or a small child could do the same job :-)

3) Did you need anything that wasn't included in the kit ? Yes. A ptfe tube for the extruder, without which it absolutely was not going to print anything - ever.

4) is this kit suitable for a first time 3d printer owner. I'd have to say no on this one. I've modified and made some extra parts that really bring the whole thing together as a single coherent unit. These could be printed by the machine after building - so that's not a big issue and I will upload the stl files to thingiverse anyway.
But without a spare ptfe tube in my workshop - she would never have printed anything. Also the auto calibration process is unbelieveably confusing and if you have the heated bed, won't work anyway. I did have to print my own extruder carriage to get the print head level. That said you could have sanded/filed the one that came with it flat if necessary.

That said, if you are an experienced maker or cnc user and have built stuff in the past - this could easily suit you.

Q: So how good is this printer, I mean it's seriosuly cheap and it's from china - we all know they just sell us westerners crap, how good can it be ?

A: Seriously really bloody good :-) I've printed two parts of a mould as a test. One on my k200 and the other on my flashforge creator. Not only can the k200 print the same part almost twice as fast (1hour 20 for the k200, versus 2 hours 47 for the replicator clone), but the quality of the final print is superior. The print is smoother, more consistent. The printer itself is very very quiet in operation, has almost twice the build volume of the flashforge and just looks the business.

The actual build components were all quality parts. Apart from the extruder carriage, which was poor quality 3d printed and not level. Fortunately wendy sent me the stl file and I printed my own, properly flat carriage.
I'm not sure why the extruder carriage is a very rough 3d printed part - it doesn't fit with the rest of the kit at all. So I'm hoping they'll correct that in the future. All other plastic parts are robust injection moulded and I had no issues with the fit or size of anything.

So, final analysis.
If you already own a 3d printer and want a cheap but good delta: Absolutely buy this. Do it now !

If you want to get into 3d printing and are an experienced maker, who is prepared to order a couple minor parts - again, thoroughly recommended.

If you have little or no experience with this kind of thing and want a cheap first printer - I would NOT recommend this kit. There were no major issues, but enough little niggly things that anyone with no experience of cnc or 3d printer machines, would really struggle.

For the money, I'm extremely pleased with what I have.

The whole saga from ordering to first prints is here: http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...t-a-delta-kit-)

If you have any queries on this machine or the kit or build process - please ask and I'll do me best to answer them.

I have to also say that wendy has been really helpful and has answered all of my questions speedily and accurately.
So many thanks for that :-)