Early research

When I first stumbled across RepRap, I thought it was a nice idea but would be too fiddly, expensive and time consuming to get involved with. I read through a bit of the wiki and forums.

Then I came across the Prusa mendel, which seemed to me a clever, well designed and actively supported variation. I decided to take the plunge.

I found the RepRap wiki a bit disorganised, but it was still useful to get a rough idea of how to approach the build.

I thought about getting a kit, but they all seemed rather expensive. So I decided to source the parts myself.