RepRap Buyers' Guide

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The RepRap II: Mendel is open source hardware and so there is not a single place to buy it but rather many options. This competition is encouraged so that prices become lower over time. Below is a list of places to find Mendel parts or complete kits.

For a spreadsheet containing the complete Mendel parts list together with listings of suppliers, see this page.

Note: it is not necessary to purchase a kit, many RepStraps are available either to buy or to build that can be easily assembled with tools you may already own.

Listings on this page are in no way an endorsement of quality goods or service! Below is simply a list of suppliers; If you would like feedback on a particular buyer, head to the forums.

Glossary

There are many words and abbreviations that reprappers use that you will be unfamiliar with, so we have created a glossary to help make things clearer. And since this a wiki, and since you're a reprap developer, we'd be honored if you edit it.

For Sale Forum

We run a For Sale/Wanted Forum where people who have sets of RepRap parts for sale can advertise the fact and others can post requests to buy. Caveat emptor - we try to keep complete rogues and con artists off this forum, but it is open to the entire planet. Don't send money unless you're confident that you know what you're doing.

Fully Assembled Mendels

Some vendors are known to have customer service issues. Do your research!

* Kent's Strapper - Fully assembled printer,ready to use,or kit,or spare component,italian seller/Prima risorsa italiana di stampanti reprap 3d in kit ,in versioni gia assemblate e pronte alla stampa,e kit separati di elettronica, plastica,meccanica ed estrusori

  • BotMill - Fully assembled, ready-to-print and tested 3D printers.
  • The Future Is 3D - Fully assembled\tested\ready to go Mendel 3D printers, Total custom Mendel shop, 24" x 24" HBP, U.S. Based.
  • ac123dc - RepRap Prusa assembled and tested Italy based
  • Greg Frost Mendel - Heated Bed, Machined Pulleys, Lm8uu Linear Bearings, removable glass bed, hinged accessible wades, all metal hotend. Australian Based.

Mendel Parts Kits

Some vendors are known to have customer service issues. Do your research!

Full Kits

  • BotMill - Full 3D printer kits with many free extras. Variety of colors, blue, rep, yellow, green, white, black +more!
  • eMAKER Huxley - Full kits available to pre-order on indiegogo campaign. Only a few days left and limited stocks.
  • MakerGear - Mendel kits in a range of colors including Bright Red, Purple, Pink, Dark Gray, Blue and Glow-in-the-dark!
  • Mendel-parts.com - True reprapped printed full kits incl GEN6 electronics.
  • ac123dc - RepRap Prusa assembled and tested Italy based

Non-RP Kits

  • German RepRap Foundation (GRRF) - seller of fully assembled kits for RepRap Generation 3 electronics, plastruder parts, stepper motors, plastics (ABS), mechanics kits and RepStrap kits.
  • flemingcnc - they sell a Mendel-alike called "Isaac" that is optimized to be produced commercially on a CNC machine.
  • techzonecom - they sell a Laser-Cut Mendel-alike and other parts and electronics. See: LaserCut_Mendel
  • MixShop - Canada Online, International Shipping - Complete Mendel Hardware Kit, Adrian's Geared Extruder kit, Motors and more.

RepRapped Parts Kits

Community

Webshops
  • Lots of people sell RepRap parts on Ebay.
  • 2PrintBeta - reprapped and casted parts for Mendel, Prusa and Huxley available.
  • Eckertech.com Printed parts and hobbed bolts.
  • eMAKERshop - reprapped parts by reprappers for reprappers.
  • LulzBot - Prusa Mendel plastic, rods, RAMPS & Sanguinololu electronics, and more.
  • MakerGear sells Prusa Mendel kits.
  • Mendel-Parts.com - Reprapped plastics, all kinds of color options.
  • MixShop International Shipping - Complete Prusa/Original Mendel Hardware Kit, Adrian's Geared Extruder kit, Motors and more.
  • Mendbot Shop based in USA. current inventory:Metric Prusa, SAE Prusa, Mendel, Wade Extruder, plastic parts & hardware kits, plastruders.* ac123dc - RepRap Prusa assembled and tested Italy based
  • Printed-Parts.com Blog about 3d printers and shop with Printed Parts of Mendel Prusa and more soon.
  • Red Wizard 3D. UK online shop specialising in Prusa Mendel hardware.
  • RepRap Ltd. This is Adrian Bowyer's family business selling reprapped parts for RepRaps.
  • Thingfarm.org PRUSA and MENDEL Hardware Kits (UK and Europe)
  • Thingfarm North America PRUSA and MENDEL Hardware Kits (USA and Canada)
  • XYZ Printers Hardware kits, RP parts and electronics for your 3D printer


Electrical and mechanical kits and parts

  • R2C2 -- ARM32 bits, 100MHz -- producer and seller of a fast and a really new generation of electronics for RepRap 3D printers. R2C2 are professional made electronics but also development/hack friendly :-)
  • 2PrintBeta seller of bearing, fastener, bars, .. Germany
  • Paoparts seller of stepper motor, bearing, fastener, .. in France
  • RepRap Marketplace and Job Shop
  • German RepRap Foundation (GRRF) - seller of fully assembled kits for RepRap Generation 3 electronics, plastruder parts, stepper motors, plastics (ABS), mechanics kits and RepStrap kits.
  • Brupje - see items for sale - PLA, ABS, RAMPS, electronics
  • iPrint3D - seller of RepRap Generation 3 electronics
  • KD85.com - Suppliers of RepRap parts and materials in Europe.
  • MakerGear - Plastruders, Parts, Filament, Surfaces, Platforms, Printed Parts and More
  • Mendel-Parts.com - Gen6 Electronics, Full Hardware kits, bearings, belts, aluminum and plastic Thick/Thin sheets, Kapton tape&film, extruder parts, stepper motors, SLS printed parts, reprapped plastics on pre-order.
  • REPRAP CENTRAL -Pre-assembled RepRap Mendels, RepRap Mendel Kits, Makerbot Thing-O-Matics and Cupcakes - ABS and PLA filament also available in various colours.
  • MakerBot Industries - Generation 3 Electronics Mostly Assembled, plastruder kit, MakerBot Thing-O-Matic Kit, and CupCake CNC kit.
  • RepRap-Fab - seller of PRUSA and MENDEL reprapped plastics , and Extruder parts.(Germany)
  • RepRap Kit - seller of plastic filament, bearings, etc. (UK)
  • RepRap Source - seller of plastic filament, older generation PCBs, and mechanical parts.
  • RepRap Stores - Multiple vendors and RepRappers selling kits, parts and materials
  • RepRap Parts Lister - generates shopping lists for a couple different stores. Currently limited to the Gen 3 electronics.
  • Pololu - Provider of a alternative stepper driver, for more information visit Pololu_Electronics
  • UltiMachine - seller of electronics, mechanical parts, and printing materials.
  • Circatek.co.uk - Electronics Design Consultants. Supplies Reprap v1.2 Motherboards Worldwide.
  • Thingfarm.org - PRUSA and MENDEL Hardware Kits (UK and Europe)
  • Thingfarm North America PRUSA and MENDEL Hardware Kits (USA and Canada)
  • eMAKERshop - vitamins sold by reprappers for reprappers.
  • ThreadShop - Prusa Mendel SAE Hardware kit
  • Technobots - Over 5,500 electronic and mechanical components including bearings, stepper motors and Pololu controllers. Shipping from the UK to worldwide
  • XYZ Printers Hardware kits, RP parts and electronics for your 3D printer
  • MixShop International Shipping (from Canada) - Prusa/Original Mendel Hardware Kits, bearing, belts, M4 Insert, Motors and more!
  • Baltic Bolt Fasteners in Estonia. Generally single visit can get you all required nuts/bolts/washers/springs.
  • LulzBot - Prusa Mendel plastic, rods, RAMPS & Sanguinololu electronics, and more.

Non-kit Parts Suppliers

Stepper Motors

Electrical

  • digikey US - (online)
  • digikey Canada - Canada (online)
  • Mouser - online
  • element-14 - (online) - Worldwide supplier of electronics, and Design Engineer Community.
  • HobbyTronics - UK, Worldwide (online) - for Pololu and Arduino products, possibly other components. Accept PayPal.

Mechanical

  • McMaster-Carr - ships to US addresses only (online) - one stop supplier for all the non-RR mechanical parts of Mendel.
  • Fastenal - Canada and US (stores/online) - supplies all non-RR mechanical parts except for the drive belts.
  • SDP/SI - Canada (online) - supplies non-RR mechanical parts including drive belts (unknown if they supply all non-RR parts or not).
  • MSC Industrial - US, Canada, Mexico (online) - good for nuts, bolts, threaded rod and washers, not much else
  • Small Parts - US, Canada, Mexico (online) - good for materials like PEEK and PTFE in small quantities
  • Bolt Depot US, maybe others - Metric bolts, nuts and washers.
  • VXB Bearings International Shipping - Bearings and Linear motion Bars(exact sizes needed for mendel)
  • MixShop International Shipping - Prusa/Original Mendel Hardware Kits, bearing, belts, M4 Insert and more!
  • Marleva France, Europe (online) - Bolts, nuts, washers, threaded rod,
  • Belting Online UK, maybe others - made to measure drive belts - width and length can be specified.
  • BearingBoys Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, UK, Guernsey, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Ireland, Sweden - Bearings, FTPE, Timing belts.
  • Online Metals North America. - PEEK/PTFE and many types of metals cut to order.

Printing Materials Suppliers

For ABS/PLA/Etc. suppliers see Printing Material Suppliers.