RE: Say Hello to my Little Friend
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How much did you pay for yours?
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How much did you pay for yours?
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I paid $279 USD on Amazon. I am kind of thinking I should have bought it directly from monoprice.com for the $299.99 USD price. Maybe then I wouldn't have the trouble with a broken micro-switch. I'll probably buy direct from manufacturer next time I get a 3D printer.
Also add to that about $80 USD for accessories.
Monoprice are fantastic starting printers, but almost impossible to get replacement parts for them. You picked up a very nice model, though!
If the replacement parts issue is due to trouble getting a response from tech support then yeah I am starting to realize that.😩 Once I get it straightened out I am sure the MP10 Mini will be a good printer for me.
It's more like nobody sells the damn things...
That said, monoprice has done a fantastic job of designing a printer that needs minimal setup. Sure someone who's nervous about committing to a more diy printer, the monoprice printers are wonderful.
So there are no equivalent components through sites such as digikey.com?
Never looked there. I was looking at Amazon and eBay when my dumb ass broke the Y-axis motor. Couldn't find anything for replacement parts, much less a guide online for how to replace that motor.
Did you look on the monoprice.com site itself? There seems to be stepper motors for various models such as:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=12128&gclid=Cj0KCQiAst2BBhDJARIsAGo2ldW1t3yPvM9j7lzAuJ7M6CEXDmaK5dOMlOv3qvPsTL6ZiZSjqV02Fi0aAlhrEALw_wcB
You're right though about the lack of guides on-line for replacement. Maybe a mod forum would be helpful? mpselectmini.com has replacement data but apparently no how-to guides.
https://mpselectmini.com/parts/stepper_motors
You know, in all my infinite wisdom, I looked in every place except that one.