Days pass,
and I am waiting for the plastic parts to arrive. In the meantime, looking for the rest of the components.

Day 2 (I will probably loose track after 5th )

Today was  good day. After checking just 5 stores I managed to get next parts ;)

The hunt resulted in buying:

• 6x M8x1m threaded rod;
• 3x 8mm x1m smooth rod (this was the hardest so far);
• 10 spare M3 nuts;
• pack of cable clippers;
• 4 springs (I should have dismounted some pens);
  

In total I spent ~35eu. Now I will check that the rods bought online would be much cheaper, but meh... There is a lot of fun running around the city :)

Oh, and in addition I got some directions to the stores that my have timing belts.

I also pay a bit more attention to online auctions with printed parts. Hopefully in about 4 days I will purchase them. After that, there will be the motors and electronics left. Probably I will get them via internet from Poland, for example motors are ~70zł / 18eu a piece. Compering with EU prices of 35eu, even if shipping will cost more, it pays off.

Hello Internet!

Since this is the first post, I guess I should tell something about myself, this blog, etc. This will be my first blog ever (yes, I am a dinosaur), so it will be done "my way".

Want to know something about me, take a look at the stalkers section. Or you can google (if you are so desperate). Anyway- good luck.

About the blog.

This small piece of internet will be dedicated to my adventure with 3D printing. In more detail, it will be about me trying to construct and use the RepRap 3D printer. Silly thing, as if telling all my friends and family was not motivating enough, I want the World to be able to look and press me to finish the project.

RepRap is an awesome open-source project, and more importantly, and more importantly an awesome community that completely for free gave to the World a way to build a 3D printer. I am just a small fish, but if you got here, you should check www.reprap.org . And to get excited- find some movies about 3D printing on youtube.

So off we go!

Today was a big day. It was the day when the thing really started. Why? Because I spent money for the components! I have been planning the project, dreaming "how cool it may be"... But now, cash is involved. I do not like to waste cash.

Unfortunately it is not so easy to find all the stuff at one spot.

I am Polish but live in Italy, but my Italian is far from perfect- this adds to the challenge!

After being directed from one shop to another, finally I got to a metal shop that actually had screws, nuts etc.

Today I bought:

• 90 M8 nuts,
• 100 M8 washers,
• 6 M8x30 washers (bigger),
• 2 M4x20 bolts
• 2 M4 nuts,
• 2 M4 washers,
• 22 M3x10 bolts,
• 16 M3x25 bolts,
• 4 M3x40 bolts,
• ~70 M3 washers,
• 40 M3 nuts,
• 2 8mm ID springs
• and a metal saw.

All coasted me 12eu. 

Seems little? True, but the fun parts are yet to come (wait for electronics).