Tag: Varnerized

Summary
Winter of 2018, I created a Prusa i3 clone.
You can build this printer for $250, or less. I did, including the cost of a 1kg spool of ABS.
The frame was based off the Original Prusa MK3 frame, but fabricated from plywood laminations. I created and used router templates (and a flush trim bit) from the Prusa .dxf files.
The rest of the parts closely follow Tom Salanderer’s MK2 Clone “Dolly”, with some customizations for the parts I ordered from AliExpress.
My official github repo for this project is: https://github.com/bvarner/varnerized_prusa_i3
My marlin firmware repo is: https://github.com/bvarner/marlin
I’m getting what I consider absolutely ridiculously good results out of this $250 printer, when compared side-by-side to the same models printed off an Original MK2s.
My long-term goal is to iterate on this, and upgrade the electronics to build a true MK3 clone with Trinamic drivers at some point in the future. That though, will be another ‘thing’. 🙂
Print Settings
Printer Brand:
Prusa
Printer:
i3 MK2S
Rafts:
No
Supports:
No
Resolution:
0.2
Infill:
20%
Notes:
3 Vertical Shells (Perimeters)
Use ABS or PETG.