I’ve been tracking the cost of the build, though I haven’t really paid much attention to the cost of commercial units, other than when I first started thinking about either buy, or building, a printer for myself. That being said I feel I’m still way cheaper than a commerically bought machine.

Here is the breakdown of my costs up to this point:

a. Box Frame parts ~$33
b. Prusa i3 parts – printed parts, electronics, rods, hardware, etc.. ~$450
c. Heated Build Chamber parts – aluminum, plastic sheets, hardware, magnets ~$100
d. Lasko #100 heater – $15.99
e. Digital Thermometer – $9.97
f. CanaKit ( for OctoPrint setup ) – $63.98

running total about: $672.94

that being said, if I was to do it again I would not have purchased the 12864 LCD Display Controller, as I don’t need it with OctoPrint – that would have saved about $20, so for me to build this again it would probably run around $650.

Cheers,
Morgan

Steve, Morrisville, VT