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Maybe there's a FabLab somewhere near you. You can get the panels cut there for a good price.
Sometimes you can also have acrylic parts lasercut directly from the suppliers.
I'd recommend getting an Ultimaker 1 instead of a 2. The UM2 is not made to be self-sourced.
(Note that Open Source has nothing to do with self-sourcing parts).
You should also consider getting a different hotend right away. This makes finding the right parts easier, and you can get something more reliable from the beginning. Have a look at the E3Dv6 hotend for example.
You'll need to have someone print a mount for you, but that can easily be arranged through www.3dhubs.com. There's also a "please print this for me" section here in the forum.
Do you have the possibility to order stuff through your company / workplace? There is an industrial supplier called Misumi where you can get most of the metal hardware parts (shafts, bearings, leadscrew and so on) in awesome quality. Not comparable to the stuff you get from reprap stores!
But you can't make a customer account as a private person, only as a corporate customer...
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You'll find dozens of reprap shops from all around the world, so we'll need to know where you live before we can make any recommendations...
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Cura 5.7 is here and it brings a handy new workflow improvement when using Thingiverse and Cura together, as well as additional capabilities for Method series printers, and a powerful way of sharing print settings using new printer-agnostic project files! Read on to find out about all of these improvements and more.
S-Line Firmware 8.3.0 was released Nov. 20th on the "Latest" firmware branch.
(Sorry, was out of office when this released)
This update is for...
All UltiMaker S series
New features
Temperature status. During print preparation, the temperatures of the print cores and build plate will be shown on the display. This gives a better indication of the progress and remaining wait time. Save log files in paused state. It is now possible to save the printer's log files to USB if the currently active print job is paused. Previously, the Dump logs to USB option was only enabled if the printer was in idle state. Confirm print removal via Digital Factory. If the printer is connected to the Digital Factory, it is now possible to confirm the removal of a previous print job via the Digital Factory interface. This is useful in situations where the build plate is clear, but the operator forgot to select Confirm removal on the printer’s display. Visit this page for more information about this feature.
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What country do you live in?
Maybe there's a FabLab somewhere near you. You can get the panels cut there for a good price.
Sometimes you can also have acrylic parts lasercut directly from the suppliers.
I'd recommend getting an Ultimaker 1 instead of a 2. The UM2 is not made to be self-sourced.
(Note that Open Source has nothing to do with self-sourcing parts).
You should also consider getting a different hotend right away. This makes finding the right parts easier, and you can get something more reliable from the beginning. Have a look at the E3Dv6 hotend for example.
You'll need to have someone print a mount for you, but that can easily be arranged through www.3dhubs.com. There's also a "please print this for me" section here in the forum.
Do you have the possibility to order stuff through your company / workplace? There is an industrial supplier called Misumi where you can get most of the metal hardware parts (shafts, bearings, leadscrew and so on) in awesome quality. Not comparable to the stuff you get from reprap stores!
But you can't make a customer account as a private person, only as a corporate customer...
/edit:
You'll find dozens of reprap shops from all around the world, so we'll need to know where you live before we can make any recommendations...
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