30 minutes left in the Printrbot cyber Monday sale! 15% off everything. Enjoy.

30 minutes left in the Printrbot cyber Monday sale! 15% off everything.

Enjoy.
Brook

It’s still $4000 + transatlantic shipping + customs + VAT for the Crawlbot. :confused:

Check the PrintRBot web site. If Mr. Drumm is hiring and can hire you just move to Lincoln, CA. Then just borrow one.

I have an extremely well payed job in Europe and absolutely no desire for the US political and economical/social system.

I appreciate that. I have worked overseas for five years. Just wait. If Arduino can arrange manufacturing in several different countries so can Brook Drumm. Or someone where you live might steal his idea and make knock-off versions in your area. Keep the faith.

I meight just design my own for a smaller spindle.

Despite the brutal CDN dollar adding 25%, I still pulled the trigger on a frankenbot. Here’s hoping I get it in time for the Christmas break… Thanks @Brook_Drumm . If you ever decide to “offshore” to Winnipeg, I’d love to interview for a position :slight_smile:

Cracking overseas market is hard! I either have slim, unforgiving margins, on small machines or larger machines that shipping and VAT, etc drives the price up.

I need to do a lightweight Crawlbot kit and let enterprising folks assemble in country.

Of course I WANT my machines overseas, but it takes huge resources to make it happen.

Brook

@Brook_Drumm
A kit that doesn’t include the standard aluminium profiles and the power supply could be small and lightweight enough.
You need 230V 50Hz with a different plug and a CE certified safety stamp anyway.

CE is the killer you can kiss good bye to 5K without even thinking about it, one reason my product is only sold in the USA at the moment. I can’t justify the costs :frowning: Just omitting the PSU won’t bypass CE either you would need to remove all the electronics

@Graeme_Bridge
without, it’s not connected to the public power grid and you are responsible when adding a power supply.

its not only that, the manufacturer is required ensure that the equipment will pass electrical emissions so any port on the control board would require testing probably even the stepper motors. And just to add further complications the board could have approval but once installed in a product the product must then be re tested as its not the same device as originally tested. This is the issue i have, all the parts i purchase are CE approved but bolt them to a plate and its a new product that must be retested

Compliance for all this in the EU is definitely a challenge. Assuming everything passes, you are talking 10-20k $