Guys, what are your thoughts on the SmartRap?.
I kind of like it, low vitamin count, really easy to assemble, quite portable. What im not really sure about is print quality, i guess that printing slow with a low accel might compensate that.
It looks so compact. What type of motors do you use?
After some updates they did - I really like it - vitamins are common to many repraps and can be scaled out to different sizes easily. I may try to make one for small prints.
What I like: GPL, compact, mostly printable, design is actively being improved (see the http://smartfriendz.com website and their GitHub repo), some good design choices like the Bowden tube and long linear bearings. What I don’t like: cantilevered Y, requires a Bowden (I have printers with and without, and they are an additional complication). If I were going to build a small printer, I’d go with the 3DPrintMi first: http://reprap.org/wiki/3DPrintMi It’s also GPL, compact, printable, being developed and well-designed, and it does not have any cantilevered axes nor does it require a Bowden (though it could take one if you insisted 
@Print_Industry_Netwo I’m not sure I’d call it compact, so much as simply small. Being that the long Y arm moves back and forth, it basically needs nearly double it’s length worth of desk space. And X needs about the same. If you built a tantillus with the same print dimensions, it’d likely take up less desk space.
@ThantiK You’re right, I meant small. It is clearly not compact.
Anthony no laser cut parts is a plus
@Nicolas_Arias I kind of see that as catch 22. The parts are printed…so you need a printer. Which can be just as bad as needing a laser cutter sometimes. But then again, I have access to a laser cutter…
@ThantiK yeah, true,. Im not going extremist about this printer, but i think that its really easier to assemble than a tantillus and cheaper. Im thinking in terms of kids building it.
Very interesting. I was thinking of building a small printer, printing PLA only that I could transport easily, or keep on my desk at work. Was considering Wallace, but this could do…
Has some one built one of these? I am thinking on it in this summer. If I do not like the results, could I re use the vitamins to another prusa? Let’s say i3 steel ? Thank you!
I say go for it @Javier_Prieto , on one condition; you post lots of pictures of your progress.
I recently finished one.
Slow to print because of vibrations it have at hotend. Build area is small, it is much quiet then prusa mendel v2 I have.
My first printer with autolevel - which I like.
Very easy to assemble and common vitamins. - that is what pushed me for this build.
@Mateusz_Perlak how is the quality of the objects? The fishing cable??? It gets me crazy hahaha
I switched with some upgrade to GT2.5 belt, only short strips are needed, and I had printed pulleys.
My motors had cut side and fishing line wasn’t working correctly (also keeping good tension was giving me issues)
Objects printed are good quality, works good with 0.5 nozzle 0.2-0.3 height, also had printed in 0.1mm and was nice. On larger prints adhesive problems but nothing that can’t be fixed by hair spray and large brim.