Not so much a printing question as the things-that-connect-components question.

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Not so much a printing question as the things-that-connect-components question. Did you just place a great big order with Mouser, Digikey, wherever for things like pins, high-temp wire insulation, those crimp ferrules for connecting wire, etc?

I find the most valulable part of something like the e3d kit is the stuff I have no way to know how to source on my own…and it’s not like Lowes, Home Depot, or even Radio Shack stands a chance of carrying this stuff…

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TI will send samples free, with free shipping, as long as you don’t abuse their generosity.

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@Carlton_Dodd most component manufacturers will… I know people who built entire collections that way, even managing to get ahold of things like blue laser diodes