Maybe you missed the part where I said I scratch built a delta. I should add that I did it maybe a decade ago, and on top of all that I only printed ABS. In ret

Maybe you missed the part where I said I scratch built a delta. I should add that I did it maybe a decade ago, and on top of all that I only printed ABS. In retrospect, although I believed to be choosing technically superior solutions, I came later to realize that I just chose pain at every decision point. While I obviously identify with your sentiment, I will add that none of those makers are out there are starting out by whittling and grinding their own screwdriver set before they get to work. If you want to be able to properly and efficiently design and build a 3d printer, you will need to be capable of manufacturing a complex part. You /can/ bootstrap the whole mess, but after having done it, again I will suggest that it is not optimal, even if your objective is to learn and experience everything possible. Anyway as every proper 3d printing enthusiast can attest, one of the earliest tools that you will find extremely useful is another printer. Save the pain and go ahead and pick up that $99 bed slinger that's on sale. You can still suffer through as much of the other pain as you desire, and wont lose any geek cred, I promise.