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by syntaxing 605 days ago
I was in charge of one of these when I was way younger and they are awesome. Downside is that I don't want to house Argon and they're such a pain to maintain. Getting parts ordered is definitely magnitudes more efficient and significantly cheaper nowadays. You can get really nicely machined and anodized parts from China for the same cost as custom part shipping cost here in the states, it's crazy.
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Budget 3D metal printers will eventually enter the hobby market, but I only get to work on my hobby on Saturdays. =3
where do ypu order your parts?
Probably alluding to JLPCB, but I have used xometry.com on occasion. =3