I spent all my free time for a while assembling the i2 as close as possible to the original design, given the hardware, plastic parts I had and general spare hardware and electronics I had stored up for project parts. After gaining a mechanical idea of how the printer worked, I made a few changes – I put the Y axis motor at the back, and flipped the X-carriage around to place the gears on the belt side. The only wiring in the front...

I ordered my hardware kit, essentially the RepRap “vitamins” from a company by the name of A2APrinter in Toronto. I am writing this post after the fact, but I did make note of my experience with this company so far. The filament I specified on my initial web order was out of stock, however they informed me while processing the order and I was able to choose a different one they had in stock for the same price. It took them...