OrdBot Hadron - RepRapDiscount
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:37 am
So I had passed my Ordbot on to a friend, and decided I wanted another one - no kits to be found, and I was less than impressed with the quality of the parts I received from Progware. I'd decided to take time during Christmas holiday to cut a set for myself, and did - learning experience, they will work, but they are not the prettiest in the world!
About the time I finished cutting mine, RepRapDiscount announced their kits, and I decided to give it a shot - I had another friend wanting to get started, figured I'd order one.
So I ordered a kit for RepRapDiscount - I've ordered a lot of electronics from them in the past, and was always impressed with the quality of the parts, the excellent packing, and the rapid turnaround time from Hong Kong.
The kit I ordered did not ship on time due to some packaging delays from one of RepRapDiscounts suppliers - and I was pushing to get it as early as possible to leave myself some breathing room before I had to show it off - so a bit of back and forth, but finally sorted - shipped on the 21st, arrived in London bright and early on the 23rd!
Packaging was good - looks like FedEx beat on it a bit - but it was all intact. Custom cut Styrofoam packing, well laid out. One spot where the lack of support on the bottom layer caused the Styrofoam to crack and a piece to beak out - looks like no harm done at all.
As you can imagine, it's messy if the Styrofoam is cracked at all, so have a vacuum handy!
About the time I finished cutting mine, RepRapDiscount announced their kits, and I decided to give it a shot - I had another friend wanting to get started, figured I'd order one.
So I ordered a kit for RepRapDiscount - I've ordered a lot of electronics from them in the past, and was always impressed with the quality of the parts, the excellent packing, and the rapid turnaround time from Hong Kong.
The kit I ordered did not ship on time due to some packaging delays from one of RepRapDiscounts suppliers - and I was pushing to get it as early as possible to leave myself some breathing room before I had to show it off - so a bit of back and forth, but finally sorted - shipped on the 21st, arrived in London bright and early on the 23rd!
Packaging was good - looks like FedEx beat on it a bit - but it was all intact. Custom cut Styrofoam packing, well laid out. One spot where the lack of support on the bottom layer caused the Styrofoam to crack and a piece to beak out - looks like no harm done at all.
As you can imagine, it's messy if the Styrofoam is cracked at all, so have a vacuum handy!