Useful parts/components
Hello all, I am getting my first Prusa 3D Printer i3 MK3 soon. As Black Friday is coming, I just would like to get some recommendations from experts here on what parts to get that will/might be useful, would be great if I can get them while they are on sale lol. Even if they're not, it would be good to see what people are using. I got some ideas from looking briefly at the forum, and the projects others have done. Some projects that caught my interest: building the enclosure w/ filtration, adding camera, etc.. I would really appreciate any suggestions!
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Get an E3D 24v 40W heater cartridge (should be red colored wiring) and an E3D Thermister (should be blue colored wiring) as spares. Personally, since they are cheap (about $9), I would grab two of each of them to keep on hand. I would also grab an E3D Heater Block, but just one of them. These are the parts that may get damaged if you have a blob form over the hot end when a print fails. The wires tend to break easily.
All parts must be Verison 6, E3D parts. Remember that the Prusa uses 24V for the heater cartridge - you can buy them in both 24V and 12V, so be careful.
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Thanks CybrSage!
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Get a print fan.
It will fail eventually, and Prusa is very good about replacing it. But 3 days can seem an eternity.
I also got a few of the extruder springs. Hitting the gears with composed air from the idler side may send then flying. Or so I've heard. At a buck and a half each, I'll save the hour search.
If you are ordering, maybe some PTFE tubes. The chamfers that prusa performs may be worth the price.
Generally, look for the $1-$2 parts. Put them in your next order. You may never use them, but you may.
And consider a spare spring steel PEI sheet. It only takes one stupid moment when starting a PETG print when you realize you haven't used a release agent. I've got a1/4" right triangle on my original sheet where I see steel.
I'm only mentioning original parts from Prusa. The shipping can sometimes be prohibitive for minor parts.
Enclosures, cameras, Octoprint,etc, are each different threads. Feel free to open a thread when you have more specific questions.
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if you are in the US then these folks have useful range of Prusa spares. like the special Prusa version of the e3d heat break and the 3 wire part cooling fan and other items.
https://www.printedsolid.com/collections/prusa?fbclid=IwAR3JJEWMkxDvFb_R_i8ZAwma56wyDWIxC2DvhpT80Jw9sfD1UyGc_Saynfc
Re: Useful parts/components
if you are in the US then these folks have useful range of Prusa spares. like the special Prusa version of the e3d heat break and the 3 wire part cooling fan and other items.
https://www.printedsolid.com/collections/prusa?fbclid=IwAR3JJEWMkxDvFb_R_i8ZAwma56wyDWIxC2DvhpT80Jw9sfD1UyGc_Saynfc
Wow!
They have the! M3 (thin) square nuts. Not that I'll ever need more after only finding qty 50.