Reddit reviews Hilitchi 210pcs M3 Stainless Steel Hex Socket Head Cap Screws Nuts Assortment Kit with Box (M3)
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High Quality Stainless Steel Hex Socket Head Cap Screws Nuts Kit.Different Size of M3.Package Quantity: 210pcs, Material: Stainless Steel.With Plastic Box.
I'll chime in... had my kit for about 2 weeks now and will share my experience:
Tools
If you don't have some of these, I HIGHLY recommend them.
Assembly isn't too hard, and the directions are pretty good. My main complaint with the directions is that sometimes they don't explain what's important and not important all the time. I spent a lot of time building, taking apart, and rebuilding the base y-axis frame because I thought I did something wrong (it wobbled) to find out that you fix that wobble as one of the last steps.
The 100mm distance that you're required to thread double nuts early in the assembly is absolutely critical by the end of the build for many different reasons. It would be nice if prusa included some kind of printed spacer to make that step foolproof.
Again, assembly is straightforward. I took a span of 3 days to finish mine while dedicating a few hours each night to do it.
Upgrades
A couple of things can be improved on the printer. The printer isn't terribly noisy, but you can make it damn near silent with a few upgrades.
I remember scrambling for those pesky m3 screws… getting the right length etc. I used to buy them at about $.25 each from the local “metric” carrying hardware store! Amazon has these assortments…
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014ONCP88/
And 608 bearings! WTF is a 608 bearing? Again, Amazon comes through…
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BUH45DU/
Get this or something similar: https://www.amazon.com/Hilitchi-210pcs-Stainless-Socket-Assortment/dp/B014ONCP88/
Theres a bunch of mods that require various sizes of m3 screws, having a variety pack around great.
I have a few boxes of misc nuts and bolts, which happen to include M3x20 (it's a fairly common size)
Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Hilitchi-210pcs-Stainless-Socket-Assortment/dp/B014ONCP88/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468998197&sr=8-1&keywords=m3+assortment