Opening the Box and Assembly

The day it arrived I opened the box and checked all of the parts. Everything seemed to be there except the magnetic build surface. That wasn't going to stop me from putting it together though since it came with the standard build plate (the usual surface on a 2mm thick plastic plate). After some discussion with the seller I checked at the very bottom of the box and there it was. Everything was there that should be.

I had watched a few build videos and used the one I liked from ruiraptor for reference. This video showed the basic unboxing and assembly with a departure from the standard instructions that made the build easier and highlighted a couple of pitfalls.

It took less than two hours to get the job done and would have been closer to one hour if I hadn't managed to get the x-axis cabling twisted up. I had to back track some to get that straightened out but once I did all was well.

By the time I was done it was getting late in the day and I decided that a real test could wait for the next day. In case you're wondering, of course I turned it on just to see if it would!

Update: I found an even better build video (that came out after I built mine) from: The Edge of Tech. This one goes into even more detail and refinement of the process. I saw a bunch of things that I have to go back and check on!