Got a question on parts

Cyruscosmo

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Nov 7, 2012, 10:44:43 AM11/7/12

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I am close to having all the parts I need to start building my 3D printer. I got a sweet deal on a bundle of 80/20 for the frame. ;-) I have all the stepper motors and driver boards and I am waiting on the linear rails to get here now. I am going to use the MakerBot® MotherBoard and Arduino combo for the brains but still need a few things. My question concerns the 5 headers on the mother board that the stepper drivers are plugged in to. Is there a place around here that sells them? Or do I have to order online and if so from where?

doug metzler

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Nov 7, 2012, 10:58:42 AM11/7/12

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Digikey is your friend :-) Ship via USPS, it only takes a couple of days and is less expensive.

Thanks,

DougM

Cyruscosmo

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Nov 7, 2012, 1:06:35 PM11/7/12

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USPS? Gerrr I hope they give other options for shipping as USPS won't deliver to this address.

doug metzler

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Nov 7, 2012, 2:04:44 PM11/7/12

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Yes, they deliver UPS as well and probably Fedex and all the rest.

DougM

Cyruscosmo

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Nov 7, 2012, 3:28:01 PM11/7/12

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Thats good to know and thank you again. Now do you happen to know what those plugs are called?

doug metzler

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Nov 7, 2012, 3:57:03 PM11/7/12

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a little searching on the Makerbot site reveals the following...

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4968

which contains a parts list:

http://www.thingiverse.com/download:15096

DougM

Cyruscosmo

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Nov 7, 2012, 6:10:44 PM11/7/12

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Guess I should not assume anything. I thought "IDC" was the company name or some such.

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