Printrbot: my new 3D printer and why you need lot of patience

Some of you might remember the Kickstarter.com campaign Printrbot, a low cost 3D printer.

There were some rumors about the projects delays and complications. And when I thought it might would never ship, an email with a tracking number apperared in my email account. This was mid-May. So it took a heck of a long time to get this thing finally shipped. And if this wouldn’t be enough, the German customs also delayed the shipping. See for yourself:

4 days USA to Germany (Frankfurt a.M.) (17.05.12 - 20.05.12) 23 days from Frankfurt a.M. to me (20.05.12 - 11.06.12)

The current progress:

The assembly is somewhat frustrating, there are some parts missing (screws and nuts and some printed plastic parts (!)). And you have to rework the printed parts, which is not really addressed in the videos. So be careful.