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Old Prusa i3 MK3 kit (lemmings.world)

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Several years ago I splurged and purchased myself an Original Prusa i3 MK3 kit, at the time I had an original Kickstarter Robo3d which I had mixed results with and was getting tired of its issues. Life went off track and the MK3 kit has sat in the shipping box ever since.

I've got the itch to get back into the hobby and am wondering how I should proceed. Build the kit as is or purchase one of the upgrade kits? Or something else?

Money is a bit of an issue but I do have several rolls of Prusa filament still sealed so I should be able to get many prints with stock on hand without any additional spending.

Obviously I'll need new gummy bears...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have both MK3's and MK3S's at my college. About 4 of each. Functionally there is zero difference. The MK3S has a filament sensor so you can run spools to empty and safely replace without having to hover over top of it, but that's about it. They both print fantastically and with remarkably high accuracy- that is, when some college bonehead hasn't broken a hotend or completely ignored all calibration.

Build it and use it. She'll serve you well for many years to come.