Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Costing Mendel
Mendel comes in at £395 for the lot (in the UK).
Assumptions are:
- Using RS (UK) for bought in standard stock (fasteners, bearings, bars, studding and belts)
- 4 off NEMA 17s, @ £20 each
- RP parts @ material cost of £20 (assumes no commission)
- Thick sheet cost (inc cutting cost) @ £20
- Electronics are Zach’s Gen3 @ £110
Raw data can be found in the Mendel assembly data sheet on the wiki. A tabular summary is also available on the wiki.
Here’s a graphical breakdown:

Assumptions are:
- Using RS (UK) for bought in standard stock (fasteners, bearings, bars, studding and belts)
- 4 off NEMA 17s, @ £20 each
- RP parts @ material cost of £20 (assumes no commission)
- Thick sheet cost (inc cutting cost) @ £20
- Electronics are Zach’s Gen3 @ £110
Raw data can be found in the Mendel assembly data sheet on the wiki. A tabular summary is also available on the wiki.
Here’s a graphical breakdown:
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