Prusa i3 Hephestos 3D Printer

Product Description

We're proud to present the latest evolution of the Prusa i3, the most popular 3D printer in the RepRap community. Our more advanced version, Hephestos, offers significant improvements. A kit that includes all the parts you need, manuals for step-by-step assembly and an active support service via our 3D forum to help with any queries you might have.

Features

• The key innovation of the Hephestos is its cable-tidy. This enables us to position the cables at the top and rear of the device, ensuring they don't interfere with the printer movements
• We've also achieved greater protection against burns by eliminating the heated bed and adding a protector to the extruder (the same one we designed for the With box)
• The hardware of the Prusa i3 Hephestos is 100% open source, meaning you can modify it and adapt it however you like
• At BQ we're firmly committed to the growing RepRap community and we're keen to share all our improvements, without restricting knowledge
• All the new parts can be downloaded free of charge

Top Reviews

Defective product ...
by Boris (1 out of 5 stars)
January 20, 2018

Worst kit ever , no product information on Amazon page . 3d printed parts very bad quality, don't fit each over . Defective bearings are complete trash you have to buy new . Wiring diagram is a joke , incorrect and wires not marked .

Impossible to put together, you have to modify lots of parts.

And $800 for kit what able to print PLA only ??? Nothing but rip off .
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Difficult to assemble and no tech support
by Miguel D. (1 out of 5 stars)
March 1, 2016

The machine was difficult to put together. At the end (after 2 weekends of work) the machine would not print
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Great printer but not for beginners!
by R James (5 out of 5 stars)
October 31, 2016

Not sure about the complaints here but I love this printer! Mine was a return purchased through an auction. It had a few missing screws and some broken plastic pieces. Luckily I have access to other 3D printers so I was able to print all new parts for the i3. I contacted BQ support and they were very helpful. Since they are located in Europe you have to expect a slight delay in response times. But every time I asked them a question, they were back within a day. They got me the files to print the parts and after I got those printed I began the build.

This is not a beginner project by any means. If you are not mechanically or technically inclined, buy a printer that is already built. It took me about a weekend to assemble this printer and I had a ball doing it. Once it was together I fired it up and had it printing all kinds of things. I ran this printer side by side with one of the Lulzbot printers we use at work and the quality on the BQ was far better than the Lulzbot. Probably due to the smaller nozzle size which gave finer details.

I give this printer a 5 star, two thumbs up rating!
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Bq technical support is terrible and they do not honor the warranty
by runtimejack (1 out of 5 stars)
October 15, 2016

Do not buy this printer. Bq technical support is terrible and they do not honor the warranty. It would take a week to get a response from them. After 27 emails and 3 months later they did not resolve my problem. The Arduino board (clone) failed and after several attempts to re-flash the firmware following the instructions from their Tech support, no success. I paid $550 for my kit !

I ended up buying a new Original Arduino board for $35 and it is now working.

In my option, this is no better than the cheap Chinese kits out there. Only with better building instructions, Not worth the extra $$$.

If I had to do it again, I would have spent just a little more and bought an Original Prusa i3 MK2
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Worth the money.
by Nate Weber (4 out of 5 stars)
February 3, 2018

I bought this kit on sale through Amazon. It was cheaper than upgrading my current printer. This kit was a great experience, as noted, definitely not for beginners. Each section of the printer was boxed separately and securely. The assembly instructions were highly detailed and easy to follow. Once the bed was leveled and the settings were dialed in, the NORMAL print quality was on par with the printed pieces in the kit. All that being said I did have to do a little sanding of some of the parts, this was mentioned in the instructions though. The 5mm Z axis rods were also warped. Not enough to prevent function but too much for the maker in me. I was able to find chrome replacements that were arrow straight, from McMaster-Carr.
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Love our printer.
by Amazon Customer (5 out of 5 stars)
November 12, 2015

Great product would buy again...
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