This area is dedicated to issues regarding the printer electronics. You might get a better response in one of the more general areas.
1) Why not build a kit? They are as cheap as sourcing parts and you don't have as much to figure out?
2) What sort of printer do you want?
3) Can you afford $3,000 on a printer or are you limited to 1/5 of that (or 1/10) ?
4) How much "stuff" do you already have? Fully set up with a CNC? Basic hand tools only?
5) How comfortable are you with this sort of stuff? Built many robots? Done much with Arduino's?
6) What part of the world are you in? Do you have strange limitations on getting stuff due to location?
Way to many questions and far to many different places to go with them. Numbers 1 and 3 are the two to think about. $600 or so is a good starting point ...
1) Why not build a kit? They are as cheap as sourcing parts and you don't have as much to figure out?
2) What sort of printer do you want?
3) Can you afford $3,000 on a printer or are you limited to 1/5 of that (or 1/10) ?
4) How much "stuff" do you already have? Fully set up with a CNC? Basic hand tools only?
5) How comfortable are you with this sort of stuff? Built many robots? Done much with Arduino's?
6) What part of the world are you in? Do you have strange limitations on getting stuff due to location?
Way to many questions and far to many different places to go with them. Numbers 1 and 3 are the two to think about. $600 or so is a good starting point ...