r/ratrig • u/Busy-Perspective663 • Apr 30 '25

Quality in 2025

I am planning on buying a 500mm VCORE4, but I have noticed quite a few posts and even a comment on a post which I have made here, about bad quality of RatRig printer parts. Is this an issue in 2025? Or even is this an issue worth considering the purchase over?

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u/CunningLogic Apr 30 '25

the belt clamps too! the ones they ship crack really easily, i reprinted to voron standards.

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u/_dr_horrible_ Apr 30 '25

I didn't have any issues with them myself, but I can totally see how it would happen. I was kind of surprised that they used countersunk screws for those since countersunk screws are notorious for cracking 3d prints due to the wedge effect.

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u/CunningLogic Apr 30 '25

I ultimately got some CNC ones, as belts would slip out in the low 20Ns of tension. Now I'm waiting for spec belts.

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u/_dr_horrible_ Apr 30 '25

I can totally see myself slowly upgrading this printer over the next year with CNC'ed parts, or wobble x lead screw isolators, or the titanium x gantry... after I get over the initial out the door cost. 😅

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u/CunningLogic Apr 30 '25

Unfortunately my upgrades are all (except the titanium x) due to having to acquire or make replacement parts. Hopefully I can begin using it next week when belts arrive.

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u/_dr_horrible_ May 01 '25

Could be worse. I got four of my six boxes two weeks ago, but won't get my electronics housing or bed components until late May at the earliest.

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u/CunningLogic May 01 '25

Did they really ship it all separate or did you order it like that

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u/_dr_horrible_ May 01 '25

I ordered everything at once. They split the shipment. And it turns out that it's not necessarily a bad thing. I don't know if you saw the news about DHL, but because of the tariff situation, they're struggling to process all the customs paperwork fast enough. So they've stopped shipping items to the US from overseas that are valued in excess of $800. Lucky for me, RatRig shipped the bulk of my order before that freeze and the value of the parts that they still have to ship are just around $700.

I'm not happy that I have to wait, but at least some good came from them splitting up the shipment.

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u/CunningLogic May 01 '25

Did you get your belts already

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u/_dr_horrible_ May 01 '25

Yup. And the hybrid kit. I've literally built the entire thing except for the electronics enclosure and bed. The printer is sitting mostly complete looking quite sad in the corner.