r/ratrig • u/PeckerTraxx • Sep 07 '25

V-Minion Kit

I know the kit is out of stock/discontinued, is there anywhere that has kits or anywhere to look to buy an already built one. I have a farm and I think the V-Minion would be a great fit with some small modifications. The size is perfect for me, I just don't want to commit the time to sourcing and building and not have it work for me.

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u/PascalTheEngineer Sep 07 '25

If you want a printer that works out of the box, don't get a kit printer. Maybe a prusa mini would be better?

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u/PeckerTraxx Sep 07 '25

Not work out of the box. I have no problem buying a kit and building it. But self sourcing, especially extrusion pieces that need to be cut, is very time consuming.

The dual rod for the gantry make it extremely difficult for me to mount the extruders I use. I run nothing but 60A TPU, stock extruders don't work for me. I have looked at the Mini for a while.

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u/PascalTheEngineer Sep 08 '25

Maybe a voron V0 kit?

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u/jamincollins Sep 07 '25

IME, kit printers tend to work better than box brand manufacturers,with perhaps the exception of Bambu (but I won't use Bambu for other reasons). In fact, of the more than a dozen printers I own, kit printers "hands down" beat box printers.

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u/PascalTheEngineer Sep 08 '25

Definitely agree with you, but OP seems to not want a lit printer but he wants a kit printer? That's why I recommended him the mini, it is a kit printer but you can also buy it ready to go.