The first step in building our printer frame was to decide whether or not we wanted to paint, stain, or keep our printer as is. After some indecision and a trip to Home Depot, we decided to paint our printer blue. Professor Jadud allowed us the use of his basement to spray paint the wooden parts of the frame and the X, Y, and Z stages. (He even threw in an ice cream!)
After the paint had dried we began piecing together the frame of our printer. The first step was to screw the brackets onto the middle piece:
The next step was to bolt on the bottom and all the sides. The top needed to be left off in order to install the Z-stage later. Here is what the frame looks like all together:
And again:
