Starting point?

[jcrowson12]

I have been following the wally for a couple of months now, and I am almost in a spot where I can work on making my own. I know there is the bounty for the assembly instructions. I would prefer to see the instructions and then make a donation if I think that they are worth it. In the mean time, where do you guys think is the best place to start? Any advice will also be greatly appreciated.

I have access to wally's Github.

Thanks for any and all input.

[Nicholas Seward]

The best stand in for instructions would be to download Inventor View. You can use this to view parts and assemblies so you can see exactly how everything goes together. I believe you can also take measurement.

A few words of warning. Wally is experimental. I have gotten him to make some beautiful prints but I am currently alone. In addition to that, I still haven't gotten him calibrated to the point I would trust him to reproduce.

[Cozmicray]

As Nick said Wally is way experimental.
But If you need a bunch of frustration.
There is suppose to be 20 "beta" units out there
Nick's Wally, Battleship Wally, and Wally Chrome only builds I know of

Read all "Cozmicray" posts
Start printing out parts from "stl" files on github
or
get someone to print them
get some birch ply lay out the measurement 3 times cut / drill once for back and sides
order up 30 608 bearings
order up 4 nema 17 motors
a Azteeg X3 or Mega 2560 and RAMPS
order up bowden extruder and Ubis hotend
$40 of fasteners
some spectra fishing line

about 60 hours of build
about 120 hours of swearing/tinkering/do-overs

Ta Da You got Wally Jcrowson!