I figure to upgrade my Batch 9 MakerBot to use a Plastruder MK5, I’ll need the following:

• $100 – Plastruder MK5 Hot End Kit
• $6 – Delrin Plunger Kit
• $12 – MK5 Drive Gear Upgrade Kit
• $17.50 – Relay Board Kit v1.0
• A design for a printable Plastruder MK51

$106.00 isn’t too shabby to upgrade to the most badass Plastruder2 money can buy. 34

1. I’d ask Zaggo, Webca, or jrombousky to design it… [↩]
2. Edit: Plastruder kit [↩]
3. Especially when you essentially get to keep your Plastruder MK4 as a backup. [↩]
4. You’d still need a few spare parts – but I’m sure that’s nothing we can’t scrounge from leftovers… [↩]