Hi, I recently picked up a Zonestar Z9V5-MK3 for too much money, too far from my house but what’s done is done. I bought another hot end on eBay off a MK5 or 6 but spares seem to be few and far between though it looks like I can still get parts new. I found some info on a Facebook group for these things and their GitHub looks like it has a decent amount of info. I’m really looking for opinions or experience, what are their quirks, etc. Ultimately I want to replace the belts, trade the glass bed for magnetic, and upgrade the extruders but all that needs to wait until I’ve actually powered this thing on. In the near term I need to replace all the missing hardware on the machine (8 screws and a rubber foot), hook up the electrics, fire it up and see what happens.
That’s a shame but I am enjoying working on printers as much as I am printing to be honest. As far as money sinks, I could have bought a nice bambu brinter for what I have into my ad5x and ender 3. It’s easier to see after the fact. Perhaps this one will go in the attic until I feel like throwing more money in a hole. Thanks for the reply :)