# Gridbot vs \[...\]

**URL:** <https://forum.grid.space/t/gridbot-vs/491>\
**Category:** GridBot\
**Created:** [December 12, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.grid.space/t/gridbot-vs/491 "2021-12-12T18:34:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![philippejadin](https://forum.grid.space/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@philippejadin](https://forum.grid.space/u/philippejadin)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.grid.space/t/gridbot-vs/491/1 "2021-12-12T18:34:38Z")

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Hello,

So, I’m considering building a gridbot, but before I order stuff, I’d like to have your advice on this printer vs a few others :

- vzbot, very similar, but seems nice but maybe too focused on speed
- vorons printer seems over engineered for my taste
- ultimaker 2 style printer, like this one : [Building a 300mm Big Size Ultimaker Style 3D Printer : 10 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables](https://www.instructables.com/Building-a-300mm-Big-Size-Ultimaker-Style-3D-Print/)

For this last one, I like that fact the don’t use linear rails (more expensive), but maybe it’s a moot point.

What would be the positive and negative aspects of gridbot vs those and the rest?

I hope this is not an impossible to answer question 🙂

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**Author:** ![stewart](https://forum.grid.space/user_avatar/forum.grid.space/stewart/32/21_2.png) [@stewart](https://forum.grid.space/u/stewart)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.grid.space/t/gridbot-vs/491/2 "2021-12-12T19:16:05Z")

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I think this is kind of impossible to answer. The builds are quite different and perhaps have different goals. I think many printers are over-designed and under-engineered. Many have mass where it isn’t needed. You can make a very capable printer more simply.

Having said that, I have updated most of my printers from the original GridBot 2 design to one I call 2.5 – it’s not as well documented, but the CAD model is posted in the forums.

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**Author:** ![philippejadin](https://forum.grid.space/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@philippejadin](https://forum.grid.space/u/philippejadin)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.grid.space/t/gridbot-vs/491/3 "2021-12-13T21:39:35Z")

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The more I look around the more I understand your sentence “I think many printers are over-designed and under-engineered.” 🙂

I’m wondering if for the V2.5 there is a BOM? Reducing the number of screws type needed would really ease the sourcing process btw 🙂

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**Author:** ![philippejadin](https://forum.grid.space/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@philippejadin](https://forum.grid.space/u/philippejadin)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.grid.space/t/gridbot-vs/491/4 "2021-12-13T21:41:49Z")

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Forget about my question, just discovered the bom can be exported from onshape :

- open the assembly in onshape
- click on “bom table”, small button on the far right of the screen
- profit!