Recently I found out these printers are becoming more accessible to end users. Until a couple weeks ago, I thought they were industrial grade equipment, not something one could have at home.
Does anyone know if there's a "main 3D printing" forum, something like bitcointalk.org for 3D printing? I've googled a little but all forums I found were almost "ghost forums", with just a couple dudes posting something once in a while...
The subject is quite interesting, I'd like to learn more.
Reprap.org or the #reprap IRC chat on freenode is a great starting point.
The mendelmax is a solid printer but it functions exactly the same as a Prusa Mendel. The main difference is the frame, it is made from extruded aluminum instead of threaded rod.
Anyone who is going MendelMax should either source it themselves or buy from Trinity Labs (the company the designer is part of). Also, the MendelMax is not the newest design but it is very popular, there are many others that are newer derivatives.