Help! I traded for this old 3d printer and know nothing about it!

So I traded a piece of art for this openbuilds 3d printer. I'm pretty sure the person who traded it was dishonest about where it came from, and she didn't know anything about it either regardless, so I didn't care, I figured I could try to get it workeing or not. I think someone from my grad school program made it. I don't know if it even has all its parts. I think it's kinda old, like no newer than 2012. I was going to try to figure it out and see if it worked but now it's just taking up space. What could I get for this thing?

 

Hi, yes I'm in Portland. That explains a lot! And it makes me feel better, like the person who traded it to me was maybe telling me the truth after all to the best of her understanding. I got some info on Reddit that it's probably a Delta Build MOST variant, whatever that means? So it might be slightly newer than I thought. Like from 2014 or 2016? I'm not sure. I looked up the motherboard which has a website on it. It's a Melzi Ardentissimo: Reprap.org/wiki/melzi

 

I have no idea. It's super dusty. I feel like it would take me a couple days of work just to wrap my brain around how this stuff works and another couple days to try getting it working. If it's not worth much, I don't think that time is worth it.

 

The person I got it from can't or won't put me in touch with the person who built it, who obviously isn't going to buy it from me because they got rid of it lol. It's a confusing situation that may include some amount of deception, I'm not sure, but there's no way to do that.

I was able to look up the software for the motherboard so that's encouraging. I don't see any way to connect it to my computer though so I wonder if it's missing a part.

 

Hmmm. I'll look at it. I'm not replacing anything. The only reason I am even considering trying to make it work is so that I can sell it for working parts and get any money for it. I'm starting to think I should just gift it to a friend of mine lol.

 

Oh I know I can. I just have a full plate right now and don't want to. I an trying to empty my possessions into storage so I can sell my house and I don't really have room for it or time to deal with it. I'm really trying to pick my battles wisely right now.