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I figured this meant bolting some things together and attaching pre-built parts. I was wrong, but that&#8217;s ok because I learned a lot. Some assembly required is an understatement. True to its roots as a printer that could be created with a set of hardware and 3D printed parts from another printer (<a href=\"https:\/\/reprap.org\/wiki\/RepRap\">RepRap Project<\/a>), the MK3S comes as a set of boxes of 3D printed parts, motors and a whole lot of screws, nuts, and other hardware. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bearable Instructions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Thankfully the designers also designed a wonderful set of instructions and an ordered way to ship the product. Each step had its own bag of 3D printed parts and a separate bag of hardware. They also provided a printed (to scale) cheat sheet to compare the parts to as you work. When you have 10mm and 12mm screws in the same step, this is crucial! Prusa also included a bag of Haribo Gummy Bears to keep my strength up during the assembly process along with a guide of how many to eat for each step. The rewards were needed, I kept going for the bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assembly<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All tolled I probably spent 20 hours assembling the printer. Your mileage may vary depending on how much &#8220;maker&#8221; experience you have. The instructions and the related comments on their website are awesome. My tip is to read ALL of the comments for each step before trying to accomplish the step. There were several times that I didn&#8217;t do this and spent over an hour trying to assemble something only to find a quick answer in the comments that made the entire step easy to do. My other assembly tip is to add some tools to the kit provided. I used a pair of side cutters and a small screwdriver kit that had allen wrench bits. 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