LDO Box Turtle Kit (Batch 2) - Unboxing

[mvdveer]

I ordered and paid for a LDO Box Turtle kit on the 16th November 2024 and it finally arrived today. Since ordering it, I have completed a self sourced Box Turtle and obtained a serial for it. And it has been put to use. So how does the kit compare to my self sourced effort, and was it worth the wait?

Well , definitely yes. The quality of the kit is amazing. All the components came  grouped together and well labeled. Opening the box, you are met with a documentation folder. This only contains the packing list. There is a separate A4 sheet for mounting the turtleneck buffer.

Removing the documents folder reveals the First layer:

What particularly surprised me was the fact that the rubber wheels and feet were included, thus no printing with TPU.

A further surprise was the inclusion of a Full filamentrix kit.

The second layer revealed the motors, controller board and a parcel called Main Kit.

But the surprises did not end there - a set of helical gears are included as well - thus no need to print these either!

The included N20 motors were the high torque motors found on Isik Tech's site, and not the Aliexpress variant I got for my self sourced build. Apparently these are much quieter.

All in all - an excellent kit

I think this will be a pleasure to build.

 

 

[Meishu]

I agree.. I am building this kit myself now and it has the usual good LDO quality. 

For the people who want to build this Kit (or another one) I have now completed the printed part list on google sheets. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZA8JafAzRnATarJMIlmzV_CeSktwcuFKi30RLRZnDro/edit?usp=sharing

you can copy this list to your place and use it as a guide. 

 

[claudermilk]

LDO makes excellent kits. They are premium priced, but you get well-organized, premium components. Plus unexpected extras.

[PFarm]

Agree!

[PFarm]

@mvdknaap Does the turtle box fit on top of a 300 printer?

[mvdveer]

54 minutes ago, PFarm said:

@mvdknaap Does the turtle box fit on top of a 300 printer?

Yes it does. Mine is on the V2.4r2 300mm build.

Without the enclosure:                                                                                                 With the enclosure:

                                    

 

[mvdveer]

5 hours ago, claudermilk said:

LDO makes excellent kits. They are premium priced, but you get well-organized, premium components. Plus unexpected extras.

Forgot to mention the little LDO Boxturtle Keyring!

[mvdveer]

Having just received a Bambulabs AMS, I can see the BoxTurtle design is very similar to this unit.

[mvdveer]

7 hours ago, Meishu said:

For the people who want to build this Kit (or another one) I have now completed the printed part list on google sheets. 

Thanks - I previously used the configurator from the BoxTurtle documentation, but as this is specific to the LDO kit - will use this instead

[PFarm]

@mvdveer Thanks for this thread on the LDO kit, I've started printing parts for this kit. I operate a snowplow for a local company for some extra cash and we have back-to-back snow storms in Ontario, Canada (something you don't have to deal with ) so I should be able to purchase the kit from Spartan3D when they're back in stock link here. It will be installed on the Trident 300!

Edited February 15 by PFarm

[Afiedler]

Thank you for the great write up, I'm curious if it included the printed led diffusers? I don't really want to buy a whole spool for just those 4 parts haha

[mvdveer]

Just now, Afiedler said:

Thank you for the great write up, I'm curious if it included the printed led diffusers? I don't really want to buy a whole spool for just those 4 parts haha

No, unfortunately you will have to print those. If you are in Australia, I could print them and send them to you. If not, then maybe someone close to where you are, may be willing to. Or perhaps a printing service, but that would cost more than a spool of clear filament. 

[Meishu]

On 2/16/2025 at 6:08 AM, Afiedler said:

Thank you for the great write up, I'm curious if it included the printed led diffusers? I don't really want to buy a whole spool for just those 4 parts haha

the led diffusers are not included in the kit, but there is a 10m transparent PETG filament "sample" included in the kit. this is enough to print the diffusers yourself. 

[Afiedler]

On 2/15/2025 at 1:13 PM, mvdveer said:

No, unfortunately you will have to print those. If you are in Australia, I could print them and send them to you. If not, then maybe someone close to where you are, may be willing to. Or perhaps a printing service, but that would cost more than a spool of clear filament. 

Thank you for the offer, not in Australia unfortunately, but it's appreciated!

[Afiedler]

On 2/16/2025 at 6:11 PM, Meishu said:

the led diffusers are not included in the kit, but there is a 10m transparent PETG filament "sample" included in the kit. this is enough to print the diffusers yourself. 

Oh awesome, that's great!