Voron 2.4 Build: Planning Your First Self-Built Printer

Danielle A.

The Ultimate DIY Printer

The Voron 2.4 is a community designed, open source CoreXY 3D printer that has become the benchmark of the DIY printer movement. Designed by a team of engineers and makers who wanted a truly production capable home machine that was fast, reliable, enclosed, and purpose built for Klipper. It represents the accumulated knowledge of thousands of builders worldwide. A well built Voron 2.4 regularly outperforms commercial printers at twice its assembled cost. More importantly, because you built it yourself, you understand every component, while maintaining, upgrading, and repairing it requires no mystery, just mechanical competence and access to the comprehensive community documentation.

The Voron is not for beginners. The build assumes comfort with precision mechanical assembly; soldering and basic electronics; reading technical documentation; using Klipper firmware (see our Klipper overview); and making iterative adjustments based on systematic testing. The build takes 40–80 hours of careful work spread over several weekends. For the right maker, it's the most rewarding technical project imaginable.

Key Design Features

The 2.4 is a CoreXY machine with a moving gantry design, the gantry (which carries the toolhead) moves in Z on four independent Z motors, allowing precise automatic tramming. The bed is fixed, which eliminates the oscillation problems of bedslingers entirely. The standard build sizes are 250mm, 300mm, and 350mm, the 300mm build is the most popular. The machine is fully enclosed with 3mm foam-gasket panels, making it suitable for ABS, ASA, Nylon, and even PA-CF printing without modification.

Sourcing in Australia

The Voron BOM (Bill of Materials) identifies every component needed. Most hardware is sourced from AliExpress Chinese vendors (cheaper but with longer lead times) or quality Western vendors (faster, more consistent quality, more expensive). For Australian builders, a hybrid approach works well: source quality critical components (linear rails, motors, pulleys, and electronics) from reputable vendors and commodity hardware (screws and extrusions) from AliExpress. Budget AUD $900–1,400 for a 300mm build sourced thoughtfully. The printed parts, a substantial quantity that holds the machine together, must be made from ABS, as specified by the documentation (ABS handles the elevated chamber temperatures; PLA would soften and deform). You'll need access to a printer capable of reliable ABS printing to build your Voron, which is one reason the project is for experienced makers.

Community and Resources

The Voron Design Discord server (voron.design) is the primary community resource, with channels for every aspect of the build, an active sourcing guide, and experienced builders who answer questions patiently. The official documentation (docs.vorondesign.com) is exceptional, read it cover to cover before ordering parts. Refer to our input shaping guide and Klipper macros guide after your build is complete — the Voron ecosystem provides the ideal platform to implement these advanced features fully.