Are there kits that just include all metal parts and that are cheaper?
Are there kits that just include all metal parts and that are cheaper?
there are CNCd parts available from various vendors, but they usually have design alterations to account for the aforementioned increase flex tolerance and also to make them more economical (or just possible) to machine.
Those parts usually are heavier as well and can have a negative effect on the resonance and inertia of the gantries reducing print speed.
There's been a lot of discussion on this at various points in the voron design discord (serious discoverability problem compared to forums and the such :P ) about this.
In terms of price, electronics and motions components are just expensive, especially if you want reliable parts. Metal parts would also increase the price because machining is more expensive than printing by quite a bit.
Even the expensive LDO kit requires you to source the printed parts yourself, I'd say the kits that provide printed parts are in the minority.
There are cheaper kits that might make more sense for you, but I don't have any experience with them.
A friend is building up one of these and is fairly happy with it: https://magicphoenix.xyz/product/voron-v2-4-customized-kit/
They also have Trident kits. I've also built a Siboor V0.2 kit and was happy with it for the money.