Quoted from cosmokramer:More like $2500 in parts and 150+ hours...it may not be logical, but a lot of us would do it just because we dont want to see it parted out.
Considering what I have in Orbitor now after 8 months or so of piecing it together I’m break even, but I never count the time spent and my labor because it’s why I enjoy the hobby and it would be unaffordable