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Y-axis
1. Motor for Y-axis
Find below parts kit for Y-axis, plus a stepper motor
Assemble as per below picture. Please use a nylon washer to separate motor from motor
holder of Y-axis.
Please pay attention to position and orientation of limit switch (as shown in below photo).
After assembling, it should look as below picture. (For the screw going through bearing: it
should be moderately fixed, not too tight, to allow bearing run at ease).
3. Y-axis frame
Find below parts kit
Now we add the Y-axis stepper motor (now ready after we assembled it in step 1)behind the
front frame:
After mounting the heat plate, we insert linear bearing into the hole at ege of plate, use
nylon band to fix it tight in place, as shown in below picture:
Assembling X-axis
Find below parts kit:
Stepper motor, X-axis limit switch (long wire), and parts kit
Wire of limit switch goes through below wire besides the stepper motor.
Pay attention to the orientation of the limit switch (as shown in above photo)
Find parts kit for the other side of X axis, as per below photo
On the left side we have the fixture terminal for timing belt; On the right, we have a
horizontal screw for adjusting tension of belt.
Assembling extruder
Note: before adding motor in place, we need to put nylon washers for buffering.
In the end, we add Y-axis to the acrylic frame, as shown in below picture: