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M Prime One assembly guide

Diego Trapero edited this page Jul 12, 2016 · 15 revisions

Z motor subassembly

Step 1. Motor

Bolt the motor to the Z motor holder printed part using 4 M3x10 (short) bolts.

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Step 2. Electronics holder

Bolt the electronic board holders to the X motor holder using 4 M3x20 (long) bolts.

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X motor subassembly

Step 1. Linear bearings

Attach 4 LM8UU linear bearings to the X motor holder printed part using 8 zip ties.

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Step 2. Belt bearings

Assemble the bearings that will guide the X axis timing belt.

  • First, place the M3x20 screws from the lower side of the X motor holder.
  • Then, place two M3 washers, two 623ZZ ball bearings, one M3 washer and one M3 nut in each bolt. Tighten the nut to secure the bearings.

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Step 3. Bolt motor

Bolt the motor to the printed part using 4 M3x10 bolts. Attach the belt pulley to the motor shaft using the 2 setscrews. One of the setscrews should be tightened against the shaft flat surface so the pulley won’t move.

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Step 4. Endstop

Attach the endstop to its holder using two M3x20 bolts and two M3 nuts.

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YZ carriage subassembly

Step 1. Linear bearings

Attach 4 LM8UU linear bearings to the X motor holder printed part using 8 zip ties.

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Step 2. Belt bearings

Assemble the bearings that will guide the X axis timing belt.

  • First, place the M3x20 screws from the lower side of the X motor holder.
  • Then, place two M3 washers, two 623ZZ ball bearings, one M3 washer and one M3 nut in each bolt. Tighten the nut to secure the bearings.

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Step 3. Y linear bearings

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Step 4. Motor and belt pulleys

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Step 5. Endstop

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ia_1- Main structure

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sa_printer_head- Printer head subassembly

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ia_2- Y axis

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ia_3- X axis

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sa_ptsone- PTSone extruder subassembly

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ia_4- Attaching the extruder to the printer

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