Section 2.1 Assembly of the Y Unit Mounting the threaded Rods and Power Supply

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	1x M10 Threaded Rod
	1x Y-Middle Right
	2x M10 Washer
	2x M10 Spring Washer
	2x M10 Nut

• Slide the right Power-Supply mount onto the M10 rod.

• Put a washer on both sides.

• Two spring washers on both sides

• and two nuts on both sides.

• Do not make the nuts tight yet. Leave about 5cm place between the nuts.

	2x M10 Washer
	2x M10 Spring Washer
	4x M10 Nut
	1x M10 Flange Nut

• Mount a nut, spring washer, washer and flange nut to the threaded rod for later mounting the XZ plate.

• Also put an M10 nut on both ends for later mounting the front and back-plate.

• Do not make anything tight yet.

• The power-supply mount is about 18 centimeters from the front side of the rod.

• The flange is about 26 centimeters from the front.

• Don’t make this precise, measurements are just for reference for easier assembly later on.

	1x M10 Threaded Rod
	1x Y-Middle Left
	4x M10 Washer
	4x M10 Spring Washer
	6x M10 Nut
	1x M10 Flange Nut

• Do the same for the left-hand rod.

• Make sure that the orientation of the plastic parts is correct. The arrows should be pointing upwards.

	1x Y-Front Left
	1x Y-Height Adjuster
	1x M3x16 Cylinder Screw
	1x M3 Locknut
	1x How screws are measured

• Turn the nut about 5mm onto the screw

• Put the Y-Height Adjuster into the Y-FrontLeft part

• Push the screw and nut into the slots of the plastic parts

  • Make sure the hexagon of the screw is reachable through the hole in the Height adjuster

  • Later this assembly will enable you to adjust the height of the smooth rod

	1x Y-Front Right
	1x 624 Bearing
	1x 4hx16 Dowel
	2x Belt Guiding Disk

• Put the bearing with the two belt guiding discs into the slot of the front right Y-Corner.

• Make sure the little notch of the discs is on the inside and the shiny side is point outwards.

• Slide in the dowel to fix the assembly.

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• Put the black sticker on the power supply to make it look nice.

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4x M4x10

• Mount the front Y mounts to the M10 rods.

• Mount the power-supply on the plastic parts with 4 M4 x 10 screws.

• Note the air outlet of the power-supply will be facing downwards.

Great you now completed the first step of the assembly. Go on with the next step.

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