Recently, I got my hands on a free Ender 5 Pro, whose Z axis was so bent it looked like a forklift drove over it.
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@3dprinting Once the X axis rail stops are done, we will know _exactly_ how much X travel I'm allowed. I don't suspect I'll have any issues, given that the bed on an Ender 5 only has 220mm of usable X, but it would help for future mods to know _exactly_ how much slack I have in that axis.
I ended up going for the inductive probe instead of a Biqu Microprobe for two reasons. Firstly, this printer won't be enclosed anyway; secondly, the Microprobe mount I found didn't fit and I'm lazy.
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@3dprinting And now the toolhead is assembled! Note that the wiring is 100% not done, but I figured I'd get it all in there to figure out how it all has to be arranged. _Definitely_ going to need some wire guides, many of which I will likely have to design myself.
X total travel with this (and test bump stops) is 280mm, plus or minus 1, which should be enough.
61/n
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@3dprinting And now the toolhead is assembled! Note that the wiring is 100% not done, but I figured I'd get it all in there to figure out how it all has to be arranged. _Definitely_ going to need some wire guides, many of which I will likely have to design myself.
X total travel with this (and test bump stops) is 280mm, plus or minus 1, which should be enough.
61/n
@3dprinting The _sweatiest_ front clearance ever. I swear that's like, a millimetre.
62/n
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@3dprinting The _sweatiest_ front clearance ever. I swear that's like, a millimetre.
62/n
@3dprinting Figured I'd post a full photo. Mechanical assembly is almost done at this point: only the Z axis really remains. After this is installed, it's time for electronics and wiring, AKA 'the part Koz hates and cannot do properly'.
63/n
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@3dprinting Figured I'd post a full photo. Mechanical assembly is almost done at this point: only the Z axis really remains. After this is installed, it's time for electronics and wiring, AKA 'the part Koz hates and cannot do properly'.
63/n
@3dprinting So, it's been... over a month since the last update, phew! In that time, a lot has happened, but long story short, we have a Z axis for our #Endorphin, finally!
Unfortunately my leadscrews turned out too short (I need ones sized for the Ender 3, which are 365mm), so I'll have to wait on those. I also had _no_ end of trouble with this design, and ended up having to re-make the motor mounts, which probably need yet more re-making. But hey, progress!
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