04 | Z and X Axis Assembly
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Last updated on Jul 3, 2019
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Insert the Misumi LM8UU bearings to the x axis motor holder. Use 2 x M3x10 socket Cap Screws and 2 x M3 Nylon Nuts to squeeze the bearing holder. Do not tighten it too much, just to keep the bearing in place. Not more.
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Put the POM Nut in its place and align the unthreaded holes. Use 2 x M3x18 Socket Cap Screws and 2 x M3 Nuts to fasten the pom nut.
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Push the GT2 Pulley to the motor shaft but to not fully tighten the small screws on the pulley yet.
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Use 3 x M3x18 Socket Cap Screws and 2 x M3 Nuts to fasten the pom nut.
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Insert 2 x M3 Square Nuts to the motor holder body and 1 x M3 Square Nut to the cable guide body.
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Use a M3x0.6 Flat Head Screw to mount the X motor cable guide housing.
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After installing the X motor cable through the guide channel, use a M3x12 Socket Cap Screw for the upper hole and a M3x18 Socket Cap Screw for the bottom hole to mount the X motor cable guide cover.
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Insert 2 xLMU8 Bearings. Use 2 x Nylon M3 Nuts and M3x10 Socket Cap Screws to tighten the bearings just to hold the bearings in their place. Attention! DO NOT TIGHTEN more!
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Put the Pom Nut and align the unthreaded holes for the screws. Use 2 x M3 Nuts (See the small picture at left-bottom to insert one of the M3 Nuts) and 2 x M3x18 Socket Cap Screws to fasten the Pom Nut in it's place.
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Insert 2 x Nylon M3 Nuts from top and bottom to fasten rod spacers. Use 2 x M3 Washers and M3x10 Socket Cap Screws to tighten later in order to take up the excessive space between rods and the X axis holders.
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Insert 2 x Nylon M3 Nuts to the belt tensioner.
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Push the Idler Timing Pulley inside the belt tensioner.
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Use the supplied Dowel Pin to secure the Idler Pulley.
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Use 2 x M3 Washers and 2 x M3x20 Socket Cap Screws to mount the belt tensioner. Catch the M3 nuts in the tensioner, and tighten the M3 screws up to the celearance of the tensioner.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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