K) Y Carriage

Moderate · No estimate · by Tony Akens · last edited 2020-12-28

Tools

Parts

Step 1

  • Newer Filastruder kits use Socket Cap Head Screws, use them in place of all button head screws in this section unless noted.

Step 2 — Y Carriage Installation

  • Before you bolt the Y Carriage onto the Y rail, double check that all the brass inserts are in.
  • Bolt the Y Carriage to the Y rail using (4) m3 x 8mm button head bolts. (Socket Cap Head Screws will not work here, use Button Head regardless of the kit you're building) Make sure they're snug.
  • Note You may want a dab of loctite on the bolts for attaching the Y carriage to the Rail, they're hard to get to later.
3 comments
  • Max Plastix · 2020-05-17

    For the 713Maker Aluminum Y carriage on Misumi rails, M3x8 is too long. Use (4) M3x6 screws instead.

  • Max Plastix · 2020-05-17

    Consider doing this AFTER Step 6, as it’s easier to mount things to the carriage before it is installed onto the rail block.

  • Max Plastix · 2020-05-17

    Well, after Step 5 so you don’t block the rail mount screw hole

Step 3 — Attach BLTouch to BLTouch Mount

  • Remove the wiring that comes pre-installed on the bltouch by disconnecting the connector. The kit wiring harness has a connector, these wires are not needed.
  • Put (2) m3 x 20mm Button Head Bolts pointing up through the holes in the BLTouch.
  • Thread a brass insert down on the bolt, tight against the bltouch.
  • Pass the bolt up through the BLTouch mount
  • Put an m3 washer on the bolt, and then an m3 Nylock Nut.
1 comment
  • Christian Harrell · 2020-08-04

    It may be beneficial to note; the brass fittings are not labeled on the diagram, but should be included

Step 4 — Install BLTouch

  • Attach the BLTouch mount to the lower left two holes in the Y carriage using (2) m3 x 8mm Button Head Bolts.

Step 5 — Prep Layer Fan Install

  • Locate the layer fan adapter (In this kits this part is white, not black as shown), and insert an M3 nut into the slot on it as shown.
  • Attach the layer fan to the bottom of your Y carriage using a single M3 x 6mm button head bolt. (Image is shown off of a printer for clarity)
2 comments
  • Max Plastix · 2020-05-17

    For the 713Maker Aluminum Y Carriage option, there is a different shroud adapter to use. “Alu_Mount_Adapter.stl” Not included in kit.

  • evin powell · 2020-06-18

    The Alu-Mount_Adapter.stl found here (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:336762...) does not seem to have the same hole pattern as the kit-provided fan duct. Is there another file to use for printing to mount the kit-provided fan duct on the 713 Maker ultralight Y plate?

Step 6 — Part Cooling Fan and Y Endstop Install

  • The Y endstop and part cooling fan share a cable harness, so we need to install them at the same time.
  • Attach the 5015 blower to the JT shroud using a 20mm Button Head Bolt.
  • Attach the Y endstop switch to the Y endstop mount using (2) m2 x 12mm Bolts and (2) m2 nuts.

Step 7 — Attach Part Cooling Fan and Y Endstop

  • Start by attaching the Layer fan and shroud. Attach the Layer fan to the bottom of the adapter using one m3x8mm Button head bolt into the rear hole (the one going to the m3 washer) and one m3 x 12mm Button head bolt that will pass through the other hole and into the brass insert in the Y carriage.
  • Attach the Y endstop mount to the bottom right two holes in the Y carriage using (2) m3 x 8mm Button Head Bolts
4 comments
  • Marco Ponti · 2020-05-11

    I had to attach the y stop on the other side of the mount otherwise the wires rubbed on the rail

  • Islam · 2021-11-17

    Attaching the endstop to the other side and wrapping the wire around the back worked best for me.

    1. Cut the label around the wire so there’s a bit more flexibility

    2. Attach the endstop to the other side of the mount

    The wire between the fan and the endstop should go:

    1. up from the fan

    2. towards the back of the printer

    3. above the y rail

    4. above the bl touch mount

    5. and finally to the endstop

  • Nick Howarth · 2024-08-23

    The Y stop switch is held on by (2) M2 x 12 bolts and nuts, not M3. The switch hole is 2mm.

  • Nick Howarth · 2024-08-23

    The Y stop switch is attached with M2 bolts and nuts, not M3

Step 8 — Prep Hotend Groove Mount

  • Insert one m3 nut into each side of the printed hotend mount. They can be hard to push in, using a screwdriver can help.
  • Note Push an allen wrench down through the bolt holes for attaching the hotend to center the M3 nuts, it will make threading a bolt in easier.

Step 9 — Hotend Mount Installation

  • Attach the hotend mount to the Y carriage using (3) m3 x 8mm button head bolts. (Socket Cap Head Screws will not work for the bottom two, use Button Head regardless of the kit you're building)

Step 10 — BMG Mount Installation

  • Attach the BMG mount to the hotend mount using (4) m3 x 8mm Button Head Bolts.

Originally at https://railcore.dozuki.com/Guide/K)+Y+Carriage/9