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X Base 2040 Profiles (x2)
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Y C-Beam Profiles (x2). Slide them inside the X-Gantry carriages.
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Thread the 2 Y Lead Screws through the Nut Blocks on the X-Gantry carriages.
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Once you're done, you should see about 3cm of lead screw coming out of each end of each C-Beam.
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Y Lead Screws (x2)
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Repeat this step for each of the 4 Y End Plates, installing one on each corner of your base.
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Do not fully tighten the plates at first. Leave them slightly loose and make sure your frame is perfectly square before tightening everything. Squareness is really important - get a friend's help if you can. Best way to check squareness is to measure the diagonals of the rectangle formed by the 4 profiles. They should have the exact same length.
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Lock Collar 8mm. Set it in position, but don't tighten for now.
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Precision Shim 12x8x1mm
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688ZZ Ball Bearing
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Y End Plate
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Low Profile Screw M5x12mm
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T-Nut M5
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Thrust Bearing
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Tensioner Nut. For now, screw it in just a tiny bit, so it holds its position.
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Repeat this step for the front Y End Plates on both sides. Play close attention to the image to understand exactly where they are (position is not reversible)
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Aluminium Spacer 40mm
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Aluminium Spacer 6mm
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Thrust Bearing
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Lock Collar 8mm. Set in position, don't tighten yet.
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Flexible Coupling - 1/4" x 8mm. Set in position, don't tighten yet.
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Nema 23 Motor
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Low Profile Screw M5x55mm
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Repeat this step for both Y Motors. Then, tension your lead screws, just like you did on the X Axis.
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