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'''''Preliminary instructions'''''
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You need all the parts from Pack 9, and the motor plate assembly from the previous step.
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You also need the threaded rod or leadscrew (packed separately) and
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the rectangular lead nut (in the same bag as the numbered packs, but not
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part of a pack).
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Put the flexible coupler on the motor shaft, but do not tighten it yet.
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== Motor ==
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=== NEMA 17 ===
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Use the three long M3 screws (S3-50) to attach the motor to the Z motor plate, on the same side
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as the bearing. Use one longer and one shorter spacer on each screw (D3-12 and D3-15). Use the three
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holes at the corners of the plate; do not use the hole near the larger oval holes. There are no
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washers on the M3 screws.
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=== NEMA 23 ===
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Put a washer (W5) on each screw (S5-70). Insert them through the three holes in the corners of the
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plate, from the side opposite the bearing. Put one longer and one shorter spacer on
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each screw (D5-16a, D15-12a). Offer the motor. Put a washer and a nut (N5) on each screw. Tighten, holding
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the nuts with an open-ended 8 mm spanner.
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== Coupler ==
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Insert the leadscrew (MLS1) or threaded rod (S8-150R) through the bearing and into the flexible coupler.
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Push it until it touches the motor shaft, then back out 1 mm. Tighten the set screws
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on the bearing. If they don't line up, the bearing can be rotated inside its block:
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hold the plate and motor assembly firmly, and use the screw as a lever to force the
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bearing to move. Align the bearing with the coupler; you'll do more adjustment once
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you've mounted the MakerSlide.
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Move the flexible coupler as close to the bearing as possible (it's okay if it touches
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it). Making sure that the set screw lines up with the flat on the motor shaft, tighten
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the jaws of the coupler, then the set screws. If using a threaded rod, loosen the
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jaws one turn of the screw before tightening the set screw.
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Thread the lead nut (MLN or MLN1) onto the leadscrew, about half of the way.
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== Go To ==
 
== Go To ==
 
* Next step: [[EShapeoko 1.3 Assembly: Z rail|Z rail]]
 
* Next step: [[EShapeoko 1.3 Assembly: Z rail|Z rail]]
 
* Previous step: [[EShapeoko 1.3 Assembly: Z leadscrew|Z leadscrew]]
 
* Previous step: [[EShapeoko 1.3 Assembly: Z leadscrew|Z leadscrew]]
 
* Back to [[EShapeoko 1.3 Assembly Instructions|assembly top page]]
 
* Back to [[EShapeoko 1.3 Assembly Instructions|assembly top page]]

Latest revision as of 15:53, 28 January 2016

Preliminary instructions

You need all the parts from Pack 9, and the motor plate assembly from the previous step. You also need the threaded rod or leadscrew (packed separately) and the rectangular lead nut (in the same bag as the numbered packs, but not part of a pack).

Put the flexible coupler on the motor shaft, but do not tighten it yet.

Motor

NEMA 17

Use the three long M3 screws (S3-50) to attach the motor to the Z motor plate, on the same side as the bearing. Use one longer and one shorter spacer on each screw (D3-12 and D3-15). Use the three holes at the corners of the plate; do not use the hole near the larger oval holes. There are no washers on the M3 screws.

NEMA 23

Put a washer (W5) on each screw (S5-70). Insert them through the three holes in the corners of the plate, from the side opposite the bearing. Put one longer and one shorter spacer on each screw (D5-16a, D15-12a). Offer the motor. Put a washer and a nut (N5) on each screw. Tighten, holding the nuts with an open-ended 8 mm spanner.

Coupler

Insert the leadscrew (MLS1) or threaded rod (S8-150R) through the bearing and into the flexible coupler. Push it until it touches the motor shaft, then back out 1 mm. Tighten the set screws on the bearing. If they don't line up, the bearing can be rotated inside its block: hold the plate and motor assembly firmly, and use the screw as a lever to force the bearing to move. Align the bearing with the coupler; you'll do more adjustment once you've mounted the MakerSlide.

Move the flexible coupler as close to the bearing as possible (it's okay if it touches it). Making sure that the set screw lines up with the flat on the motor shaft, tighten the jaws of the coupler, then the set screws. If using a threaded rod, loosen the jaws one turn of the screw before tightening the set screw.

Thread the lead nut (MLN or MLN1) onto the leadscrew, about half of the way.

Go To

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