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Complete re-design of Tri-Zero, with a revised pandora gantry plus plenty of hexagons!
This projected all stemmed from wanting a boop on my V0, to now being a test platform for a future probe related project... top sekrit for now ;)
Hex-Zero sits between a scratch build and conversion as although it uses the original V0 frame (with the optional additon of one extra extrusion) it also requires a complete printer rebuild which most conversions don't! (Moving forward though, I'll just refer to it as a conversion for simplicity)
There are several major changes, besides aesthetics I've listed below:
- Use of KGLM-03 spherical bearings in the flying bed Z joints
- Reduced the Z height of the Z motor mounts and skirts
- New front Z tensioners/idlers to allow clearance with MiniSB
There are also these main tweaks to the pandora gantry:
- Uses M3 pins instead of bolts on all bearing stacks (except the bearings in the front XY idlers that are also structural)
- Redesigned all parts to print easier, stronger and match the rest of the aesthetic of Hex-Zero
At this point, every printed part has either been modified in some way, or completely redesigned/replaced from Tri-Zero/Pandora Gantry
DISCLAIMER: First and foremost, I cannot emphasise enough that this project is in the very early stages of testing! There is a fairly high likely hood of issues that you may uncover I've missed. I'll work to fix these issues as soon as I have the time to but now that disclamer is over, lets begin!
The bill of materials for this project can be found here :) I have double, triple, quadruple checked the quantaties of fasteners, but as always, to be on the safe side, I strongly recommend you buy extra! (You may also find it worth while to pick up some bolts where you'd only have a few left over if using the ones on your V0.2 already, indicated by the small grey'd out negative numbers) If you notice any issues with the BOM, please let me know ASAP!
There are two BOM sheets, one for if you're converting a V0.2 --> Hex-Zero and a "Full" Hex-Zero BOM. You'll most likely want to be referencing the V0.2 --> Hex-Zero BOM :)
This is the current focus of my time, creating a Voron quality level manual, for this project. Once it gets into a partially finished state (or atleast the first few sections), a link to it can be found here, but until then you'll need to use the CAD model and the rough order of operations bellow:
- Todo: Make a rough order of operations...