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CR-10 S4/S5 Enclosure Kit 

Installation Manual 1.0 

October 31, 2018

 

Copyright 2019 3DUpfitters

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Summary of Contents for CR-10 S4

Page 1: ...CR 10 S4 S5 Enclosure Kit Installation Manual 1 0 October 31 2018 Copyright 2019 3DUpfitters 1 ...

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Page 3: ... and S5 500x500x500mm enclosure If you have a different version of the enclosure please read previous versions of the manual available on the website Note that while the design for the S4 and S5 is the same the enclosure sizes are different to exactly fit each model Is your Printer Customized If your printer is stock then no customization is needed If you have customized the printer you should exami...

Page 4: ...underneath The basic process follows this iterative pattern for the acrylic panels The wood panels don t have covers and so you can just connect those directly Take the acrylic panel out and lay it down flat on a table Then CAREFULLY SLOWLY and with DELIBERATION remove the covering on both sides Pull horizontally to the sheet to reduce the lateral forces that would bend the acrylic Connecting scre...

Page 5: ...d R which can be identified by the letters stamped on the inside The opposite connectors are identical i e Bottom Right is the same as Top Left In all cases the surface of the connector with the cutout pattern faces front or back The front door is designed so that the latches are on the left Attach the corner connectors on the back side of the door frame using the provided cap head 14mm screws See...

Page 6: ...to the latch mounts Hand tighten and make sure they re secure but do not over tighten or they may strip The latch can be later adjusted front to back to make sure the door is flush with the door frame Each latch mount is attached via three screws Two M4 10mm cap heads are used to attach the latch mount to the side while a 30mm cap head secures the latch mount to the door frame Copyright 2019 3DUpf...

Page 7: ...ide to the acrylic at the location of each latch Then adjust the width of the metal strike plate so that it is held on by the pressure of the two sides of the plate The adhesive covering will keep the metal of the strike plate from scratching the acrylic 3 Attach Left Side Attach the left side to the front forming an L shape that will stand up on its own then attach one L and one R connector at th...

Page 8: ... the back The four corner connectors are mirror images of the front The large hole is either for an air filter purchased separately or can be covered up by a plastic disc using short M4 10mm screws On the top and on each side are mid panel corner connectors which are basically simple L shapes If assembling the Charcoal Air Filter confirm the direction of the fan s air filter by plugging it into a ...

Page 9: ...the right 5 Attach Top Be careful taking off the protective cover as the top is delicate in the area of the slit in the middle Use access through the doors to attach the top of the enclosure using M4 12mm screws The hole to feed through filament in the stock configuration will be on the left back side of the top shown circled in red If you are using a top feeding configuration the filament will be ...

Page 10: ...able to access the nuts 7 Attach Feet Optional The feet are optional and raise the enclosure from the surface slightly making it easier to run cables If you ve also purchased an air filter it helps bring in air from the outside to run through the filter at the expense of slightly lowering the ambient temperature inside the box 8 Attach Cables Because of the large size of the enclosure and the prin...

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Page 12: ...y secure it to the side of the enclosure to keep it from falling off the enclosure as the printer vibrates the table Note the location of the spool holder is for the mostly stock CR 10 extruder location Those of you who have heavily customized the hot end can feel free to drill holes and move the spool holder where appropriate Of course you are free to use whatever type of freestanding spool holder...

Page 13: ... vertical motion by removing the two nuts placing the guide s holes over the two screws and then replacing the nuts The illustration to the right shows how the runout sensor fits between the guide and the extruder Copyright 2019 3DUpfitters 13 ...

Page 14: ... reasons to customize your enclosure Those of you who want to change how filament is brought into the enclosure should feel free to drill holes as appropriate With acrylic be very careful to tape the area first on both the inside and outside and use very little pressure when drilling to gradually remove the plastic If you do not follow these instructions the plastic is liable to chip or crack the ...

Page 15: ...cation is a better heater bed including the 120V bed Not only does the 120V version heat up faster than the hot end it will go up to 120C so you can print ABS The key to doing this mod with an enclosure is to make sure you adjust any cable holders for the bed heater to not stick out the rear as on the stock heater We have ours adjusted to completely fit under the bed giving the maximum front to ba...

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