Sidewinder X1 Belt Kit assembly manual
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Page 2: ...e 7 Step 3 1 Building Main Frame 7 Step 3 2 Preparing extruder assembly 9 Step 3 3 Preparing X axis 11 Chapter 4 Installing movement mechanisms 13 Step 4 1 Top Corner Pulleys 13 Step 4 2 Installing diagonal movement Shaft and motor 14 Chapter 5 Installing Belt and Heatbed system 18 Step 5 1 Preparing rollers 18 Step 5 2 Installing Rollers and Belt 19 Step 5 3 Installing Heatbed 23 Chapter 6 Finish...
Page 3: ...s Adjustable wrench or wrench kit Measuring tape Vernier caliper Metal ruler for alignment Chapter 2 Disassembling ARTILLERY SIDEWINDER X1 In order to get ready to install this kit you have to disassembly various segments of the original 3d printer this part will guide you through entire process of preparation and getting ready to install new parts In this part of the process various electrical co...
Page 4: ...ibbon wires Disconnect Z axis ribbon wire from the base and the gantry save it for later use Figure 3 disconnecting Z ribbon wire Disconnect X axis ribbon wire from hotend carriage Step 2 3 Removing original Z axis system Disconnect Z motors cables Using an allen key remove Z motor bracket m3 screws leadscrew and Z nut 2 x m3 screws ...
Page 5: ... 4 Removing Z axis moving system Items to discard Z couplers Z motor brackets Z endstos leadscrews brass nuts Items to save for later use Z motors Z endstop including its 2 x m3 screws Step 2 4 Removing original Top frame Using an Allen key remove 4 M5 screws from the bottom of both Z columns Z columns and X axis assembly will be reused ...
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Page 7: ...or later use discard 2 x m5 screws Figure 7 Removing bottom cover Figure 8 Removing Y axis Chapter 3 Preparing frame Step 3 1 Building Main Frame Next items from the KIT will be used ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION Quantity Type 1 2040 V Slot 590 mm 2 Original Z columns 2 2040 V Slot 778 mm 2 Kit 3 2040 V Slot 550 mm 2 Kit 4 2040 V Slot 471 mm 1 Kit 5 2020 V Slot 511 mm 3 Kit 6 P1 CORNER FRONT BRACKET L 1 K...
Page 8: ...TOP 2 Kit 11 M4 x 18 mm Screw 6 Kit 12 M4 x 8 mm Screw 16 Kit 13 M4 Slot nut 22 Kit 14 M5 x 8 mm Screw 10 Kit 15 M5 Slot nut 10 Kit Assemble the aluminum bars arranging them as shown in the next picture Figure 9 Figure 10 Extrusions frame assembly Use the plates as shown next 3 4 3 5 1 1 2 2 ...
Page 9: ...y ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION Quantity Type 1 P8 head plate 1 Kit 2 Fan Duct 3d printed part 1 Kit 3 EXTRUDER BOARD SUPPORT 3d printed part 1 Kit 4 VOLCANO SHARP NOZZLE 0 4MM OR 0 6MM 1 Kit First disassemble original extruder Using P8 head plate reassemble extruder and hotend parts as shown in the next pictures 10 6 8 9 7 M5x8 Screws 5 units each M4x8 Screws 8 units each ...
Page 10: ...y manual P a g e 10 30 www belt3dprinterkit com Figure 12 P8 Head plate Figure 13 Hotend fan mounting Figure 14 Rotate heat block so the thinner part points back and parallel to the carriage plate and change to provided sharp nozzle ...
Page 11: ...etail Figure 16 Modified head mounted Step 3 3 Preparing X axis ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION Quantity Type 1 P5 side X axis 2 Kit 2 M5x30 Screws 6 Original 4 M5 nylock nuts 6 Original 5 M5 SPACER 4 Original 6 ECCENTRIC SPACER 2 Original 7 M5X8 SCREWS 6 Kit 8 Y AXIS BELT PLATE 2 Kit 9 M4x8 Screws 4 Kit 10 M4 Slot nut 4 Kit ...
Page 12: ... assembly from original top frame and get it ready for modifications Using P5 side X axis M5x30 Figure 17 Left Y carriage assembly holes to be on the back side Figure 18 Right Y carriage assembly holes to be on the back side M5x30 ECCENTRIC SPACER M5 nylock nut M5x30 M5 SPACER M5 nylock nut ...
Page 13: ...s on both sides using M5x8 screws Figure 20 Y axis belt plate left side Figure 21 Y axis belt plate right side Chapter 4 Installing movement mechanisms Step 4 1 Top Corner Pulleys Next items from the KIT will be used ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION Quantity Type 1 Top Corner bracket 2 Kit 2 Pulley 20T Bore 5mm GT2 2 Kit ...
Page 14: ...x20 Screw with Pulley and washer but do not adjust it keep it a little bit loose enough to keep rotation free then secure from the other side with the M5 Nylock Nut tune adjustment until the assembly is very tight but still free rotation Figure 22 Pulley mounting detail Repeat process for the right side Step 4 2 Installing diagonal movement Shaft and motor Next items from the KIT will be used ITEM...
Page 15: ... BELT 2 METERS Kit 14 RED Nylon ZIP TIE 8 Kit 15 TOP Z leadscrews SUPPORTS 2 Original part Slide next components into 8mm ROD 350 mm keep same direction of each component as shown in the next picture DO NOT ADJUST THEM YET Shaft will be installed in the rear part of the printer Insert 8mm ROD 530mm with previous mounted items into both sides holes Secure both sides of shaft using 8X16X5 Flange Bal...
Page 16: ...flange bearings then adjust Headless Screws of both pulleys Install motor and pulley adjust tensioning on closed loop belt Install diagonal GT2 BELTS tension both sides and using a measure tape check for X axis alignment on both sides taking bottom side of diagonal bars belts must be secured with provided Zip ties cut excess of belts ...
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Page 18: ...erkit com Figure 23 Secure belts with Nylon Zip ties 4 on each side Chapter 5 Installing Belt and Heatbed system Figure 24 Belt system Assembly Step 5 1 Preparing rollers Next items from the KIT will be used ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION Quantity Type 1 Roller BODY 40 mm 2 Kit ...
Page 19: ...th ROLLE CAP 46mm with the M4x8mm BLACK HEADLESS SCREWS 02 on each side Note You have to repeat this process in order to get 2 rollers assembly Figure 25 Roller assembly components Figure 26 Rod is centered with roller body Step 5 2 Installing Rollers and Belt Next items from the KIT will be used ITEM ITEM DESCRIPTION Quantity Type 1 Roller Assembly 2 Kit 2 FLANGE BEARING 12mm 2 Kit 3 BLOCK BEARIN...
Page 20: ...g 12mm on both sides of the other Roller REAR ROLLER MOUNT Take the ROLLER with FLANGE BEARINGS on it install it with M6x18 SCREWS and M6 NYLOCK NUTS please be aware in this step belt have to be inserted as shown in the next picture Secure both FLANGE BEARINGS by adjusting its screws to hold it in place ROLLER HAS TO BE CENTERED At this point no alignment is required since it is mounted into round...
Page 21: ...N BOTH SIDES ROLLER HAS TO BE CENTERED Belt tensioning Using a measure tape compare both ends of ROLLER SHAFTS RODS on both sides adjust Screws until measure is the same on both sides approximately dimension is about 610 to 620 mm size must be taken on the external side of each rod do not exceed tension on belt otherwise it will cause a lot of friction problems and misalignment Note One way to che...
Page 22: ...on right side Belt motor installation On the right side of machine take the Timing Pulley 60T Bore 12mm GT2 and insert it on the end of the REAR ROLLER then using the original Y motor with its bracket mount and pulley using M4x8mm Screws and M4 slot nuts proceed to install it At this point place the GT2 Timing belt Closed Loop and align both pulleys then adjust the motor bracket in order to tensio...
Page 23: ...x8 mm SCREW 4 Kit 7 M5 Slot nut 4 Kit Preparing Heatbed base plate Take original Heatbed and temporarily remove heating element then uninstall all Vslot Wheels from it depending on your version of your 3d printer holes position and quantity may vary but they always have at least two pairs of aligned holes as shown in the next picture be aware of those holes since they will be used to fix heatbed i...
Page 24: ...centered with Heatbed base plate Check for aligned holes pairs Distance between Alu bars must be 40 mm Installing heatbed Assembly Install heat bed element back again holding with Screws and leveling nuts compress the springs almost half their size Proceed to insert Heated bed with support alu bars assembled from the right side of machine right under the tensioned BELT cable of heatbed will come o...
Page 25: ...s M5 Slot Nuts 5units on each side install Heatbed assembly as shown in the next picture right position is determined by the 280mm dimension Chapter 6 Finishing installation Step 6 1 Filament holder Using supplied hardware and printed brackets install filament holder as shown next Figure 32 Suggested position for filament holder ...
Page 26: ...rs use supplied 1 meter cable motors instead of original ones Endstops X and 45 axis only have endstops belt system doesn t need one Diagonal endstop position Use supplied Zip ties for cable management Step 7 2 Firmware Firmware will be provided for updating there are a few methods out there to upgrade your sidewinder firmware Chapter 8 Calibrating bed and 45 axis endstop Step 8 1 Calibration ...
Page 27: ...oth sides Figure 33 leveling bed left side Figure 34 leveling bed right side 45 Axis endstop Regulation loosen diagonal endstop support get X axis down to bed place a piece of paper between nozzle and belt then push endstop back to X axis until switch is pressed down finally adjust endstop support Fine tune the position of the endstop if the nozzle is too high or down Chapter 9 Slicer settings We ...
Page 28: ...ink https blackbelt 3d com download area Add Sidewinder Belt machine and slicer profile In Blackbelt Cura go to Settings Printer Add Printer In the pop up window select Custom Custom Belt style printer add printer Note you can add custom name as Sidewinder BELT in the bottom field Create machine definition as follows ...
Page 29: ...opy paste Start G code G28 X0 Y0 Home G1 Z60 E9 F500 G1 Z100 E12 F500 Prime the extruder G92 E0 G1 F200 E3 G92 E0 Copy paste End G code M104 S0 M140 S0 Retract the filament G92 E1 G1 E 1 F300 G28 X0 Y10 M84 Add printing profile Go to settings Profile Manage profiles 300 mm 245 mm ...
Page 30: ...Sidewinder X1 Belt Kit assembly manual P a g e 30 30 www belt3dprinterkit com In the pop up window clic on import Select provided profile SIDEWINDER BELT PROFILE curaprofile ...
