Ender 5 Plus Direct Drive Mod by Robert_L

Last crawled date: 2 years, 11 months ago

This provides a clean way to get the filament from the Filament Detector to the Extruder as well as a clean way to support the wire bundle. The wheel the filament goes around to get from the spool to the filament detector leaves enough room to easily feed the filament through the filament detector and all the way into the extruder. The Filament feeds through all the openings without any need for assistance.
The parts are broken up to be able to print all the parts without supports so every thing prints cleaner. The two parts the pneumatic fitting screw into the the tube are different for the filament detector and extruder ends (spacing is different for alignment). The screw spacing to attach them to their parts are different to ensure they are attached to the correct mounting plates. The "C" channel for the wire bundle is the same for both locations.
The mounting plate for the Extruder replaces the 3mm thick spacer that comes with the direct drive kit.
I used M3 screws to attach the tube holders and the "C" channels. 2 screws were probably enough but I used 3 just to be safe.
The screws and T-nuts that originally held the spool bracket and extruder can be re-used to hold the new spool bracket riser and filament detector mount. Two additional M4 or M5 screws and T-nuts are required to hold the bracket for the filament guide wheel and the wire bundle holder.
Four additional M5 x 8mm screws are required to attach the filament spool bracket to the riser.
A #6 screw is required to attach the filament guide roller to the bracket.
During printing the bowden tube from the filament detector and/or the wire loom may lay against the filament spool. It will not affect the operation of anything or the quality of the prints.
Parts Required: (I used Socket Head Cap Screws)
qty 12 M3 x 6mm screws (I used Pan Phillips Machine Screws)
qty 4 - M5 x 8mm screws (I used Socket Head Cap Screws)
qty 2 - M4 or M5 x 8mm screws and T-nuts
qty 1 - #6-32 x 1/2 screw (I used Socket Head Cap Screws)
qty 1 - 3/8 ID x 7/8 OD x 9/32 width Pre-Lubricated Bearing (I use these because I always have some on hand)https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X93RV9L/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1
This is the Direct Drive Kit I ordered but any kit of this design should work.https://amazon.com/dp/B08M93Y8ZT?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details
Rev 1: Revised the Spool Riser Support and Bracket to add more support to the front of the Riser. The spool does need to sit back like I had it. The issue was a full spool of filament caused it to lean forward some. The revised version corrects that issue. I also added two M3 screws to the front of the bracket to riser attachment.