FT-5 Probe Platform PLUS by dbfrompw

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

***NOTE: I am using an aluminum plate for my print build surface you may need to use aluminum foil under glass to help out the Inductive Proximity Sensor Switch!!
I was having problems leveling my FT-5 So I took the leap to auto-leveling. Looked around and found a few parts here and there on Thingiverse. Combined them and did some tweaking. Used http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1738499 for the Nozzle and Fan, minus the mount. I wanted it a little closer to the bottom of the assembly. Used https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1858771 for a start of a long trip down all the dimensions where a little off road. After days of measuring everything I added the mount for the Inductive Proximity Sensor Switch (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00979RA1M/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). After all that, it was time to thread the wire into the cable chain. What a fun time that was. Wiring it to the "Z" axis end stop location on the control board was easy. Probe Black to Board Green, Probe Brown to Board Red and Probe Blue to Board Black. See picture. Now on to the fun stuff, getting the firmware working. It was about a 3 hour tour. Finally got it! It works like a champ!! I am including it with the files. When you set up the hotend tip and probe, I made the tip about 2.0mm lower than the probe and cooler (see picture). You'll most likely need to do some tweaking to the "Configuration.h" file. It's about half way through the file. I placed a note where to make changes. You'll see it. Anyways, have fun! If you try it out, please post a make and leave your story too!!
Note: Use G29 at the beginning of your print to run auto leveling.
Watch the video! https://youtu.be/FgCBDTnN-CI
UPDATE: 11-26-16 For some reason the note I placed in the firmware configuration.h file for the adjustment wasn't there. I also made a note for adjusting the print size, Mine was a little small. Both notes have big arrows <<<----------------------<<.
UPDATE: 12-26-16 Adjusted the size of the print a bit more.
Update: 3-6-17. Fixed the STL's to fit better and all the holes so no drilling should be needed.
UPDATE 7-17-17 edited the sensor mount by adding a little more adjustment room.