Z-extension for Maker Select v2 by redxeth

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

Chopped off the lower part of a recent Z rear brace with extension part I did, in case someone wants the Z extension without the Z rear brace.
This puts no stress on the upper cross-brace of the frame.
TIPS

I printed these with large flat side on the bed (the side with the hex nut holes). It puts a lot of supports in the 2mm gap -- you can remove these with thin needlenose pliers, but biggest help was to use the scraper that came with the printer to clear the supports from the gap.


WARNING! There is very little clearance between the inside edge of these and the Z frame holder! So when hitting those high Z heights (> 160mm) be sure that the lower screws on these parts do not stick out. Recommend M3 x 10mm screws. I only had M3 x 12mm so I added another nut on the 'head' side of the screws to keep it from sticking out the other side.

The X axis brace is still mounted on the front using the top holes. I think it's best to ensure that the Z axes are the same distance throughout a print. I put it at the top of those holes (see picture).