Z-axis with one motor for anycubic i3+ by hooky_mars

Last crawled date: 4 years, 2 months ago

I've tied to keep X-axis parallel to bad and do levelling before each printing.
So I decided to remove one motor.
Videos:https://youtu.be/aJEpPoFg_QUhttps://youtu.be/hRVbY9G7JPs
You will need to have:
4 M3x10 bolts for a stepper
12 M3X20 bolts
2 M3X25 bolts
14 M3 nuts
8 M3 washers
4 608zz bearings
2 GT2-6 D8 cogged pulley
1 GT2-6 D5 cogged pulley
2 GT2-6 D5 (or D3 if you will find them) rollers for cogged strap
1 annular strap (852mm at minimum but it will be better to use a bit large)
Also you will need to print this additional thing: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2265654
I've used support for motor holder only.
issues:
motor mount holes are a bit tight and short it will be better to make them a bit longer and broader
it will be better to change jdonegan's Z-Axis Stabillizer to add bottom support of 608z's bearings. Moreover some holes are not comply with Anycubic i3+. I've drilled them
Warning: You will have to calibrate Z-axis!
UPD:
Motor holder has three additional holes:
1 of them is for filament guide
2 of them are for additional GT2-6 rollers if your strap is a bit more longer then it is need to