Hi All,

Thanks to Alan and Dave for looking in, sorry to hear of the delays Alan.

So on to stage 5:

Parts you get as follows;

Back panel
Cooling fan and guard
4x M3 screws, washers and nuts.

As these panels are to be stored for a while, I`ve decided to leave as much protective backing on for as long as possible.

Orientate the back plate as shown with the circular hole bottom left and the square hole bottom right.



You now have to fit the fan guard.
Make sure that the guard is fitted the correct way round. The guard shape should come out towards you and not protrude into the hole. Place four M3 screws into the holes.



Now lift the back plate, hold the four screws in place and turn the back plate over.
Fit the fan onto the four screws making sure that the fan wiring is in the position shown below.



Now fit an M3 washer and nut to each screw and tighten the screws in the order shown in the instructions.


This is where you are at the end of stage 5




Now on to stage 6:

The parts;

Noise filter (mains input socket)
2 x M3 screws, washers and nuts.



These parts fit into the back plate that had the fan fitted in stage 5.

I removed a small amount of protective paper and made sure that the noise filter is set the right way round.



The two M3 screws, washers and nuts are now fitted to hold the noise filter in place.



At the end of stage 6, you back plate should look like this.

(With or without the protective paper, is your choice)





Stage 7:

The parts;

Limit switch circuit board
2 x spacers
2 x M3 screws, washers and nuts.



You need to orientate the back plate that has the fan and noise filter fitted, as per the instructions.

Remove the protective paper, if not already done.

Then place the two spacers over the holes to be used.



Now place the circuit board onto the spacers, with the pins pointing in the direction indicated by the red arrow. Then insert the two screws supplied, indicated by the two blue arrows.



Holding the two screws in place, turn over the back plate and fit a washer and nut to each screw, then tighten just enough to hold the circuit board in place.




At the end of stage 7 your back plate should look like this:





Well that`s it, pack 2 is now completed.

Just needed to pack the parts away carefully, so used the vastly improved packing that came with pack 2.




Now waiting for pack 3 to arrive.


Happy building

Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)

Hi JC,

Thanks for looking in and happy you enjoyed the diary.

Have completed some more of this kit, but not posted as yet. (hope to do so soon)

Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)

Hi All,

Update:

I have actually completed this build up to pack 8, (awaiting delivery of pack 9).

So thought I`d better get some updates on.

I restart with pack 3 / stage 8.

Add the Z-axis limit switch and a reinforcing plate.

The first pic shows the parts for stage 8.

Assemble the switch, two screws and two spacers as shown.

The limit switch fits just above the noise filter on the inside of the back panel. It must be positioned so that the connector tags are pointing to the left.

Holding the parts in place turn the panel over and fit two washers and nuts to hold the switch in position. Do not fully tighten the nuts as the switch will have minor adjustment at a later stage. tighten just enough to hold in place.

You may have noticed that I have now removed all the protective covering of the back panel. Reason is that now a reinforcing plate is fitted in the centre of the panel.

Remove the covering from the reinforcing panel, put the four remaining screws in the holes and put the reinforcing panel in position on the outer face of the back panel. Hold the parts in place, fit a washer and nut on each screw and tighten finger tight with a screwdriver.

The final picture shows stage 8 completed.

Hi,

Stage 9

Enclosure assembly

First pic shows parts supplied.

Now, there are 22 steps in the next part of this build.

The instructions are extremely precise and the pictures are excellent and I`m not going to duplicate them here.

What I will say is, follow the instructions by the letter, it may be easier to have another pair of hands available (like SWMBO ),but not essential.

Note: DO NOTfully tighten the nuts and bolts as in stage 10 a jig/top plate is fitted that squares everything up prior to tightening.

So the enclosure is assembled.(See pic)

That concludes Stage 9.

Hi,

Stage 11

Attach the lead screw nut to the table base.

The parts supplied in the first pic.(You will also need the table base)

There`s nothing much to this stage.

Be sure to align the lead screw nut as shown in the instructions. Fit the washer and nut and tighten carefully.

Picture of the end result.

Keep the 2mm allen key safe.

That concludes stage 11 and pack 3.

Great to see another update on this Derek, looks like getting by with out any difficulties, won't be long before you're a technophile

looks like I'll have to revisit my build before proceeding, to reposition the cooling fan! Thanks for the heads up about the amendment. Build looks great!

Couple questions: in Stage 5 the instructions have the 'seal side facing the panel', toward the fan guard. Does the amendment change that? it looks like yours is the other way around is that what the amendment calls for?

I'm just glad it's sorted out and that I wasn't imaging things!
I guess an extra pair of eyes helps sometimes. At any rate this way I can make the adjustment on my build right away.

Hi,

Pack 4 Stage 13:

You will need:

Slider and pulley from stage 12
The parts supplied for this stage
and the 2mm allen key.

First fit the 8mm set screw into the slider until about only 3mm is showing.

Fit the slider onto the rod, with the set screw facing the pulley that has been fitted previously.

Next fit the long pulley on the rod with the set screw toward the centre of the rod. Tighten the set screw gently, making sure the pulley is 1-2cms from the end of the rod and the set screws of the two pulleys are in line with each other (as indicated by the red arrows).

Hi,

Pack 4 Stage 15

Stage 15 is a copy of Stage 12.

You will need:

The parts for this stage
2mm allen key

Fit the pulley on the rod as before 1-2cms from the end of the rod and fix with a set screw.

That`s it for pack 4.

Keep any used parts safely for use later.

Regards
delboy271155
(Derek)