BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERTIGHTEN ANY SCREWS INTERFACING WITH THE PRINTED PARTS
DO NOT WORK ON YOUR LASER WITH THE POWER ON
- 7x M3x10
- 2x M3x30
- Drag chain This is what I like to use, it is not an affiliate link.
- Extended cables. There's two options here.
- Option 1: if confident you can extend your own harness. I used this. This is what I like to use, it is not an affiliate link.
- Option 2: If you purchased the 40w upgrade kit or extension kit you can use that cable. If you need to purchase cables separately, you can find them over at Geeks-at-large, 3m version or from XTool Directly. Again, not affiliated.
For bolting the drag chain to the printed parts:
- 9x M3 Nylon lock nuts
- 9x M3x15
- Right-click the zip file you received and extract all the files to a location of your choice.
- Load them into your slicer. The orientation of the parts on the build plate should look something like this
- I print mine in PLA with a 0.6mm Nozzle diameter and a 0.25mm layer height. Other materials will work just fine, especially PETG.
- Hopefully you got the type of drag chain that opens. Pop open all the bits and set your cable in.
- You'll need about 1,140mm length for the X (~38 links @ 30mm) and XXXmm for the Y.
- Take your drag chain end pieces and attach them to the X-Transition, X-Shelf, and X-to-laser parts. This will require nine M3*15 screws and nuts.
- Bolt the X-Shelf and X-Transition parts together. It takes three M3*10 screws.
- I like to loosely bolt the Y-Clamp (The flat part with small ridges) with one M3*10 screw to the X-Transition.
- I'd then set it on the frame and start the remaining bolts. None of these should be tightened yet. It takes a total of four M3*10 screws.
- Now I'd attach the X-to-laser. It takes two M3x30 screws.
- From here its just routing all your cables and tubes if applicable making sure theres no cable slack in or outside your drag chain.
- If you get some slack (you likely will), it's best to put all the slack underneath your laser's motherboard and zip tie it up.
- There are holes for zip ties on the X-to-laser and X-Transition should you choose to secure your cable and tubing with zip ties.
- Once you get your cables and tubes in order, the final step is to tighen up the Y-clamp. The Y-Holder acts as a clamp to this end of the drag chain and to the frame.
