Project Dashboard TAZ 4 Final Assembly Workflow

1 Gather tools and components for assembly

Components

  • Frame Assembly
  • Y Axis assembly
  • YZ extension
  • XZ extension
  • Extruder extension
  • Heat bed extension
  • LCD extension
  • LCD Display
  • CB assembly
  • CB shims
  • Motor
  • Drive rod coupler
  • X end motor sub assembly
  • X end idler sub assembly
  • 10 mm smooth rod, 500 mm long
  • Rubber feet
  • Small Zip ties
  • M3x6 set screw
  • M3x12 SHCS
  • M3 Washer
  • M5x10 SHCS
  • M5x12 Stainless SHCS
  • M5 Washer
  • M5x14 Thumb screw
  • M5x20 Thumb screw
  • Heat Bed

Tools

  • 1.5 mm Allen Driver
  • 2.5 mm Allen Driver
  • 4 mm Allen Driver
  • Phillips head screw driver
  • Side cutters
  • Zip tie gun
  • 8 mm nylon spacer
  • TL-FX0006 Fixture, right angle
  • TL-FX0018 Fixture, 163 mm spacer
  • TL-FX0017 Fixture, 98 mm spacer
Tools

2 Install left Z motor

Install drive rod coupler onto drive rod, do not tighten set screws yet.

Next, install Z motor, orient wires to the back. Use 4x M3x12 SHCS and M3 washers to secure motor.

Use 8 mm spacer to set the height of the drive rod coupler. Or measure 8 mm from Z motor mount to bottom of coupler.

Make sure that one set of the coupler set screws lines up with the flat of the drive rod and flat of the motor shaft, then tighten set screws.

Tip: You may need to loosen the bolts that hold the motor to help align the coupler.

Components
Coupler placed on drive rod
Z motor set in place, note orientation
Securing motor
Setting height of coupler
Complete

3 Install right Z motor

Install drive rod coupler onto drive rod, do not tighten set screws yet.

Next, install Z motor, orient wires to the back. Use 4x M3x12 SHCS and M3 washers to secure motor.

Use 8 mm spacer to set the height of the drive rod coupler. Or measure 8 mm from Z motor mount to bottom of coupler.

Make sure that one set of the coupler set screws lines up with the flat of the drive rod and flat of the motor shaft, then tighten set screws.

Tip: You may need to loosen the bolts that hold the motor to help align the coupler.

Components
Coupler placed on drive rod
Z motor set in place, note orientation
Setting height of coupler
Complete

4 Install Z adjustment screw

Place Z adjustment spring on M5x20 thumb screw. Then thread thumb screw into the threaded insert on the left Z motor mount.

Components
Installed

5 Install X end motor and guide rod

Use 4x M3x12 SHCS wih M3 washers to attach the X end motor sub assembly to the Z nut mount as shown.

Slide the 10x500mm smooth rod down through the Z top, make sure the smooth rod is flush with the Z top.

Use M3x6 set screw to secure the smooth rod.

Tighten the 4 bearing holder bolts.

Components
X End motor attahced
10x500mm smooth rod and M3x6 set screw
Smooth rod going through Z top
Smooth rod flush with Z top
Smooth rod being secured
Complete

6 Install X end idler and guide rod

Use 4x M3x12 SHCS wih M3 washers to attach the X end idler sub assembly to the Z nut mount as shown.

Slide the 10x500mm smooth rod down through the Z top, make sure the smooth rod is flush with the Z top.

Use M3x6 set screw to secure the smooth rod.

Tighten the 4 bearing holder bolts.

Components
X end idler attached
Smooth rod going in place
Smooth rod flush with Z top
Set screw being installed
Complete

7 Install X Carriage and guiding rods

Slide a 10mm rod through one of the two holes in the X end idler.

Once its through far enough, put the X carriage on the rod.

Finish sliding the 10mm rod through until it's also inserted into the X end motor.

The rod will be flush with the outside of the X end motor.

Repeat with the second 10mm rod in the second set of holes.

Using 4 M3x6 set screws, lock the rods in place at the X ends.

Tighten the bolts holding the bearing holders on the X carriage making sure it still slides freely back and forth.

Tighten the bolts holding the double bearing holders on the X ends at this point as well.

Components
Smooth rod going through the X end idler
X Carriage slid onto smooth rod
Back side view of X Carriage
Both smooth rods in place
Smooth rods flush with X end motor
Set screw being installed

8 Install the print head

Take the print head assembly and seat the bottom of it down into the X carriage assembly.

Using a M3x12 SHCS and M3 washer, bolt the top of the print head assembly to the X carriage.

Components
Print head installed

9 Install the X belt

First cut the belt with a side cutters.

Route one end through the X carriage as shown and clamp down with a M3x12 SHCS and M3 Washer.

Next route the belt around the pulley on the X end motor and the bearings on the X end idler.

Finish routing the belt back at the X carriage.

Pull tight, with pliers, and clamp down with a M3x12 SHCS and M3 Washer.

Trim the ends of the belt so they do not interfere with the pulley or bearings.

Check for belt rubbing as you move the X carriage back and fourth. Adjust as necessary.

Components
One end clamped down
Belt routed through X end idler
Belt routed around X end motor pulley
Complete

10 Add rubber feet to frame

Install 4x rubber feet to bottom of frame.

Take note of location, do not cover bottom of vertical extrusion.

Rubber feet
Location of rubber feet
Location of rubber feet

11 Install the LCD case assembly with cover

Remove the assembly fixture TL-FX0009 from the corner of the frame.

Using the already installed M5 T-nuts along with 4x M5x8 BHCS and M5 Washers, attach the LCD case assembly to the frame.

Set the edge and top of the LCD case flush with the outside of the frame.

Using 4x M3x12 SHCS and M3 Washers, attach the LCD cover.

Components
Fixture that needs removed
T nuts that were already installed
LCD attached
LCD cover installed

12 Install Electronics case

Using 3x M5x10 SHCS and M5 washers and the CB shims, attach the electronics case to the electronics case mounts, make sure to leave out the bottom right bolt for now.

Set the two bottom electronics case mounts flush with the frame. If needed, readjust the top electronics case mounts on the frame.

Components
Orientation of CB shims
Attached view from top

13 Install Y Axis

Put 4x rubber feet on the Y axis as shown.

Loosen Y table mounts and Y mount chassis to allow for adjustment.

Install 4x M5x14 thumbscrews.

Square frame using fixtures, or set the distances at 110 mm from inside of the left side frame extrusions to the inside of the Y chassis mounts and 163 mm from the Y table mount to the inside of the Y corners.

Tighten Y table mounts, Y mount chassis and thumbscrews.

Make sure Y axis is sitting flush on frame with no gaps in between extrusions.

Hardware
Positioning
Positioning
Thumbscrew fastend
Square Y axis

14 Install YZ harness

Connect the YZ harness to the 2nd connector down on the back of the control box as shown.

Route the YZ harness around the back of the frame and under the Y axis and connect the left Z motor as shown.

Route the Y motor extension over the frame and connect the Y motor and limit switch wire as shown.

Connect the ground lug to the bottom right electronics case mount using a M5x12 Stainless SHCS, with no washer as shown.

Zip tie in the 4 locations as shown.

Harness
Stainless M5x12
Ground lug attahced
Connected
Routing and zip tie locations
Routing around Y axis and zip tie locations
View from back

15 Install Extruder harness

Connect the extruder harness connector to the Extruder #1 connector on the control box as shown.

Route harness through the inside of the frame as shown.

Connect harness to print head and extruder fan wires.

Zip tie in the 4 locations as shown.

Extruder harness
Connected
Routing through frame
Zip tie locations
Top zip tie location
Wires connected and zip tie on print head

16 Install LCD harness

Connect the LCD harness to the control box as shown.

Then tighten the Phillips head screws.

Looking at the back of the LCD, the number one plug is on the left. Plug the number one LCD cable into that left plug. Cables are numbered in picture.

Plug the number two plug into the right side plug on the back of the LCD.

Zip tie in the 2 locations as shown. Route the #1 cable over the #2 cable making sure they are nice and neat looking.

LCD harness
LCD harness connected and numbered
Another view
Zip tie locations

17 Install XZ harness

Connect the XZ harness to the top connector on the back of the control box as shown.

Connect the other end of the XZ harness into the X motor and matching limit switch wires as shown.

XZ harness
Connected to control box and motor and switch wires
Another view

18 Install heat bed harness

Connect the heat bed harness to the 3rd connector down on the back of the control box as shown.

Route the heat bed harness around the back of the frame and zip tie the other end to the Y axis plate as shown.

Harness
Connected and routing
Zip tie location

19 Add Heat Bed

Carefully place the heat bed in the 4 bed corners with the heat bed wire oriented to the left as shown.

Place the 4 bed fingers onto the bed and tighten carefully.

Connect the heat bed to the heat bed harness.

Heat bed in place
Done! Take me home