Project Dashboard Drafts Gunnison Hotend Assembly Workflow

1 Gather required parts and tools

The Process for dissassembling the MOARstuder Hotend [HE-SH0047] and the E3D Dual v3 Hot End Left [AS-HE0040] to create the TAZ Gunnison Hotend Assembly [AS-HE0039]

Tools needed:

1.5 Hex driver

2.0 Hex driver

7mm Crescent Wrench

18mm Crescent Wrench

Bionic Grip Wrench

Parts needed:

E3D MOARstruder Hot End, 3.0mm Filament, 1.2mm Nozzle, assembled [HE-SH0047]

E3D Dual v3 Hot End Left [AS-HE0040]

MOARstruder Thermistor Extension [AS-CB0014]

MOARstruder 175mm Zero Sense wire [AS-CB0010]

E3D 180mm Heater Cartridge

V6 Copper Nozzle [PP-MP0196]

M3 Lock Washer [HD-WA0035]

M3x8 BHCS [HD-BT0104]

Gather tools
Gather parts

2 Disassembly of Taz Dual V3 Hotend Left

Gather E3D Dual v3 Hot End, Left, Pre-Assembled (AS-HE0040) for the following steps:

Remove the Retaining plate with the 2.0 Hex Driver as shown

Loosen the 2 set screws in the heater block to remove the Thermistor and the Heater Cartridge.

Remove the Thermistor and Heater Cartridge.

Save Heater Block for assembly instructions

Remove the nozzle and heat break from the heater block by using the 18mm and 7mm crescent wrench as shown.

Loosen and remove nozzle prior to removing heat break

Remove retaining plate
Remove set screw that keeps the thermistor secured
Remove set screw that keeps the heater cartridge secure
Parts after removal
Loosen and remove nozzle prior to removing heat break
Parts after removal

3 Disassembly of MOARstruder Hotend

Gather MOARstuder Hotend [HE-SH0047] for the following steps:

Use the Bionic Grip wrench to secure the heat sink and remove the Heater Block with the 18mm crescent wrench (as shown).

Save MOARstuder heat sink for assembly instructions

Remove retaining plate as shown

Loosen set screws in the heater block with the 1.5 Hex driver to remove the thermistor and heater cartridge

Save the thermistor for assembly instructions

Loosen the nozzle using the 18mm and 7mm crescent wrench prior to removing the heat break from the heater block as shown

Save the heat break for assembly instructions

Remove Heater Block from heat sink
Remove retaining plate
Loosen set screw that secures heater cartridge
Loosen set screw that secures thermistor
Loosen nozzle

4 Gather parts for assembly

Parts needed for assembly:

V6 nozzle

Retaining plate w/ M3 screw

Heater Block from V3 Dual

MOARstruder heat break

M3 Lock Washer

M3x8 BHCS screw

E3D Dual v3 Hot End, Left Heater Block

MOARstruder heat sink

MOARstruder 50mm thermistor

MOARstruder 180mm thermistor extension

MOARstruder 175mm zero sense wire

E3D V3 Dual left 180mm heater cartridge

Parts needed

5 Assemble the Gunnison Hotend

Note the orientation of parts

Install the heat break into the heater block

Torque the nozzle into the heater block at 30 in*lbs

After nozzle is torqued, install the heat sink and torque to 15 in*lbs as shown

Install the ground wire with the lock washer against the heater block as shown

Insert the thermistor, heater cartridge and retaining plate

Secure the thermistor and heater cartridge by tightening both set screws with the edge of the casing flush with the surface of the heater block as shown

Tighten the M3 screw to secure the retaining plate as shown

Connect the thermistor extension to the thermistor

Gunnison Hotend Assembly complete!

Install the heat break into heater block
Torque nozzle to heater block
Torque heater block to 15 in*lbs
Install ground wire
tighten set screw to secure the thermistor
tighten set screw to secure the heater cartridge
Tighten M3 screw to secure the retaining plate
Gather the MOARstuder thermistor extension
Connect the thermistor extension to the thermistor
Done! Take me home