Project Dashboard Canceled Guides LulzBot Flexystruder V2 for LulzBot Mini Workflow

1 Gather tools and components for assembly

Components:

  • 1x- Extruder body assembly (Link)

  • 1x- Lulzbot hexagon with .35 nozzle (Link)

  • 1x- Aluminum mounting plate

  • 1x- TAZ mounting bracket

  • 6x- M3x12 SHCS

  • 2x- M3 washer

  • 2x- M4x20 SHCS

  • 2x- M4 washer

  • 2x- M4 hex nuts

  • 1x- M2x6 SHCS

  • 1x- Zip tie

  • 1x- Mini blower

  • 1x- 40 mm fan

  • 1x- Fan duct

  • 1x- Switch

  • 1x- 16 pin Connector

  • 1x- Black wire, terminated (PN?)

  • 1x- Purple wire, terminated (PN?)

  • 1x- 42mm NEMA motor, wires cut to XX length and terminated (PN?)

  • 1x- Mini blower fan, wires cut to XX length and terminated (PN?)

  • 1x- 40mmx40mm fan, wires cut to XX length and terminated (PN?)

Tools:

  • 1.5mm allen driver

  • 2.5mm allen driver

  • 3mm allen driver

  • Flush wire cutter

Parts
Tools

2 Attached ground wire to Hot end assembly

Attach red terminated wire to heater block, tighten screw to hand tight

Secure Hot End Assembly to tool head bracket with adapter plate

Attach Extruder body assembly to bracket, tighten screws to hand tight.

Red wire with ring terminal- attach to block
Hexagon logo to front

3 Join extruder body and hot end assemblies

Place aluminum adapter plate onto hex nozzle grooves, then place items onto the extruder body

Place extruder mount on the top of hex nozzle

Using the the M3 allen, screw 2 M4x20's with washers into the 2 M4 nuts held by your finger on the extruder mount (leave these to M4 screws loose for now)

Face hex nozzle forward, tighten M4 screws, check that filament feeds through body and into hex nozzle without catching (you may need to push the aluminum plate to the right while tightening the M4's, so that the filament does not catch).

Place aluminum plate with hex onto extruder body
Hexagon logo to front
Adapter bracket position
Insert and start the right side M4 screw first, secure the M4 nut on the backside when tightening screw
Insert left side screw and tighten
Secure the right screw

4 Attach fans

Orientation critical- Attach the mini blower to the mount bracket with screw (x1- M2x6) using 1.5mm allen, tightened to finger tight

Connect plug wires to switch, mount switch to hood with screws (x2- M2x6) using 1.5mm allen, tighten to finger tight

Verify orientation- Attach fan hood to mount bracket with screws (x2- ?0118 screws) tighten to hand tight

Orientation critical-Attach 40mm fan to fan with screws (x2- M2x12 screws) tightened to hand tight

Mini blower attached
connected switch
(NEED PIC) Align hex nozzle wires under fan duct, screw in 2x M3x12 SHCS with washers
40mm fan hood attached
40mm fan attached

5 Attach motor

Install and secure small herringbone gear into motor shaft with 1x- M3x6 set screw and M3 nut (nut is pressed into slot on small herringbone gear bottom), tighten to hand tight

Orientation critical- Install motor with 3x- M3x12 SCHS and 3x- M3 washer; align small and large hearing bone gear V grooves to ensure smooth/ non-binding movement, tightened screws to hand tight

Hearing bone prep and installation
Position motor and attach to bracket
Check gear interference, secure screws

6 Wires routing and pinout

Route wires around motor; Plug in wires into 16 position connector

Install conduit cover over wires, position a tie wrap just onto the conduit cover nearest the connector end; Tighten and clip zip tie using flush cutters.

(need pic of table) Plug in wires
Install conduit cover
Add Tie wrap
Inspect your work!

7 Package

Attach XXX label to box front, XXX label to back of box

Fold XXX x XXX wide white foam into 65mm wide rectangle

Place folded foam into box so that foam lines the entire bottom and two sides of the box

Wrap Flexystruder in XXX x XXX sheet of bubble wrap

Place assembly into box with the motor positioned closest to the front of the box, motor up

Place glue stick, 4 tie black tie wraps, and 3m of NinjaFlex filament into a resealable 50mm x 75mm plastic bag, seal bag; place on top of wrapped assembly

Place a Lulzbot “congratulations” note card onto the bagged parts with “congratulation” upward to be read when the box is opened

Place foam block on top of card

Close lid

Labels on Back
Folded and packed foam
Wrapped and packed assembly
Bagged and packed parts (allen driver, glue stick, tie wraps, 3m of filament)
Label on front of the box and ready to close
Done! Take me home