<div>Make sure you have all parts ready before dismantling the gantry, rods and pulleys! </div><div><br></div><div>Assembly: </div><div>Re-assemble the rods, belts and pulleys as normal without the blocks, just the brass journal bearings in place. Don't tighten the sync pulleys, but tighten the driving ones (motors). </div><div>Place blocks on the rods and assemble the key wedges, don't tighten. Slide in place the blocks over the journal bearings. slightly tighten the bolt. </div><div>One block at a time: </div><div>Place the square nut in its captive location. </div><div>Screw the bolt few threads through the square nut. </div><div>Slide the banana in place. </div><div>Capture the belt under the hinge screws passing through the tube cuts acting as rollers. </div><div>Position the gantry and secure rods on the blocks using the brackets. Gently tighten bolts. </div><div>Tighten the belts using the adjusting bolts, enough to remove slack and hear the belt give a tone. You can balance all belts to give the same tone. Don't over-tighten! </div><div>Square the gantry and tighten the pulleys. You may want to use a thread locking compound like Loctite Blue. Remember that to untighten later, you will have to heat the grubscrews or use acetone to dissolve the thread lock. </div><div><br></div><div>Level the platform and star printing. </div><div><br></div><div>Enjoy! </div><div><br></div>
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