Delivery Day

Printer arrived today:

Flat-pack Printer!

Just barely fits in backpack.

Y-Axis and Extruder housing assembled.

Y / Z bearing carriage assembly.

Base with X-Axis and print bed assembly.

All assembled apart from plugging cables in to printer board.

Useful links:

Good review on my printer:

Not exactly my printer, but has good info:

Step-By Step Assembly Guide: http://help.printrbot.com/Guide/Simple+1405+Assembly/123

NOTE: Need to supply your own Blue Loctite for the grub screws.  I will have to put it on later.

Construction Notes:

• On Step 17, don't leave all the cable for the X / Z motors inside the body.  All other cables to go through this space later.
• On Step 23, make sure your bolts holding metal print bed don't separate the two plywood pieces and skew the bed height.
• On Step 37, be VERY careful threading the nylon nut on to the Z-Axis, don't strip the nut.

Next Steps:

• Cable installation
• Software Install
• Calibration
• Test Print
• Print a Fan Shroud
• Print Printer Upgrades