Tom's 3D Printer Guide

This blog is intended to serve as a simple, straight-forward guide for building and using your own 3D printer. I created and continually update this blog for a simple reason: the current state of 3D printing is confusing and I feel that this discourages new enthusiasts. Hopefully the simplicity of this blog will encourage more people to take the plunge into the world of reprap and 3D printing.

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Build Guide


This guide contains the necessary steps to assembly your 3D printer.

Pictures of the finished product can be seen here.

  • Note: This guide assumes that a Ramps DIY kit is being used for the build. I recommend using a pre-assembled Ramps board and will do so on all future builds.

  1. Cut shafts to size and prep for assembly
  2. Assemble frame triangles
  3. Assemble front threaded rods
    1. Y-Motor mount sub-assembly
    2. Bar clamp Sub Assembly
  4. Affix front threaded rods to frame triangles
  5. Affix Bar clamp sub-assembly and rear threaded rod to frame triangle
  6. Set frame width
  7. Set Bar clamp spacing
  8. Set Z bar stabilizer spacing
  9. Affix Z-motor mount
  10. Attach rod clamps to Z stabilizers
  11. Y-axis platform assembly
  12. Y-axis motor assembly
  13. X-axis idler assembly
  14. X-axis motor assembly
  15. X-axis carriage assembly
  16. X-axis assembly 
  17. Attach X-axis to frame
  18. Attach Z-drive rods
  19. Attach Z-motors
  20. Prepare Mechanical Endstops
  21. Install Mechanical Endstops
  22. J-Head Hot End
  23. Greg's Extruder
  24. Assemble Hot End and Extruder
  25. Mount Heated bed
  26. Mount Electronics
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