BI V2.5 V-Slot Magnetic Ball Joint Conversion

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2019-03-09 Added enhanced STL's for Belt connector and connector insert. Improved Belt connector lower profile, features better nut lock for easier assembly. Connector insert less prone to breakage due to improved design. This conversion focuses on converting a printer from V-Slot to magnetic ball joints while incorporating belt drive (using the Boots Belt kit). It primarily aims to maintain the default effector so as to minimize replaced parts, complexity, and cost. The conversion's success relies on special thanks extended to clefranc for working closely with the author in designing the carriage plate and effector clips. The team also extends gratitude to Lykle who collaborated with the author and did extensive modelling of alternative effectors. Instructions follow below. Bill of Materials: Required Components Include 9 or 12 V-Wheel kits (V-Slot), poly-carbonate solid v-wheel kit from an external link for purchasing, Three 1 meter length pieces of 20x20 V-Slot linear rail 12 ball/magnet/rod end kit purchased in bundles, available from Haydn Huntley with the e-mail address haydn.huntley@gmail.com. Required Spacers Are Three Or Six Eccentric Spacer Units Which Depend on Plate Preferences, Found On an External Aliexpress Link And, Lastly 6 pieces of carbon tube (each piece being a meter in length, each internal bore having an inside diameter measuring at 8 mm. For Boots Belt Kit Replacement Instructions are given below to assist you through the procedure of sourcing and purchasing all needed replacements: F608ZZ Flanged ball bearings with a bore measurement at 22.27mm can be purchased from An External Link on Aliexpress Gt2-6 Timing Belts With an internal width of 20 mm which are 20 mm wide with teeth (3 units per each purchase package) Are Available to Buy From Aliexpress in A Group Package Purchase and Include 1 meter belt Length 3 units of gt2-6 pulley units also from external link, this makes it ten in total when a second set is added.