CoreXY Motor Mount

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<h3>CoreXY Motor Mount</h3><p>This is the new motor mount to the SolidCore 3D Printer</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/e69d9d85-f2f9-4478-8775-083481153277/20210315_163706.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22856edf45-3e4f-4922-98c9-c954cedbf6d0%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/93a99b58-3696-40ab-941c-ec1007b0551f/20210315_163723.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22fd64931e-45f4-4c4c-a059-801e2a6d4d70%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure><p>I've been working on a modular and scalable corexy design called the SolidCore for over a year now. The plan is to have a platform or ecosystem of parts that can be used on any 3d printer that uses 2020 frame extrusion.&nbsp;</p><h4>Belt Tensioning</h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/62cb9ecc-f568-4c71-b488-5423dd5a0d8a/solidcore-motor-mount.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22f7e6aba3-c641-4dd5-81cd-197cf11c7f8d%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure><p>The nema 17 motor mount has slots milled into the face for adjustability and belt tensioning.</p><h4>SolidCore Printer</h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/297b68ee-dbe2-4d63-ad24-b3e8a505db98/solidcore-corexy-3d-printer-pinshape-800x600.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%226a075809-fd45-489c-b4d2-0ba533c9a6a3%22%2C%22w%22%3A800%2C%22h%22%3A600%7D"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/898a9908-3825-4eeb-bf11-b0b58f5c5c47/solidcore-corexy-carriage-y-carriage.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%221f9b03c6-f784-4088-901c-7deb6f4b9b25%22%2C%22w%22%3A1440%2C%22h%22%3A900%7D"></figure><h4>CoreXY Plates</h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/253fb71e-7979-4b11-aea8-f7d53466de31/solidcore-corexy-printer-top-plates.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%223d6ed564-067d-41c0-8474-de49762afd9c%22%2C%22w%22%3A1000%2C%22h%22%3A1000%7D"></figure><p>The original motor plate had a 20mm cut out to seat in the corner of the frame. One of the problems I ran into was that many of the frames use square corner brackets that don't have the clearance needed in order to mount the motor plate mount.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/5d89b7c3-0455-46b1-aacb-1e7da94cef92/solidcore-motor-mount-no-clearance.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%2258c9e563-08be-46f0-a6be-acc9cf720d4b%22%2C%22w%22%3A2048%2C%22h%22%3A1005%7D"></figure><p>&nbsp;</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/4f10548f-456f-46fa-bea8-fd8437ae6368/solidcore-motor-mount-no-clearance-3.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%221a2ddafd-126a-44c4-98f7-c4dd26253ac0%22%2C%22w%22%3A2048%2C%22h%22%3A1005%7D"></figure><h4>New Design</h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://media.prusaprinters.org/media/prints/61343/rich_content/2b4f0d0a-6f29-48d7-8358-40238953738d/20210317_231630.jpg#%7B%22uuid%22%3A%22a2807429-2f35-494c-954c-b6b7e476409e%22%2C%22w%22%3A4032%2C%22h%22%3A3024%7D"></figure><p>The new motor mount design mounts within the inside of the frame instead of on top of the frame.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For more information see <a href="https://3ddistributed.com/corexy-3d-printer/">SolidCore CoreXY</a></p>