Ender 4 Dual Extrusion Upgrade Guide

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For all your Ender 4 Dual Extrusion upgrade needs. It's a good idea to print all parts required for the upgrade before disassembling and rebuilding your printer. Take care when upgrading, and double check your wiring before turning on the power. I'm not responsible if you mess something up. Printed Parts List: Extruder Mount (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2580850) Spool Holders (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2458189) Hotend Mount (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2854221) MKS 1.5 to Creality Ender 4 Motherboard Adapter (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2854232) 30mm to 40mm fan adapter (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1049548) Additional Printed parts (not required for the mod): Leadscrew Stabalizer(https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2763889) Printy McPrintface(https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2854199) LCD panel housing (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2675998) Leveling knobs(https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2603493) Purchased Parts List: New motherboard, that supports dual E Additional Stepper Additional Extruder Bowden Tube/M6 fitting Chimera Hotend (Chinese or genuine E3D Chimera, they both work) Cooling Fan (24v 50mm radial fan) 24V heater cartridge M3 bolts M5 bolts M5 2020 Extrusion T-Nuts Parts I used for my upgrade: Motherboard (https://www.amazon.com/BIQU-MKS-BASE-Plate-Controller-Printer/dp/B01FVTQQ2K/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1523203781&sr=1-1&keywords=MKS1.5) 35.99$ Additional stepper (https://www.amazon.com/Stepper-Motor-Bipolar-64oz-Printer/dp/B00PNEQI9S/ref=sr_1_2?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1523203781&sr=1-2&keywords=bipolar+stepper) 24.99$ Additional Extruder (https://www.amazon.com/WINSINN-Chimera-Hotend-Extruder-Full/dp/B075CK4JRN/ref=sr_1_3?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1523203781&sr=1-3&keywords=winsinn+chimera) 49.98$ Bowden Tube (https://www.amazon.com/Teflon-2PC4-M6-Fittings-RepRap-Printer/dp/B07BT3F1PP/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1523204022&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=M6+bowden&psc=1) 6.28$ Cooling Fan (https://www.amazon.com/SoundOriginal-50x50x15mm-Humidifier-Aromatherapy-Replacement/dp/B0755BY9RH/ref=sr_1_1?s=industrial&ie=UTF8&qid=1523205243&sr=1-1&keywords=soundoriginal+24v) 11.49$ Chimera Hotend (https://www.amazon.com/WINSINN-Chimera-Hotend-Extruder-Full/dp/B075CK4JRN/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=S0SB0QXJF6XAF1CQSYYY) 49.98$ Wangdd22 Chimera (purchase at your own risk) (https://www.amazon.com/Wangdd22-Printer-Chimera-Extruder-Multi-Extrusion/dp/B076DDZMS7/ref=sr_1_7?srs=14414428011&ie=UTF8&qid=1523203197&sr=8-7&keywords=3d+printer+hotend) 35.99$ Total Upgrade Cost: 134.32$