HDZ 5.0

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Left and right mounting brackets were created independently via measurements taken from the side rails and the HDZ 5.0. They mount flush to the rear of back plate just beneath the drag chain supports. I cleaned out some material of the mounting holes for attaching them to the HDZ with a 15/64 drill bit (since I used M6 screws). I used two M6 20mm (25mm if using a washer) socket head screws and nuts to secure them through the top mounting holes of the HDZ. I did not recess the area for the mounting nuts, because I had some problems with this during testing (stripped the plastic with the nut on one and took awhile to remove). You will need four M5 25mm button head screws and nuts to secure the side rails to the left and right mounting brackets. The nuts press fit into the recesses on the rear of the mounting brackets. I used PwnCNC's arms angling and offsetting one for each side inward by 10.5mm. I also trimmed the gradual angle found on the user side of the arms and centered the mounting bases. I did this so that the arms did not interfere with the movement of the HDZ's front plate. Since the side rails sit higher on the HDZ 5.0 than the Z-Plus, I add 20mm in length to each arm. I extended PwnCNC's boot brackets inward by 2mm, because the span between the arms is slightly wider than on the Z-Plus. I used the existing screws and nuts I previously had to mount the arms to the boot brackets. You will also need four 6x4 mm magnets for the recessed magnet areas of the boot brackets. I ordered mine from Amazon. Drill out the magnet holes with a 15/64 bit, place a drop of super glue inside, and the magnets should press fit fairly easily. Just make sure the magnets match up with the ones on the side of your dust boot rails. The knobs that secure the location of the arms sit between the front and back plate of the HDZ, so I added 20mm to PwnCNC's knobs. This just made them easier for me to access. If you do this, you will need two M4 65mm socket head screws. Again, I ordered mine from Amazon. I tried several different configurations of mounting brackets and this was by far the most solid mounting method that I had with very little play in any of the components after installation. Hopefully this helps get some people by for dust collection until PwnCNC designs their HDZ 5.0 solution. Note: The arms for both the Z-Plus and this remix will likely hit the right rail of your machine during initialization and homing. PwnCNC created a limit switch mounting plate that can be found in the Z-Plus files. The plates allow the x-axis limit switch to be moved further inward in order to prevent this. I did not want my limit switch sitting past the two studs protecting it, so I attached a piece of 3/16" square stock to the right side of my linear rail mounting plate with double sided tape. Either way, you will need to fine tune your x limit switch location afterwards. Also, if using Carbide Motion, be sure to check your left rapid positions to make sure you do not need to reduce the x travel dimensions by a few mm in the configuration settings.