Z braces for Wanhao Duplicator i3, Cocoon Create, Maker Select, and Malyan M150 i3 3D printers.

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This kit will add rigidity to your printer, giving you better prints more often. Does it work and is it worth doing? Just see maker zsonybrasco's before & after shots: http://www.thingiverse.com/make:198927 Here is a good, and short, article on 3D printer rigidity:http://dabbletron.com/why-is-rigidity-important-for-3d-printers/ To compliment this mod, have a look at my Z Extensions: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1444979 (For an additional 37mm of Z clearance) BTW... This design was powered by beer... just like lots of hobbies... so if you like this design and you'd like to buy me one... or two... https://www.paypal.me/azza68 A huge THANKS and CHEERS to those who've already shouted. This design uses two 8mm or 5/16" threaded rods. The rods lock at the bottom and have adjustment at the top. These rods brace the Z axis towers, to the front of the Y axis, keeping them vertical and square to the build plate. There are also two braces for the Y-axis, front and rear. These enable the Y belt to be tensioned correctly by stopping the Y motor torque from pulling the frame ends together. No need to drill any new holes in the printer, but you do need to replace some short 3mm screws for longer ones (10mm). The short screws are reused for the Y braces. See "Instructions" below for further detail. Our friends over at "3D Printer Wiki" have also put together a build guide for this mod:http://3dprinterwiki.info/wiki/wanhao-duplicator-i3/duplicator-i3-basic-mods/z-brace/ If you get a redirect: try going to http://3dprinterwiki.info/ and clicking through to the required page... and do check out all the other great tips they have for the i3. Enjoy. Let us know what you think. Any feedback is welcome, within reason ;-) EDIT: the instructions got mashed in a recent website change, sorry for this, I'm working at getting things ordered for the new format. It might take some time though. Please take the time to investigate the new layout and check the images (there's 81 of them!). Cruise the comments section for anything still lost to you... as a last resort, feel free to ask. Thank goodness for Internet Archive.org is all I can say!