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8. Required Tools and Material
• Dierent screwdrivers (cross-head and slotted)
• Hexagon socket wrench 1.5 mm / 2 mm / 2.5 mm / 3 mm / 4 mm
• Hexagon wrench 4 mm / 5 mm / 5.5 mm / 7 mm / 13 mm (2x)
• Stop
angle
• Calliper
• Wire cutter
• Small flat pliers and small long-nose pliers
• Threadlocker
varnish, medium strength
• Hot-glue gun (optional)
9. Assembly of the Mechanical Parts
The following chapters refer to the assembly of the 3D printing construction kit, but are also interesting for owners of the ready-
made device as information for later accessory assembly.
If you have purchased the finished device, you can skip the following chapters and continue directly with the chapter “Initial
commissioning”.
a) General Information
Take enough time for the assembly. Hurrying often leads to mistakes that may damage components or ruin the time
benefit by elaborate rework.
The workplace should be suciently large and clean so that the dierent components and assemblies can be put down
and installed easily.
The
stainless steel parts of the construction kit are very sensitive to dirt. Wash your hands before installing these parts
and use cotton gloves if necessary. Remove the protective film only directly before assembly.
Always observe the images during assembly. Here, the assembly locations and correct alignment of the components
are shown.
All mechanical components of the construction kit are produced extremely precisely. Never apply any force during as
-
sembly. All parts can be assembled without any great application of force. If this is not the case, rethink the assembly
step and reread the corresponding description in these instructions.
When tightening the screws, ensure that you do not tighten them too tightly. Many screws are turned into aluminium
threads and therefore must not be tightened as far as it would be possible, e.g., in steel threads. A table with the re-
commended tightening torques of the screws can be found in the appendix of these instructions.
Sort the screws by size before assembly. This facilitates assembly, since you do not have to look for individual screws.
For
countersunk-head screws, the length (l) is measured with the screw head; for cylinder head screws, the length
measurement takes place without the screw head. The diameter (d) is always measured by the thread.
