Starting out the build with the Openbuilds frame and mounting the head. Note that the gantry plate threads have to be drilled out to mount the x axis like this. It's a bit tricky to get assembled.
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The 3d printed camera mount is from the OpenPnp design. It didn't work too well in this location on the head and was rubbing on the nozzle plate.
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The solenoids and vac pump mounted. Flyback diodes were used at the connections for each.
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I had to disassemble the head to drill out the mounting holes a bit more to mount to the OpenBuilds mini gantry. They were m3 sized and needed to be m5 and countersunk a bit to clear the nema 8 mount.
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Running everything through the chain. I later realized that the tubing I used here was too rigid, so I switched it out for something softer just in the chain. The rest is still this tubing.
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After figuring out that the camera wouldn't work next to the head, I mounted the (ELP) camera under the X axis. I later switched this out with another camera that fits between the Nema 8 motors on the head. I found that having the camera far away from the nozzles made the usable space less when the top camera needed to be used to align with the feeders.
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/73831544189051948.jpg)
When originally purchased this was a 4x Smoothieboard. I purchased the parts to make it a 5x and soldered them on. The BOM for that is located here. In the top left you can see where I let out some magic smoke from a MOSFET due to some reversed polarity on the power input for the small MOSFETS. When I turned on the LED light, POOF! Whoops!
![](https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/3874111544189051818.jpg)
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