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Prusa Mk 4 3D printer with MMU3 feeder

  • Prusa MK4 Y Motor Shim

    Prusa MK4 Y Motor Shim

    Having been viciously nerd-sniped by The Great Dragorn of Kismet, I’m in the process of building a Prusa MK4 3D printer with an MMU3. This has been a generally pleasant experience, although I am beginning to loathe Genuine Haribo Goldbären.

    Anyhow, the Y axis motor position puts the belt too close to one side of the pulley, with no further adjustment possible:

    Prusa MK4 Y axis motor mount - as-built
    Prusa MK4 Y axis motor mount – as-built

    The stepper motor stator laminations are the striped gray area on the far left, the 3D printed motor mount is the striped black area on the right, and the belt pulley is snugged up against the motor as far as it can go on the shaft.

    Pushing the motor a little more to the left requires a shim:

    Prusa MK4 Y axis motor mount - shim
    Prusa MK4 Y axis motor mount – shim

    Rather than fiddle with scanning the motor mount, I imported its STL model from the Prusa MK4 files:

    Prusa MK4 Y Axis Motor mount - solid model
    Prusa MK4 Y Axis Motor mount – solid model

    Importing the STL into OpenSCAD and converting the motor face into an SVG file is basically a one-liner:

    projection(cut=true)
    translate([0,0,-5.0])
    import("/mnt/bulkdata/Project Files/Prusa Mk4/Calibration/y_motor_holder_R3.stl");
    

    Import the SVG into LightBurn, round the corners a little, set it up for 1.5 mm Trocraft Eco, Fire. The. Laser. and it fits perfectly and stands out nicely:

    Prusa MK4 Y axis motor mount - shimmed
    Prusa MK4 Y axis motor mount – shimmed

    Having the right tools for a job makes it easy …