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- Page 1 VORON NIGHTWATCH We build space shuttles with gardening tools so anyone can have a space shuttle of their own. VERSION 2023-01-23...
- Page 2 Before you begin on your journey, a word of caution. This machine can maim, burn, and electrocute you if you are not careful. Please do not become the first VORON fatality. There is no special Reddit flair for that. Please, read the entire manual before you start assembly.
- Page 3 WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM PART PRINTING GUIDELINES The Voron Team has provided the following print guidelines for you to follow in order to have the best chance at success with your parts. There are often questions about substituting materials or changing printing standards, but we recommend you follow these.
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Page 4: How To Get Help
If you need assistance with your build, we’re here to help. Head on over to our Discord group and post your questions. This is our primary medium to help VORON Users and we have a great community that can help you out if you get stuck. - Page 5 THIS IS JUST A REFERENCE This manual is designed to be a simple reference manual. Building a Voron can be a complex endeavour and for that reason we recommend downloading the CAD files off our Github repository if there are sections you need clarification on.
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Page 6: Hardware - References
HEAT SET INSERT VORON HEART Heat the inserts with a soldering iron so Look for Voron heart next to that they melt the plastic when installed. the part. It indicates that this is a As the plastic cools, it solidifies around... - Page 7 COMPONENT PREP WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM THREADING INTO PLASTIC This M2 screw threads into the plastic of the Mid-Body part. It will be used to adjust the meshing of the BMG gears at a later step. M2x6 FHCS GETTING A GOOD BOND The heat set insert in the shuttle will be in constant tension when assembly is complete.
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Page 8: Lubricate Bearings
Remove this before moving to the next step. LUBRICATE BEARINGS A lubrication film is required to ensure smooth operation and longevity. Refer to the Voron sourcing guide for lubricant options. ADDED STRENGTH This screw is there to provide extra strength to... - Page 9 COMPONENT PREP WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM CHECK BEARING FIT The bearings must slip on and off the shaft easily to allow the gear to self center. Do not shim into position. Pressing the bearings on the shaft will damage them. Lightly sand the shaft if required. SHORT END OF THE SHAFT Remove the bearings from the shaft after checking the Check the short end of the shaft.
- Page 10 COMPONENT PREP WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM MR85 Bearing MR85 Bearing Cover Motor Plate...
- Page 11 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM Guidler Shuttle Latch...
- Page 12 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM M3x10 BHCS Mid Body M3x20 BHCS M3x25 BHCS M3x16 BHCS A FEW SCREWS LOOSE Insert an M3x16 before continuing with assembly. We’ll use this later to mount and adjust the stepper motor.
- Page 13 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM CHECK ORIENTATION The drive gear is mounted opposite of how it is usually mounted in an extruder. Make sure that the grub screw has sufficient contact with the flat. Do not tighten the grub screw yet, we will finalize the gears exact position on the shaft in the next few steps.
- Page 14 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM M3x8 BHCS M3x6 BHCS A FEW SCREWS LOOSE (PART DEUX) Insert an M3x8 into the Motor Plate before continuing with assembly. We’ll use this later to mount the stepper motor.
- Page 15 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM 50T GEAR SPACING For the next steps we need to ensure that the 50T gear is not rubbing on any of the plastic parts. Make sure your guidler door is open so that you can freely adjust the position of the 50T.
- Page 16 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM ALIGN THE DRIVE GEAR While the 50T gear is centered, open the guidler and loosen the grub screw on the BMG drive gear with a small allen key, then adjust its position left to right so that the filament path is aligned with the gear teeth. Hold the 50T in position while adjusting the drive gear so that it is still centered in its gap.
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Page 17: Tension Knob
ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM A NOTE ON SPRINGS Longer/shorter/stiffer springs will change the tension characteristics and have an impact on how well the tension mechanism works. Consider buying the original Bondtech part as those are known to work well. If you sourced from a different vendor, check that it is roughly 12mm long with an outer diameter of 6mm and a wire thickness of 1mm. - Page 18 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM LATCH SHUTTLE The latch mechanism must seat into the groove of the shuttle piece. This is what allows the extruder to grip the filament effectively.
- Page 19 ANTI SQUISH THINGYMAJIG Softer and flexible materials will deform and extrude poorly under too much tension. The Nightwatch adds an anti-squish thingymajig screw that sets the minimum distance between the drive gear and the idler. Backing this screw out increases this distance and tightening the screw in decreases this distance. Setting this minimum distance helps to prevent the gears from meshing too tightly or binding up in the extruder.
- Page 20 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM TOOL INSERTS To access the screws that hold the stepper motor, insert your driver of choice into these holes. M3x8 BHCS Pancake Stepper Motor M3x16 BHCS GETTING GEARED UP We are only slightly tightening this M3x16 for now. We will be setting the proper gear mesh before fully tightening the motor to the rear of the print head.
- Page 21 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM M3x16 BHCS (LOOSE) DESIGN WITH INTENT The screw hole on the right of the motor plate is slotted to allow proper gear mesh adjustment. This is also called “backlash.” The M3x16 BHCS we are using here will need to be loose until proper backlash is found.
- Page 22 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM M3x16 BHCS (LOOSE) BETTER GET YOUR BI-FOCALS Open up the extruder latch and drop the guidler down so you can freely rotate the 50T gear. On the next page we will be setting the proper gear mesh between the motor 10T pinion and the BMG 50T gear.
- Page 23 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM ADJUSTUSTING MOTOR BACKLASH We need to adjust the amount of engagement between the motor pinion and the 50T gear. With the latch and guidler open, hold the print head at an angle that allows you to easily see and move the 50T gear.
- Page 24 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM M3x8 BHCS M3x16 BHCS BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY After tightening down these 2 screws, be sure to re-check that you still have proper gear meshing and that you still get light teeth marks on the filament when it is fed through the extruder so there are no surprises when the time comes to push plastic.
- Page 25 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM M3x35 BHCS M3x25 BHCS...
- Page 26 ASSEMBLY WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM ECAS04 Collet M3x12 BHCS ECAS04 COLLET Remove the lower rubber part of the collet.
- Page 27 FINISHED WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM...
- Page 28 VORON WWW.VORONDESIGN.COM WEBSITE GITHUB DISCORD www.vorondesign.com https://github.com/VoronDesign https://discord.gg/voron...
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