9. Bed Carriage

We now move onto installing the Printer Bed. With FT Enderwire we have a new way of running the Bed and Thermostat wiring using an Umbilical.

First off lets install the M3 Threaded Inserts for all the parts in this section.

Next lets mount the 2 halves of the bed carriage. Do take note that there are M5 Nuts that need to be preloaded as you attach the carriage to the linear rails - you wont be able to insert these M5 nuts later so ensure they are in as you begin to mount. Also notice that there is an F imprinted on the right piece, this needs to face the front of the printer.

Next secure both sides of the bed carriage to the linear rails using 8 x M3x8 SHCS screws.

We are now ready to attach the Y Belt we ran earlier to the Bed Carriage. pull the belt and place it on the inner side of the bed carriage and place a belt clip behind the belt with the groves facing the belt. Hold in place and screw in the 2 x M3x12 SHCS screws loosely. Repeat for the other side. Once in place pull the belts so that they are somewhat tight and tighten the 4 x M3x12 screws. You can now begin to tension the belt using the front Y tensioner screw.