Step 00.8 — Settle the tool list: owned vs. buy¶
Step 8 of 32 pre-kit · Chapter 00 — Before you start
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Gather for this segment — steps 00.8–00.11 (~25 min)
Tools and consumables
- straightedge ≥ 600 mm
- feeler gauge set
- masking tape
- marker
- A5 mesh zip bag ×29
- B5 mesh zip bag ×6
- box for the skirt ring ×1
- spare bins for the LDO-supplied parts and the greased rails
- scissors
Parts: none.
Do: Work down this table and buy what is missing. Column First needed is the chapter that stops without it.
Check
Every "Buy" row has an order placed or a decision to skip written down.
What you're looking at
No parts, a purchasing decision. The column that matters is First needed: it says which chapter stops dead without that tool, so anything marked Ch 00 or Ch 01 has to be on the bench before the kit lands.
| Tool | Status | First needed |
|---|---|---|
| Precision hex driver set of 5, ball-end | Bought — Fabreeko, in kit order F6424626 | Ch 02 (Ch 01 uses the kit's straight 3 mm key) |
| Hex wrenches 1.5–4 mm | In the kit | Ch 01 |
| Flat reference surface | Resolved — kitchen stone counter, verified in Step 00.10 | Ch 01 |
| Digital caliper, 150 mm | Owned — iGaging Absolute Origin, bought 2026-09-07 | Ch 00 (deck gate, cube gate) |
| Machinist square, 150 mm DIN 875/2 | Owned — PEC 6 in, bought 2026-09-07 | Ch 01 (frame squaring) |
| Temperature-controlled soldering iron, 900M-T tip fitting | Owned — X-Tronic; its stock conical tip sets the early Gate B inserts | Ch 00 (insert practice) |
| LDO brass M3 heat-set tip | In the kit — it lands with the kit and is used from Ch 00 on. Nothing is bought to bring it forward | Ch 00 |
| Flush cutters | Owned — Hakko CHP-170, bought 2026-09-07 | Ch 07 (belts), Ch 10 (zip ties) |
| Torque screwdriver 0.5–3 N·m | Buy — optional. No Voron or LDO source publishes a torque figure for any fastener in this build; this manual never invents one. Buy it for repeatability across the 283 M3×8, not to hit a spec | Ch 01 |
| T10 Torx driver | Buy | Ch 05 (titanium backer FHCS cam out easily in countersinks) |
| Multimeter | Buy if not owned | Ch 10 (mandatory — Checkpoint #1) |
| Ferrule crimp tool, square, for VE0508 | Buy — every kit lead ships ferruled, so it is used only if a lead has to be re-terminated, but Ch 09 stages it for that case | Ch 09 (09.35) |
| Bambu Lab Heatbed Nozzle Wiper – A1/A2L, 3-pack | Buy — only for the optional nozzle scrubber (Ch 13 Part L), ~$2.99 from the Bambu Lab store; the kit's brass brush is a hand tool and does not replace it. Needed in hand before the add-on is decided: its height is measured | Ch 13 (13.45) |
| Chamber exhaust add-on: a 60×60×20 mm 24 V two-wire fan, a 1 m JST-XH 2-pin extension lead, and a cuttable activated-carbon cooker-hood filter mat | Buy — only for the optional exhaust fan (Ch 14 Part H), and only after the calculator at 14.25 passes; roughly $10, $7 and $10. The kit's two 6020 fans are the bay pair and stay there; the jumper and every screw are kit spares | Ch 14 (14.28) |
| Printed hardware trays A–C, Gridfinity bins | Print — PLA bench print before kit day, print plan § Bench prints | Ch 00, kit day (00.12) |
| Dial indicator + magnetic base | Optional, skip for now | — |
Source: LDO 350 Rev D BOM · survey