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Step 03.16 — Set the 38 mm front offset and centre the plate

Step 16 of 20 with a helper · Chapter 03 — Build plate

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Parts:

  • steel rule · tool
  • caliper · tool

Do:

  1. With the bolts loose, slide the plate until its front edge sits 38 mm behind the frame's front edge.
  2. Split the left and right gaps evenly, then re-check the 38 mm.
  3. Run a finger round the perimeter.

check Check

38 mm at both front corners, left and right gaps equal, nothing touching a vertical extrusion or a Z rail.

helperHelper Reads the rule at each corner and calls the number back to you.

What you're looking at

Manual p.60: the plate's position in plan. The 38 mm setback puts the plate where the toolhead can reach it. Equal side gaps keep it clear of the vertical extrusions and Z rails, tight for a 355 mm plate in a 350 mm machine.

Source: Voron manual p.60

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