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Step 03.2 — Work out which side is which¶
Step 2 of 20 with a helper · Chapter 03 — Build plate
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Parts:
- build plate · set out now, fitted later
- masking tape · consumable
- M3×20 SHCS ×1, fit test, back in its tray · set out now, fitted later
Do:
- Find the four corner mounting holes. The counterbored face is the top.
- The face carrying the heater, thermal fuse and PE screw holes is the bottom.
- Mark the back edge, where the cables leave, with masking tape.
Check
Drop an M3×20 SHCS into a corner hole from the top; the head sinks into the bore. From the other side it stands proud.
Helper Points to the magnet side and the heater side and names each one.
What you're looking at
Manual p.53: the plate's two faces. The top is the one whose four corner holes are counterbored, a pocket that lets the bolt head sit below the surface. The bottom carries the heater, the thermal fuse and the earth screw.
Source: Voron manual p.53