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Step 06.26 — Close out the mechanical Z axis

Step 26 of 42 · Chapter 06 — Z axis (and Chapter 06b — Gantry squaring)

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gather Gather for this segment — step 06.26 (~15 min)

Set out for later steps

  • z_chain_bottom_anchor ×1 · bin 10-chains
  • z_chain_guide ×1 · bin 10-chains
  • [a]_z_chain_retainer_bracket_x2 ×2 · bin 10-chains
  • drag chain 10×15 R28 ×1

Parts:

  • z_chain_bottom_anchor ×1 · set out now, fitted later
  • z_chain_guide ×1 · set out now, fitted later
  • [a]_z_chain_retainer_bracket_x2 ×2 · set out now, fitted later
  • drag chain 10×15 R28 ×1 · set out now, fitted later

Do: Bag the Z chain parts and label the bag Ch 10, manual p.200–204. Chain latches and mounting are Ch 10's.

check Check

One labelled bag holding the chain, the anchor, the guide and both retainer brackets.

What you're looking at

A closing page. The Z drag chain is the plastic link chain that carries cables from the fixed frame up to the moving gantry; its two black frame mounts and two blue retainer brackets are printed here and fitted in Ch 10.

pause Good stopping point · ~15 min since the last one

Z axis mechanically complete and logged. Stop here and go to Ch 07: Part B below cannot start until Ch 13 hands off to it at Step 13.34.

Source: Voron manual p.123

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