The 3rd module does not come with bigger issues. It was quite convenient to set everything up. In the last part, I made a mistake where I glued the M3 brass inserts into the hole. Now I knew that there are heat inserts. And with some head, it is straightforward to install them. Although I have to glue the M4 inserts in place because the inserts are too small for the hole.

Steps for this Part

Preparation

BOM for part 3

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All items for this part

Tools

  • HX4 Screw driver
  • HX2 Screw driver (for the pulley)
  • Solder Iron

Step 1: Mount 2M1

The screws in the 1M1part a lose. I had to hold them with some tooth sticks into place. Then I mounted the 2M1 part on top of this.

Result after step 1

Step 2: prepare the belt stretcher

This time, my printer could handle the hexagon hole. I did not have to modify the printed piece.

Result of step 2

Step 3: Mounting the belt stretcher

The M4 screw inserts didn’t fit here, either. I had to glow them in again.

In the future, I have to find the correct inserts but for now, this is the way I’ll do it

Step 4: 3M2 Assembly

We have edited the 3M2 parts (3M2C & 3M2CC) to fit our stepper motor inside. For the detailed changes, have a look at hit blog post:

DIY Moveo Part 5.1: Changes 3M2
As mention in part 5 we need to change some files for the new motor. The Motor is 6 mm deeper than the original. We have multiple options to get more space for the engine. First, we can lower the “basement”. Second, we could raise the “roof”. If we raise the roof, we have to […]

Unfortunately I have not time to finish this week’s blog post in time. I take this week off and I will describe the second half of the post in next weeks blog entry.