Y-plate assembly

Items you need for this step:

	1	y plate left
	1	y plate right
	14	M5 nylon insert lock nut
	2	Y inner side plate
	14	V wheel assembly from previous step
	14	M5 low profile 60mm screw
	12	eccentric spacer 6mm
	14	6mm aluminium spacer
	28	precision shim

 

And items for the nut blocks:

	8	M5 low profile 25mm screw
	4	nut block (may look different than in the picture – depends on leadscrew type)

 

First we’ll attach the nut blocks:

Use M5x25mm screws for that – they screw straight into the M5-tapped nut blocks

Do this on the two places – and please notice the orientation of the plate: the nut blocks should be at the opposite side where there is an indentation where the leadscrew for the X axis will come, if you want to put the leadscrew under tension from the outside

Do this for both plates

Then, use 60mm screws, and a 6mm spacer, precision shim, a v wheel assembly, a 9mm spacer, another V wheel assembly another precision shim and another 6mm spacer to attach the wheels before attaching the inner plates:

In pictures:

And for the lower rows, use eccentric spacers instead of 6mm spacers:

And the inner plate and tighten:

Do this for both plates (mirrored), and also attach a motor with adapter to the left plate assembly (not to the right plate assembly!), with 40mm aluminium spacers and 50mm screws: