Items you need for this step:
Picture coming soon | 3 | Ballscrew with metal nut (contains little metal balls inside) |
3 | Nut holder | |
2 | Low profile M5 60mm screw | |
2 | Nylon insert lock nut M5 | |
2 | 8mm ID 16mm OD bearing | |
2 | 8mm shim | |
2 | circlip | |
8 | Low profile M5 15mm screw | |
2 | Y end plate |
1. Attach the ABS or delrin nut holder to the metal ballscrew nut
Important: NEVER remove the ballscrew nut from the screw! There are tiny little metal balls that will fall out and that are impossible to put correctly in again – it will require to buy and ship a new ballscrew nut
Use 2 60mm screws with nylon lock nuts:
2. Attach the ballscrew to the end plates
Take a C beam and already place the ballscrew in it:

Now at the 8mm side, already attach the Y end plate – use 4 low profile 15mm screws for that – and with the direction in such a way so that you can fit a bearing in it from the outside. Already add the 8mm ID 16mm OD bearing:




