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Prusa Y rail alignment tool
by Jimbo70
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Although I designed this tool to align the Y rods on my Prusa MK2 Bear modification, it can work equally as well on the Original Prusa MK2.
Why do you need this alignment? If the Y rods are not parallel and properly separated, stress will be put on the Y rod bearings which will cause them to loosen and wear prematurely. Also, the stepper motors may lose steps because of the stress. In addition, if the rods are not in alignment with the frame, then the firmware needs to make calculations to co
Why do you need this alignment? If the Y rods are not parallel and properly separated, stress will be put on the Y rod bearings which will cause them to loosen and wear prematurely. Also, the stepper motors may lose steps because of the stress. In addition, if the rods are not in alignment with the frame, then the firmware needs to make calculations to co
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