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Z-Axis Camera
by jsimmonstx
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I have an Ender 3 Pro, and I initially printed a mount to put the camera in front of the printer (like pretty much everyone does). I had two problems as a result:
0) I couldn't really see much of the initial layers because my EZABL Pro was in the way
1) My first tall print was so tall that I couldn't monitor the print progress for that last 50mm of the print.
To eliminate the first problem, I figured I'd mount the camera BEHIND the printer. This had the added benefit of moving the camera out of the way when I was mucking around with the print surface (removing/cleaning the bed, or removing a printed item).
The second problem was solved by buying a 500mm 2040 extrusion and a dual z-stepper kit, and attaching them to the absolute rear of the right-side 4040 extrusion base (see pictures above). This had the added benefit of keeping added weight off the X gantry.
I wanted to avoid the use of the typical delrin trolley wheels, so I used a 450mm MGN12 linear rail.
The pr
0) I couldn't really see much of the initial layers because my EZABL Pro was in the way
1) My first tall print was so tall that I couldn't monitor the print progress for that last 50mm of the print.
To eliminate the first problem, I figured I'd mount the camera BEHIND the printer. This had the added benefit of moving the camera out of the way when I was mucking around with the print surface (removing/cleaning the bed, or removing a printed item).
The second problem was solved by buying a 500mm 2040 extrusion and a dual z-stepper kit, and attaching them to the absolute rear of the right-side 4040 extrusion base (see pictures above). This had the added benefit of keeping added weight off the X gantry.
I wanted to avoid the use of the typical delrin trolley wheels, so I used a 450mm MGN12 linear rail.
The pr
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