Category: Upgrades

  • Anti-Sag Truss

    My GT2 belt arrived a few days ago, but I wanted to successfully upgrade my Extruder Head before moving on to something else. This time I am planning to install Proto-Plastik’s anti-sag truss.

  • Extruder Head Upgrade – Second attempt

    Today I am going to upgrade my extruder head… again. My last attempt looked great, but was a prime example of why you should research a little more before you print a bunch of parts. So, now I am planning to install the original extruder head upgrade that I had chosen, before I talked myself into trying the…

  • Extruder Head Upgrade

    The GT2 belt I ordered is on back order so I guess the Extruder head will be done before the anti-sag truss. I have chosen a different extruder head than I originally planned.

  • X-Gantry Assembly

    This is part 3 of my X-Gantry Upgrade, for the previous article follow this link. Yesterday I printed the smaller parts needed for the gantry, and today I plan to complete the X-Gantry Assembly.

  • X-Gantry Upgrade

    I have decided that my first goal is to replace my X-Gantry using the gantry I found on thingiverse. The X-Gantry I have chosen is from Proto-Plastik and is part of his A5-1Z upgrade to the TwoUp 3D printer. This X-Gantry seems to most closely match my goals for a replacement part, and supports an Anti-Sag…