Beginning Build Log: July 10, 2023
#Ender 5 Plus To Mercury 1.1 / EVA 3 / Custom Enclosure
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Current State of E5+:
Upgrades/Changes done prior to starting Mercury 1.1 build:
- Toolhead - Hero Me Gen7
- Extruder - Sherpa Mini
- Hotend - Phaetus Dragon HF
- Fans - 2x GDSTime 5015 Blower Fans, 1x GDSTime 4010 Fan
- Motherboard - BTT SKR Mini E3 V3
🚩 BOM Sourcing (Philippines)
Bolts
✅ - already purchased
✅ 1. M3 Bolt - https://tinyurl.com/5pz8yj32
✅ 2. M4 Bolt - https://tinyurl.com/m398d87m
✅ 3. M5 Bolt - https://tinyurl.com/yskzdkxd
✅ T-Nuts (M3 & M5) - https://tinyurl.com/mtvpc8xa
✅ Linear Rails - https://tinyurl.com/yc3vcveu
Electronics
✅ Nema 17 Stepper Motor - https://tinyurl.com/mr57ba58
✅ Controller Board - BTT SKR Mini E3 V3 - purchased
✅ Hotend - Phaetus Dragon HF - purchased
✅ 40x40x10 Brushless DC Fan - purchased
Motion System
✅ M5x30mm Precision Dowel Pin - https://tinyurl.com/524fsj26
5x13x4 F695-2RS - https://tinyurl.com/2s4b78j9
2GT 20T Idler 6mm - https://tinyurl.com/38x4x5aa
2GT 20T Pulley 6mm - https://tinyurl.com/3k36eybb
Timing Belt
Misc
M3 X D5.0 X L4.0 Heatset Insert - https://tinyurl.com/44j6tbp5
M3 Hex Nuts - already have
M3 Washer - already have
M5 Washer - already have
golden karma
Some stuff arrived today. Test fit was a success. dowell pin was a bit tight but only for the edges. it can move freely where its supposed to
Ender 5 Plus To Mercury 1.1 / EVA 3 / Custom Enclosure
-decided to go for E34M1 instead of EVA2.4
-purchased slotted angle bars today for my custom enclosure. I decided to go for an external enclosure instead of going for the built in enclosure as I did not want either slap-ons or completely new extrusions. Rough design but with extrusions:
