Ender 3 Microscope MOD Support
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I made a modification from another's user "stand for microscope" and make to fit in my old ender 3/pro/v2 to be able to control it from the PC, even the zoom.If you want to follow my steps you need to remove the right column of the Z axis and the TOP profile that screws into the 4020 profiles.Remove the complete hotend and screw the Support with the 2 screws from the hotend heatspreader into the same position.After that you can put or not a NEMA 17 type motor if you want to also adjust the zoom from the PC, its just a perk but probably not needed.(If you do that screw the motor in place and put some sort of rubber band between the motor and the zoom adjuster, i tested it also with some electrical tape and it also worked, check for a good tension between the parts).MAKE SURE that the Z axis endstop makes room for the microscope to not hit anything, i had to raise my Z endstop 3CM (DONT MAKE THE MISTAKE TO NOT TEST THIS FIRST, ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT BRAKE ANYTHING).After that i use a VERY old PC with W7, a program called printrun/pronterface to be able to move the Printer from the PC (Connected with USB to the PC).I use this for electronics soldering/desoldering, the heated bed helps a lot for desoldering old and hard to desolder components.Print Settings:Layer Height: I used 0.2 and a 0.6 nozzle but i tested the print with 0.16 Layer Height and 0.4 nozzle aswell.Walls and infill: For best results i used 5 walls and 30% infill, its overkill but its sturdy and holds the nema…
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