Cross-Slide Assembly
Step-by-step instructions for assembling your FarmBot Genesis V0.7 Cross-Slide
Plate orientation is key
Its pretty easy to orient your Cross-Slide Plate wrong and attach a bunch of components to it facing the wrong direction. Take your time to study the photos in this step to ensure you attach things on the correct side of the plate the first time.
Out of order photos
Note: Some of the photos below are ‘out of order’, meaning that some parts will be shown attached to the plate before you have attached them. Please ignore that discrepancy. We have optimized the order of the steps below to minimize mis-orientation mistakes.
Step 1: Attach the Delrin Leadscrew Block
Use two M5x25mm screws and tee nuts to attach the Delrin Leadscrew Block to the Cross-Slide Plate. Note that the motor mount holes and the ‘empty corner’ of the plate are located to the left of the delrin block.
Step 2: Attach the Stepper Motor
Use four M3x10mm screws to attach the Stepper Motor and Motor Housing to the Cross-Slide Plate. Make sure the motor and housing are on the same side of the Cross-Slide Plate as the Delrin Block, and that the motor’s wiring and the motor housing’s open side are facing down towards the Delrin Block.
Step 3: Add on the Z-Axis V-Wheels
Add two V-wheels with normal spacers to the corner holes of the Cross-Slide Plate. The V-wheels should be on the same side of the plate as the Motor and the Delrin Block.
Add a V-wheel with an eccentric spacer to the hole nearest the middle of the plate. The V-wheel should be on the same side of the plate as the other components.
Step 4: Add the Gantry V-Wheels
Flip the Cross-Slide over so that all of the components you have added so far are facing away from you.
Add two wheels with normal spacers to the holes in the middle of the left and right edges of the Cross-Slide Plate.
Add a V-wheel with an eccentric spacer to the hole in the middle of the bottom edge of the Cross-Slide Plate, nearest the Delrin Block.
