Aluminatus TrinityOne Build Manual
Aluminatus TrinityOne Documentation
Assembly Helps
- Leveling and tightening everything up
- Leave the main gantry-to-base mounting plates loose except for a couple of screws. Keep the Z-mounts loose on the X-Carriage. Leave the upper Z-rod mounts loose. I also left the lead screw bushings on the Z-mounts loose. The whole thing was a sloppy mess. The only thing tight was the bottom rod mounts, since there is no other choice.
- Lower the X-carriage on the z-axis all of the way down.
- Roughly level or align the x-carriage to the bed or the base sheet metal top. You want the carriage to be the same z-height on both ends.
- Sequentially tighten the Z-Mounts (Lead-screw and guide rod mounts) on the X-Carriage, wiggle the x-carriage to help it "float" to its least-stress position as you start to tighten the screws. Adjust the z-height of the X-Carriage as necessary to ensure that it is level relative to the base. This positions the Z-Mounts to match the fixed position of the smooth rods.
- Raise the X-carriage to the highest position.
- Using a square and a spacer against the smooth rod. Move the main gantry until the rods are nearly perpendicular to the base.
- Tighten the main gantry.
- Either by referencing the smooth rods or by running the X-Carriage up and down against a square, tweak the perpendicularity of the Z-axis and tighten the top rod mounts. You only want to tighten the top rod mounts when the X-Carriage is at the top of it's travel.
