Creality Ender-2 Base Plate

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<b>Revised 8 April 2018</b> My problem with the “Y” AXIS turned out to be the location of the “Y” end stop sensor switch. I had it in the top slot of the “Y” AXIS extrusion, where it didn't belong. The back wheel of the carriage is supposed to trigger the micro-switch, not the front. This was a complete rework, and I'm to blame for my own ignorance. Moving on, I still want to add a larger base to the bottom because my printer sits on top of four vibration dampening pads that reduce noise (around 25 db at this point), but it's still a bit unsteady when I hang a full spool of filament. While working on this project, I managed to strip the socket of one of the 5mm button head mounting screws. To remove that screw, I had to disassemble the entire printer down to the bare acrylic base plate. The add-on board will also provide enough thickness to replace the 5mm button head screws with proper 5mm x 10mm long socket head cap screws. It's worth noting, but never assume: the two drawings are from the bottom looking up. I'm attaching a piece of 8mm thick compressed bamboo plywood (3 plies). I selected three points for 5mm mounting bolts and used 5mm diameter by 8mm long “T” nuts in the plywood. This will allow me to bolt the printer to the add-on board from the top. The clearance holes in the plywood will be match drilled to the acrylic plate. The location of these pads was chosen to allow the printer to sit on top of a wooden box that houses the power supply. I got the anti-vibration pads via Amazon. Vibration pads, 1-1/2 diameter x 1/2 inches: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019O5OUUM 5mm x 8mm long "T" nuts: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075ZYYFFB I'm old, and my memory isn't what it used to be. I made this as close as I could measure, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it being accurate. I included the PCB holes, but I don't have enough confidence in them to include full dimensions. All of the referenced files are the exclusive work product of the author and placed into the Public Domain by the author 5 April 2018 without any warranty expressed or implied. --- Enjoy ---