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Zero G Mercury CoreXY conversion for Ender5 (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/3dprinting

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Hi all

Does anyone have any experience with this kit? I'm interested in the linear rail upgrade and CoreXY as well for higher printspeeds.

I sometimes attach a small PCB drill to my Ender5 to help with diy PCBs and may want to try basic CNC milling as well with it.

There are two kits for the Ender5, one for the Ender5 Pro and Ender5 Plus. The difference is in the size of the linear rails. Do the rails for the Ender5 Plus fit on the Ender5? On paper they are smaller than the size of the frame and in the future I might upgrade the Ender 5 to a bigger frame. I don´t mind if they stick out a little bit if it makes upgradability better.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I've never heard of this type of conversion and looked up some images. Does the bed really only have a drive screw and some rods in the far back for support? Seems like having a heavy print on the bed could cause some issues with flexing and binding.

[–] fluxx 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Oh, yes, it caused weird resonant vibrations at certain speeds. A terrible design and way too flexible bed. Some people print some struts, but I didn't find them to be much of a solution. I ended up mirroring the far side and copying it to front. Now it's very rigid and the quality has vastly improved especially at speed printing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Would you say it's worth it for $300 for a ender 5 with the sonic pad? Cause yeah that lack of support seems like the dumbest thing about this printer.

[–] fluxx 3 points 2 months ago

In 2024? No, unless it's a plus. Plus already has that support. E5 has an 8 bit board and no silent drivers. If I'd be buying today,I'd buy sovol sv08. It has everything already done to it while being open source and is able to be modded out of the box.