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[Killajoedotcom]

Initial diary post for my upcoming Trident build. 

Purchased a 350mm Formbot kit which should arrive in the next week or so. Also picked up a better spec fan kit, IGUS bearings, and titanium backers from Fabreeko. From Ali I grabbed an aluminum parts kit w/aluminum feet. Planning the sexbolt mod, Dragon HF w/ Zodiac nozzle, Euclid probe, & Octopus mainboard. 

 

[Demosth]

Wooohoo the first Trident build dairy on TFDM, I am super excited to follow this!

[Killajoedotcom]

1 hour ago, Demosth said:

Wooohoo the first Trident build dairy on TFDM, I am super excited to follow this!

Thanks! I'm super stoked to start building it!. 

[Killajoedotcom]

More goodies arrived for install. Still collecting everything needed before the build begins.

[claudermilk]

Cool! I'll be following this diary. I'm in early stages of sourcing a 250 build.

Why the Euclid probe over the Klicky probe? Klicky seems the more popular one (and as of this weekend there's a Steve Builds stream covering the install).

I'll definitely be interested to see how the Sexbolt mod goes, I'm planning that myself. Seems pretty simple.

Had any thought on the endstop PCBs or the toolhead PCB?

So far the only part I have in hand is an Octopus; the 11.11 sale pushed that from a planned last item to first item. 

[Killajoedotcom]

5 hours ago, claudermilk said:

Cool! I'll be following this diary. I'm in early stages of sourcing a 250 build.

Why the Euclid probe over the Klicky probe? Klicky seems the more popular one (and as of this weekend there's a Steve Builds stream covering the install).

I'll definitely be interested to see how the Sexbolt mod goes, I'm planning that myself. Seems pretty simple.

Had any thought on the endstop PCBs or the toolhead PCB?

So far the only part I have in hand is an Octopus; the 11.11 sale pushed that from a planned last item to first item. 

Watched Steve's stream as well. Good info there. Could do klicky but wanted something different. No real reason over the other. Same concept for the most part. 

Doing both the endstop and toolhead PCBs, they just haven't arrived yet. 

Also will do an Octopus. Have a Pro version on hand for a RatRig build upcoming, but considering adding it to the Trident because I'm impatient. 

[Killajoedotcom]

Received the build plate yesterday from MRW. Really nice quality. Also included was a magnetic kinematic mount set. If only customs would release the rest of my kit, I could get to building.

Edited December 2, 2021 by Killajoedotcom

[Demosth]

Oooo thats a nice look set of hardware!

[Killajoedotcom]

So after a lot of FedEx shipping delays, my Formbot kit arrived in good shape. I've began to build and got the frame assembled and about reedy to work on the Z axis. Pics included. 

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[Demosth]

Thanks for the photos and the updates, looking good!

[Killajoedotcom]

Wow! Holy Crap am I behind on updating this thing. The month of December was brutal with all the real-world things going on. It's past time I updated this diary.

 

Bed installed with powdercoated PEI flex plate (before I gouged it ) Considering a replacement in the form of a WhamBam PEX sheet. I run these on most of my other machines.

Lower ACM panel installed. These were really nice and included with the Formbot kit.

[Killajoedotcom]

This is the only skirt "required" in the build guide. All the others just make the printer look nice and finished. 

[Killajoedotcom]

Next giant hurdle was the wiring. The Formbot kit included all the wiring needed to make the job super easy. None of the cables were too long or short. Everything seemed correct and labeled properly. Made the job easy as pie. If self-sourcing everything or buying a kit, do yourself a favor and order a premade harness from one of the listed suppliers here on the "suppliers post". It will save you hours of tedious crimping, cutting, and soldering.

The motor wires were more than enough to do the job. 

[Killajoedotcom]

Adding the HartK toolhead board to the AB. This wasn't included in the kit, but I knew I wanted it for the future. Stripped/Crimped new connectors on the stock harness and everything worked fine. I took my time and tripled checked everything against the wiring diagram on the GitHub page. 

I didn't notice this problem until after installing the toolhead board - there is no place to install a magnet to CNC'd carriage mount! How would I trigger the hall effect PCB included with the kit? Well, there was a space to install a microswitch on the carriage mount, so I built one and wired that to the toolboard instead. Later I found out the carriage needed some clearance to get past the A gantry brackets. 2 mins on a bench grinder took care of that.

So I ended up assembling/disassembling the toolhead about 4 times. I'm pretty good at it now. 

[Killajoedotcom]

Everything buttoned up with belts routed and gantry deracked.

[Killajoedotcom]

Here is the underneath wiring completed. I cleaned it up a bit since this picture was taken but failed to get an updated photo. Have to trust me on this.

[Killajoedotcom]

Oh, and planning upgrades in the very near future. Just awaiting some LEDs.

High temp CF Nylon SB ducts.

SB Fan cover

[Demosth]

Thanks for updating - still following along!

[Killajoedotcom]

Have been fighting with the Stock AB. Pretty tired of it at this point. The plan is to scrap the whole thing and drop an LGX on top and be done with it. Still planning to run the SB front end so spent some time yesterday getting the LEDs installed. Update pics soon.

[Anie]

I really like your wiring i would love for ask for some help from you for my trident if you have time 

[Killajoedotcom]

28 minutes ago, Anie said:

I really like your wiring i would love for ask for some help from you for my trident if you have time 

What is the question? 

[Killajoedotcom]

I was having issues with the clockwork extruder getting jammed and not feeding smoothly, etc. Picked up one of these to, hopefully, solve the issues I was having. Was an easy drop in only requiring a couple printed parts. 

 

After install, my Trident is now printing like it should.