Rebuilt Replicator 2X
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I recently rebuilt my Replicator 2X, updating more than half of the unit. The only stock things still on the printer are the frame, carriage assembly and motors. I have replaced the linear bearings, removed the bronze ones and converted to Misumi ones. I replaced the entire Z assembly, keeping only the motor/leadscrew, switching it to an aluminum one by IDE. The Y idler pulley was replaced by an IDE aluminum one. I added magnets all around the top cover to keep it on the unit consistently. The PTFE tubes were replaced by Capricorn tubes. The extruder/hotend assembly was rebuilt using a Flexion setup, I had actually done that a couple of years ago. The heated bed itself is actually stock, but I added a Buildtak flexplate system to it. I removed the old MightyBoard and motor wirings, leaving the endstops and their wiring. The unit is now ran by a Duet 2 Wifi, and is way, way better than it ever was before. It is now Z homed using a BL Touch sensor, and has a touchscreen on the front. I followed the post here https://forum.duet3d.com/topic/1946/makerbot-replicator-2x-duetwifi-edition as the core of what I was doing with my machine, but made a number of tweaks and changes along the way.
I am currently building a new coreXY printer based around the 6HC and 3HC boards, rebuilding my Replicator put me on the path to that, and I am having a ball!
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Nice conversion. It would appear to be a clone Duet sadly. Nice work all the same.
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You should really consider putting some ferrules or other therminals on all the high power and mains voltage wring not just the bed and heater outputs.
also using yellow/green for positive DC wring is not great practice; this is widely recognized as protective earth colouring.
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It might be a clone, I got a bundle set online. I hadn't looked too close at the individual parts. The 6HC and 3HC boards I just got are legit though, and any other boards I get will be original as well.
I am actually going to swap out those wires for red/black with ferrules on it, I used what I had laying around during the initial build. On my to-do list for this machine. I finally got both extruders working, these crimp terminals can be a pain. Those wires were pulls from an ATX PSU cable bundle.
