[1 of 2: UPPER PLATE] Flashforge AD5M, printable replacement of metal back plates for the print head
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A fellow maker got replacement printhead & threw away nonfunctional one, without realizing the plates don't come with it
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[1 of 2: UPPER PLATE] Flashforge AD5M, printable replacement of metal back plates for the print head
NOTE: If anyone still has their metal plates, definitely don't replace metal with plastic. 🙂 This is for last resort effort for those who don't still have metal plates. Case in point for one maker, a new print head arrived, and a nonfunctional print head was thrown away, without realizing the old had the metal plates while the new did not! So…
As requested by a fellow maker / AD5M printer owner, who was in need of printable replacements for the two metal plates on the back of the Flashforge AD5M Print head….
Through both measurements with digital calipers, sketching and modeling in Fusion 360, and careful comparison in Fusion with a carefully made photo of the original, which when imported into Fusion is called a Canvas, I've been able to model not only a clone solid body of the 0.88 thick metal of the top plate (which is not intended for printing), but also a printable model of a replacement for the top plate, which at 1.2 mm thick, differs from the metal plate shape only in its thickness.
I have printed and test-installed this, and it fits.
I am not vouching for the longterm effectiveness of a printed replacement for the metal plate, nor advocating for the effectiveness of any one filament type over any other. Use at your own discretion.
I also got the LOWER PLATE done: click here.
It took a lot of time and effort to get this modeled to match the original, so if you'd like to send me a tip or buy me a coffee, you can do so at the link below:
My PayPal tip jar: https://paypal.me/design8studio
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Use Klipper stuff on AD5M stock hardware,
- …such as Mainsail, Fluidd, and Klipperscreen, etc, with the stock Klipper install on the AD5M's main board.
- Get it here: https://github.com/xblax/flashforge_adm5_klipper_mod