DIY CoreXY Linear Rails upgrades for Ender 5 Pro, almost turn it into an Ender 7 for $100 (Part 1)
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If you’ve watched my previous videos, I reviewed the Ender-5 Pro and did some hardware and firmware upgrades on it. I have been using it for 7-8 months and it prints very well. If you have an Ender-5, Ender-Pro or Ender-5 Plus, you should also be quite happy with the print quality.
Earlier this year, Creality launched the Ender-6, which is their first CoreXY printer. As you can see, the Ender-6 is a CoreXY Ender-5 with an enclosure, but I think the rubber pulley wheel motion system could be improved. When you want to go CoreXY, you definitely don’t want the same rubber wheels which are used on the CR-10, Ender-5, Ender-3 and most budget 3D printers. For CoreXY, it would work better with linear rails.
I think many users also gave the same feedback to Creality, so a few months later, they launched the Ender-7, a CoreXY printer with linear rails. It also came with some other improvements like a more rigid frame, upgraded stepper motors, dual gear extruder and a newly designed hotend. It seems like it has a really nice hardware configuration. But as an Ender-5 Pro owner, I was wondering if I could just spend around $100-$150 and upgrade my Ender-5 Pro to a CoreXY with linear rails instead of spending another $730 to buy a new Ender-7.
In this video, I will try to do that and share my design. The 3D drawing is downloadable and I hope it’ll be helpful for you to understand the project and to assemble the parts. I also included all the STL files for you to 3D print the parts that you need for this upgrade and the full list of the items you need to buy for this upgrade.
Download link for STEP, STL, and assemble color code:
www.auroratechchannel.com/dow...
* Last update 8/31/2021, Version# v30(Adjusted Corner Block STL)
Browser based link for the 3D drawing(Fusion 360 or solidworks is not required):
a360.co/3sRSKJH
(Version 36 - 2/21/2022)
Affiliate links:
Creality Ender-5 Pro:
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Creality REFURBISHED 3D Printers (SAVE up to 50%)
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Used Ender-3 ($79)
Maybe in bad condition, but if you know how to fix a 3D printer and have spare parts to replace by yourself, that could be an amazing deal:
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Amazon links for all items you need in this upgrade:
MGN12 Linear Rails with MGN12H slider Block:
2X 350mm ($39.99 pack of 2)
1X 400mm ($24.99 each)
amzn.to/3jmRPxM
GT2 Wheels / Belt:
8X 20 Teeth
amzn.to/3Du0I0w $12.99 (20-T pack of 10)
amzn.to/3BkXFWr $8.98 (20-T pack of 5)
6X Toothless
amzn.to/3mHvIUT $11.99 (Toothless pack of 10)
1X GT2 Timing Belt 5M
amzn.to/2WuDpTa $8.99
Motor Mounts:
2X Nema 17 Stepper Motor Mount
amzn.to/3BnIls4 $14.99 (pack of 6)
Stepper Motors:
2X Nema 17 38mm Stepper Motor
amzn.to/2WS6tES (pack 1,3 or 5)
M5 Screws/Nuts:
6X M5 *60mm
amzn.to/3sTYItB $5.99 (25 pcs)
4X M5 *40mm
2X M5 *35mm
2X M5 *25mm
amzn.to/3BrQRGN $10.99 (assorted 100 pcs, included 3 items above)
2X M5 *15mm
amzn.to/3jmbldI $5.99 (50 pcs)
amzn.to/32IcXIQ $3.40+$2.50 shipping (10 pcs)(Backup link in case the first one sold out)
8X M5 2020 Series T-Nuts
amzn.to/3jmSoro $6.99 (105 pcs)
M3 Screws/Nuts:
2X M3*45mm
2X M3*25mm
8X M3*20mm
10X M3*12mm
16X M3 *8mm
4X M3 HEX 2020 Series Nuts
amzn.to/3kAzooI $24.98 (Assorted 1575 pcs, included all 6 items above)
12X M3 T-Nuts
amzn.to/2Wy7ulb $6.99 (105 pcs)
Washers/Spacers:
11X Washers M5*10mm*1mm
amzn.to/38li9BZ $7.99 (100 pcs)
4X Washers M5x10mmx0.5mm
amzn.to/3mIT24E $7.99 (100 pcs)
3X ABS 10mm Spacer 5.4mm(ID) 9mm(OD) 10mm(Length)
amzn.to/2Ws7nI0 $9.99 (100 pcs)
4X Copper M3x5x35mm Hex Standoff Spacer
amzn.to/3jmbI86 $5.59 (20 pcs)
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This has become one of my top favorite 3D printing channels. You’re very eloquent and informative and I appreciate your videos a lot. Look forward to more of your content. Thank you!
She looks a bit young to be exponentially better than me in fusion 360, but she is. Also this is great! I've been thinking about designing a Corexy upgrade for my ender 5 pro and I see she did a better job than I probably would have done.
@jf6720
2 жыл бұрын
Depressing isn't it! I would like to invest in her future.
@grathado28
Жыл бұрын
it's a filter she's like 23 😅
@Mawyman2316
Жыл бұрын
@@grathado28 Really?
@davedempsey5282
5 ай бұрын
@@Mawyman2316 no, she's about 15 I think.
Your upgrades are so creative and the details you provide are super helpful. Keep up the good work, can’t wait for the rest of the series!
Great video, looking forward to seeing the rest. I just bought an Ender 6 and will be converting it to linear rails as well.
I'm blown away by this video! Everything is explained in perfect detail, from the design philosophy and part choices to the installation instructions. This gives me a ton of confidence in tackling this project myself. Great job, looking forward to more videos!
The level of detail and delivery in this tutorial is exceptional! I have an Ender 5 plus and want to move to coreXY, so I am very grateful for such an in-depth tutorial. Thank you!
Great job yet again! Thanks for the awesome content. Some of, if not the best content for 3D printers on KZread. Keep it up.
Very interesting, can’t wait to see the end result
Great video and awesome explanation. One of the challenges with CoreXY not mentioned and people may struggle with tension and ensuring equal amounts for both belt paths. Looking forward to see this in motion. Again - great job AT team.
I recently bought an ender 5 pro. This upgrade is exactly what I have been looking for. Thanks guys, keep it up. Also, please do a klipper guide.
Wow, what a jump in the deep end. Great totorial!! Thanks for sharing your expirences with all of us :-)
1st thing I do is go full screen. Your presentation and graphics are outstanding. Very helpful, thanks from Orlando Florida
Looking forward for the next part
Cannot express how impressed I am with this video!
Accurate, informative and very clearly presented, thank you very much for the helpful info... such a pleasure to find.
You are amazing. I have never seen your channel. I hope the rest is this good. Thank you
Wow, young lady, just wow!!! There will be a brilliant career in some form of engineering for you in the (near) future 🖒🖒🖒
As always brilliant !
I’ve been designing an idea to Corey my Ender 5 but I love your design! Scrapping my design to build yours.
Good puts those steppers outside the frame, heated enclosure soon 🤩
This is a amazing project!
Young lady, you and your brother are amazing. Thank you both. I can only imagine what you will be able to do in your future. 👏
I am very happy I found you, Thank you.
Such great content on here.
Really nice video thank you ☺️
Fantastic presentation..
你的改进令人印象深刻，做得太好了。我有一台um结构的复刻版，由于um对零件安装精度要求很高，所以这种复刻版非常不可靠，我正打算将它改装成corexy，你的视频给了我很好的参考，非常感谢你。
Great job
wow.. great stuff.. subbed
Great video
10:09 Giant Etch A Sketch lol I had heard that it was pretty doable to convert the Ender 5 to CoreXY but never looked into it. It's really nice to see the upgrade put so succinctly with the price, files, and setup all laid out. Any more succinct and you wouldn't have even made the 10 min mark lol. I just ordered my first 3d printer, taking a gamble with a Newereal T-Rex M18-S. From what I can see it's got somewhat loud fans, a no-name power supply, a fairly unique extruder and firmware setup, and of course zero community. But it's built solidly, is direct drive, and has a 310x310x400m build volume for $250, which was knocked down to $200 because I got it Amazon renewed for extra risk lol.
@AuroraTech
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! $200 is a awesome deal! According to the screen, the motherboard should be MKS Robin Nano, the same as a few other printers I reviewed, the Sapphire Plus, Bluer Plus and Kywoo are all using the same board, you can checkout my other videos if you want to know more about that board.
@Tylor_taichou
2 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraTech Wow, spot on. It is the Robin Nano v1.2 from what I've seen from the few reviews out there. Seeing that board is what actually tipped me over to "must buy" cause I'd seen it often enough on your channel that I knew I was covered for any upgrades/fixes I might want/need.
Yo this person is the best!
Wow , very great job you did here. I'm going to do this on my ender 5 pro. Do you know if i can do the same for my ender 5 plus? And have you done this upgrade to ender 5 plus ? It would be so nice if you can also make a video with this upgrade for ender 5 plus.
Awesome video as usual, thanks!! How would I figure out the parts I would need to do this to an Ender 5 Plus? Do you see any problem with the extra size? Thanks again!!
Dang, that's a clever design. And what an impressive CAD model, with color coding and everything. That surely has taken quite some time to complete. Well done guys. How was it printing with ASA on Prusa, any problems dialing in the prints? I am getting ready to start a Voron build, and plan to print the parts on my Prusa in either ASA or ABS (I haven't printed with either before). I'm really looking forward to the next installment of this series.
@AuroraTech
2 жыл бұрын
I use Polymaker ASA and select Prusament ASA profile, it prints quite well, better than ABS, but glue stick is still required.
@marcmonnens9843
2 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraTech hi greetings from Belgium, i am a big fan! I am a beginner 3 d fan and i neef your advice please. Ender 5 pro ( in Belgium 280 euro ) or prusa i3 mk3 ( in Belgium for the kit 750 euro) please your thoughts About this. Thans you Marc
I hope she is going to be an engineer. She is a natural and has a very good grasp f mechanical systems.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this upgrade. I recently purchased a new Ender 5 pro for £167 which I think is a bargain, it must have been old stock as it came with the 8 bit silent main board. I have added strong Z axis support arms which stiffened the bed considerably. I really want to add a second Z axis and individually controlled motor. I think to give me the most flexible upgrade path I will need to change the main board. I am considering two eight channel boards, the Spider and the Octopus. Have you looked at the Spider? Would you go dual Z or linear rails 1st?
@aps3000miki
2 жыл бұрын
First you go for the controller upgrade. The advantage of linear rail is more long term. But if Aurora says different, listen to her.
Putting the new sprite pro extruder would be awesome on this. Do you have a plate to mout the Sprite by chance?
I love your videos 👌👌I'm in the proccess of building your CoreXY and was wondering. On the 6 blocks, you have the 5mm hole on the short part of the block and what looks like a 4mm hole on the higher part. Why is that? The 5mm x 60mm bolts don't fit. Thank
Amazing!! I'm impressed about the knowledge you two have!! Glad I found this channel. I am thinking about to buy a Prusa i3 mk3s and was looking for an assembly video and found yours. By the way, your explanations are by far the best I have ever seen. I have 3 Craftbot plus 3d Printers, 1 Witbox 1 printer an old BQ i3 Hephestos 1 printer. I want to add a printer that is able to do multi color prints. And the Prusa i3 mk3s together with the Prusa MMU2S this could be a good printer. Do you plan to ubgrade your Prusa printer with the MMU2S? And do you think the quality from this both together can be as good as the excellent quality from the Craftbot printers?
@AuroraTech
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting Craftbot Printers, ball screw and linear rails, looks like a CNC. I may also add a ball screw to the Ender-5 and see if that really makes any difference. I don't have the MMU2S so I have no idea how well it works, but the Prusa MK3S+ works really well compared to my other 3D printers.
@aps3000miki
2 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraTech a standard ball screw will not make a big difference but a precision ground ball screw will (THK). But those are well above budget. A preload IGUS (or similar Delrin copy) nut will make a huge difference. I know because I tried.
@BuildThoseSkills
2 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraTech Nice Work!!! I just purchased an Ender 6 Core XY printer, and even purchased the lid so that it is fully enclosed. I have not assembled the Ender 6 yet because I have been too busy with my Ender 3 V2. Anyway, do you think it Is possible to convert my Ender 6 to use linear rails without spending more than abour $200 or so?
thanks for this, I bought an SV05 and am getting the full function of it before i try to do this. Would it be better to print all the parts in asa? Or does petg have some properties you prefer for the other parts?
thank you so much ,,,, and thanks for stl files ,,,,,
I wonder to upgrade the Ender 5 Plus can you just get longer linear rails etc?
What size linear rails do I need if I have a 5 plus? I'm on the road this week and wanna order the stuff so its there when I get home but I can't measure it right now
Super good videos you make. Would you like to make the same system for Creality 3D - Ender-5 Plus this would be incredible :D
awesome!
I'm just starting to research converting ender 5 to corexy and I'm thinking a square carbon tube and MGN12C as oppose to H or even MGN9C to make the X gantry really ight.
Can you do the same with the ender 5 plus ? Thanks
why exactly do you need two different washers? it appears the 0.5mm is only used under one belt. is there a reason you cant just use 1mm washers for the whole setup? or 0.5 for the whole setup? just trying to avoid buying 200 washers.
@Aurora Tech, I have ENDER 5 plus, and not very happy with it, can you suggest a motherboard / screen upgrade and possibly do a how-to video... this thing has so many issues its difficult to keep up
@HorribleGamr
Жыл бұрын
The th3d screen upgrade is amazing. Works well with my 2.2.1 Creality silent board
How would I determine how long linear rails would have to be for the Tronxy X5SA PR 500?
Will this work on the ender 5 plus if I just ordered 450mm rails instead of 400mm
me that have ender 5 pro be like, oh yeahhh Let's do this!!
I got ender 5 pro . Do i need too upgrade the board or firmware ?
Are linear rails better than the exoslide?
How did you get your ender 5 pro to print well? Mine has been giving me issues.
@AuroraTech
2 жыл бұрын
All stock setup except adding a PEI sheet and some free 3d printed upgrades. You can check out my Ender-5 videos.
Hi, I have an ender 3 pro model and In that I’m trying print a 3D model with abs filament but I’m not getting a good results. Problem is ABS is not sticking to bed. What I need to do?
@AuroraTech
2 жыл бұрын
The spindle mount in this video was printed by ABS on my Prusa: kzread.info/dash/bejne/emlrqM2hk8bQZ7g.html Just apply a layer of glue stick on the print surface and it will stick well. I just use $1 glue stick from walmart, you don't need to buy any special glue for 3d printer that cost you $20 or more.
@a-zdiyfix7247
2 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraTech thanks
hi, I'm trying to do this upgrade, where can i find this part - 2X M5 *15mm (0.5 Thread)
@AuroraTech
2 жыл бұрын
You can find any similar bolts, for example: amzn.to/32IcXIQ
@MrAmarcial
2 жыл бұрын
@@AuroraTech I thought you meant we needed to use specified threads, if I can use any bolts I should be able to find everything. Thanks. :)
Wow.
wow um I have no idea if I am going to do this because this is way too complex
There is a reason why the Pentagon starts to believe in Aliens. I am a bit worried you are one of them. How else could you do a video like this? The supernatural is closing in. From me you get 10/10 for research, 10/10 for detail. 10/10 for presentation and 10/10 for motivation. I do have an Ender 5 pro with a direct OMG extruder and it prints so nice... now you made me want to upgrade. Most important, you made me feel "I can".
You are a legend I can't wait to see if it's good. I'm so fucking doing this to my ender 5 pro if your results are good
how old is she?
This design will allow the Ender 5 core x y to be placed in a heated box so that one could perform high temperature printing (eg. ABS or something with a higher melting point).
@aps3000miki
2 жыл бұрын
after changing to direct extruder and different hot-end. But those are easy changes.
Unbelievable ... you are not real, maybe the first extraterrestrial person. Great project. Trouble shooting in future times can be a bit more complicate for core xy.
🍓👍
Seriously do you have some designing these Parts for you and your Reading of a Script I can see your eyes moving side to side reading something like a prompter or Word Que Cards. Your Videos are Great but I find it hard to believe a Girl that looks 16-17at most can do all of the 3D design, software and video editing all together. I might be wrong but either way your either very intelligent or have a Great Team Around you making you look like a Genius