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Required Tools for LDO 2.4

3dcoded

3dcoded

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I am looking into getting a Voron 2.4 350mm LDO kit, and am trying to get everything I need to assemble the kit before I spend $1500 on one. What tools do I need to build a 2.4 from the LDO kit? I found some other posts on various forums about this, but I couldn't find much specific to the LDO kit. My current tools that I think will be relevant to the build are:
  • 1.27,1.5,2,2.5,3 up to 10mm ball-end hex keys (some have easily removable 3D-printed T handles)
  • Needle-nose pliers
  • Side cutters
  • Tweezers
  • Multimeter
  • Digital calipers with 2 decimal places for mm
  • Oversized square (I think it's designed for woodworking)
  • Various phillips/flathead screwdrivers
I also have basic custom wiring tools, but it looks like the LDO kit comes with a premade wiring harness, so I'm not sure I need these:
  • Basic crimpers (I'm not sure I need this because it looks like the LDO kit comes with a wiring harness done for you)
  • Dupont crimp connectors
  • JST-XH crimp connectors
  • Cheap soldering iron with generic solder

Are there any other tools I should prepare for this build?

Any help would be appreciated!
 
Hi, what you will use the most:
1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, maybe 4 mm hex keys (2.5 by far the most, for M3 SHCS)
Soldering iron for melting heatset inserts in
Multimeter
Calipers
Screwdriver, mostly for screwing terminals in
Machinist square and ruler or tape when building frame

LDO kits have basically everything prepared, but once you start getting into modding and upgrades territory, that's where good crimpers, soldering iron etc. come into play.
 
Thank you for your reply. I think I'll go ahead and buy a machinist square since that looks like that's the main thing I need for this build that I don't have yet.
 
Ball-end hex drivers are handy, but you should also have the stronger non-ball-ended ones, especially in the smaller sizes (2.5mm and smaller).
 
I have noticed some strength issues with my ball-end hex keys. I'll go ahead and buy non-ball-ended hex keys. Thank you for your reply.
 
3dcoded said:
I am looking into getting a Voron 2.4 350mm LDO kit, and am trying to get everything I need to assemble the kit before I spend $1500 on one. What tools do I need to build a 2.4 from the LDO kit? I found some other posts on various forums about this, but I couldn't find much specific to the LDO kit. My current tools that I think will be relevant to the build are:
  • 1.27,1.5,2,2.5,3 up to 10mm ball-end hex keys (some have easily removable 3D-printed T handles)
  • Needle-nose pliers
  • Side cutters
  • Tweezers
  • Multimeter
  • Digital calipers with 2 decimal places for mm
  • Oversized square (I think it's designed for woodworking)
  • Various phillips/flathead screwdrivers
I also have basic custom wiring tools, but it looks like the LDO kit comes with a premade wiring harness, so I'm not sure I need these:
  • Basic crimpers (I'm not sure I need this because it looks like the LDO kit comes with a wiring harness done for you)
  • Dupont crimp connectors
  • JST-XH crimp connectors
  • Cheap soldering iron with generic solder

Are there any other tools I should prepare for this build?

Any help would be appreciated!
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In my opinion, Voron 2.4 350 mm LDO is a really solid base of tools. In addition to those you mentioned it is worth adding a screwdriver and some precision screwdrivers. I think you might also need silicone grease for the guides and a calibration kit. Don't forget to also make sure you have access to the LDO documentation as it can make your submission much easier15.
regards emilia :)
 
Hey, you already have a pretty solid toolset. For the LDO 2.4 build, you’ll definitely need a few extras. Make sure to have:

  • Torque wrench (around 1-3 Nm)
  • IR thermometer for checking hotend temps
  • Pin tool/needles for the extruder (useful for cleaning nozzles).
And about that soldering iron, a better one would be great. Also, check if you have some Kapton tape! (y)
 
your tool list looks solid. In addition to what you have, consider adding:
Heatset Insert Tool: Useful for installing heatset inserts.
Input Shaper Tool: For calibration,
Cable Management Supplies: Zip ties or Velcro straps for organizing wires.
Good luck ;)
 
Bella091 said:
your tool list looks solid. In addition to what you have, consider adding:
Heatset Insert Tool: Useful for installing heatset inserts.
Input Shaper Tool: For calibration,
Cable Management Supplies: Zip ties or Velcro straps for organizing wires.
Good luck ;)
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Thank you for your suggestions. Based on the information here, it looks like the LDO kit comes with a heat set insert tool and and an input shaper kit. I have zip ties on hand and can probably salvage some velcro straps from unused cables.
 
Noah156 said:
Hey, you already have a pretty solid toolset. For the LDO 2.4 build, you’ll definitely need a few extras. Make sure to have:

  • Torque wrench (around 1-3 Nm)
  • IR thermometer for checking hotend temps
  • Pin tool/needles for the extruder (useful for cleaning nozzles).
And about that soldering iron, a better one would be great. Also, check if you have some Kapton tape! (y)
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Those are nice to have, but I disagree that they are "definitely needed".
In all my years with 3D printers I never used torque wrench, IR thermometer or kapton tape.
 
I also would not spend a lot of money for a proper machine square if you will never use it again. Good ones can be very expensive and strictly speaking not needed. You can use your square and verify it is close enough by measuring the diagonals. If those diagonals are within 1 or 1.5 mm you are already very close and a machine square, although nice to have, will not add value.
My 350 mm machine square costed me nearly 300 euro for instance. I use it for work but for the printer alone I would never consider even buying it. Just measure the diagonals accurately and you can even calculate your error using pythagoras here, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_theorem
Happy building and looking forward to se the results
 
claudermilk said:
This one isn't too expensive and served me well building my 250 Trident and V0.2. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005W0W34O
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yes at roughly half the length of your profiles this is ok. They are handy, just disproportionally expensive as they get bigger. A 4 inch square on a 520 mm profile I would say it is doubtful you would be able to do a better job then with measuring the diagonals. It is only 25% of the total length so any error is quadruppled.
 
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