Neptune 2 / 2s Gantry replacement

Neptune 2 / 2s gantry replacement to make some more speed from this printer
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updated September 18, 2024

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This is direct replacement for Neptune 2 / 2s to fit aliexpress high flow hotend, it does not fit standard ender 3 / micro swiss hotend! In order to install this mod you'll need some hardware, recommended settings and some tips
 

Hardware

  • M5 bolts the same as on stock neptune, but a little longer (or stock are fine, I don't remember :D )
  • M3 Heat inserts (voron specs) to mount things like ADXL
  • 2x 4010 radial fan
  • 1x 4010 or 4020 axial fan for hotend cooling
  • High flow hotend
  • Some M3 DIN912 bolts of different length ( I do not create BOM, since I have like thousands of screws so I just pick some)

 

Recommended Settings

  • Layer height: 0.2mm
  • Line width: 0.4mm
  • Material: ABS, PETG, PC, PC-ABS, PLA+ ?(I don't know about this one)

Basically I printed this on Voron recommended settings from ABS

 

Random suggestions before / in / after installation

  • The hotend probably is mounted on the stock location, so it's firmly held by metal bracket
  • Probably dremmel is necessary, since my friend after install told me that thermistor and heater wires have little to no place
  • Do not hesitate to sand, file or grind stuff. Make it fit for your case :) This is really DYI recommended mod
  • Check Bl-Touch offset, since I had no time to test it

 

Install Dual Z mod from ender onto the printer before this install, you can omit this but direct drive is causing a lot more weight being driven, so this can fail really fast or after some time, and trust me fixing bracket is not funny (been there done that)

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