Sunlu Terminator T3 Dressup Kit

As the title would suggest, this kit has little value aside from aesthetics.  The intent of this kit is to add a splash of color to an otherwise dull and unattractive Sunlu Terminator T3 3D printer.

The only practical use I can think of for this kit is that the v-slot covers will prevent stray wisps of plastic from accumulating in the lower extrusions, and, as I have a preference for printing on bare glass, printing the v-slot covers, especially the longer ones, are a really good indicator as to how well an ABL system is working.

Where the v-slot covers are concerned, there are several files who's names indicate their unscaled printed length.  Everything in this kit is intended to be printed on the Sunlu T3, so any covers that won't fit the build plate of the T3 are ½ length.  For example, the top cross-member of the T3 measures 330mm.  The files intended for that extrusion for those who are not using the Sunlu T3's supplied spool holder, “V-Slot_Cover_165mm.stl” and “V-Slot_Cover_SH_165mm.stl” each measure 165mm.  The reason for two files with covers measuring 165mm is that the very top of that cross-member has 4 screw-holes for the M5 hardware connecting it to the 20x40 vertical pillars.  The “SH” in the latter of the two files, if you haven't guessed, stands for “screw holes”.  

The two endcaps for the gantry's top 20x20 extrusion are a file named “20x20_Endcap_2S.stl” and the 40x40 endcaps for the back side of the printer are named “40x40_Endcap_Screwless_Base.stl”.

Back to the v-slot covers…  This should go without saying, yet here it is:  Do NOT install any of these v-slot covers where the pom wheels travel.  I'll also note that none of the lengths on these covers take into account any customization's you've made, attachments etc.  If you don't feel like remodeling any of these pieces to fit your machine customization's, you could print a slot cover that's just a bit longer than the opening you'd like to cover, and trim it down with flush cutters.

In this kit, there is a file named “V-Slot_Cover_Joiner.stl” that I've used for connecting two part V-slot covers for other printers.  I intended to glue each of the two piece V-slot covers together with this part, but the V-slot openings on my Sunlu's frame are tighter than those on any of my other machines so the two halves of longer covers stay in place without being glued.  Furthermore, gluing the solid joiner into the covers will make the glued piece too rigid to snap into the slots, so I'm not using them.  The file is here so that if these covers fit your machine too loosely, you can glue the two halves together and they'll remain in place once installed.

I had wrongly assumed that the Sunlu T3's frame was dimension-ally the same as the Creality Ender 3 and that I would just use my Ender 3 Dressup Kit, but Sunlu made some interesting design changes.  The lower 40x40 extrusions not only differ in length from those of the Ender 3, but are different lengths for each side.  The left side extrusion is 6mm longer than the right, so cover lengths for those extrusions differ on either side of the machine.  The center 20x40 extrusion is shorter and mounted horizontally as well.  This kit is here because there are too many subtle differences for wholesale use of the Ender kit here.  While a few of these covers are taken directly from my Ender3 Dressup kit, most of these covers are specific to the Sunlu T3.  If you're looking to spruce up your Ender 3, check out my Ender3 Dressup Kit at:  https://www.printables.com/model/587829-creality-ender3-dressup-kit/files