Sunlu S9 Plus 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 S9 Plus 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 S9 Plus, so any covers that won't fit the build plate of the S9 Plus are ½ length.    For example, the top cross-member of the S9 Plus measures 404mm.  The files intended for that extrusion for those who are not using the Sunlu S9's supplied spool holder, “V-Slot_Cover_202mm.stl” and “V-Slot_Cover_SH_201mm.stl” each measure 202mm and 201mm respectively.  The 1mm discrepancy between those two files is due to the front face having to fit between the two upper mounts for the stabilizer bars.  The two slot covers for the very top of the gantry have screw holes for better fitment, and to allow access to the screws connecting the 20x20 horizontal extrusion to the two 20x40 vertical pillars.  The “SH” in the latter of the two files, if you haven't guessed, stands for “screw holes”.  

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 frames 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 did include a few full length pieces that are around the 400mm lengths, but also included their half length counterparts.  Those longer pieces will print diagonally on the Sunlu S9 Plus, but it could be a little tricky printing them with skirts more than 2mm from the parts, and ensuring your print nozzle doesn't smack bed clamps.  I tried to annotate that with each of the affected files, but it might be more clear if you look at the notes I put in the images.