DOWNLOAD LINK for printable magnet holder:
Two G-Code scripts for Probing to touch plate:
Two GCode scripts for Probe to touchplate.zip (2.1 KB)
For LowRider (or other CNC) this magnetic tip for your touch plate wire “lead” makes it easy and convenient and sharp looking.
Watch this quick video for about all you need to know on this printed part.
And for more cool details on using the GCode script and/or making your own touch plate, watch the second video (linked below) as well.
You can order the Tiny Touch Plate from Ryan at V1 Engineering for less than $9 here: Tiny Touch Plate – V1 Engineering Inc
It’s also possible you already have in your shop most or all the needed components to make your own touch plate. See list below. (If you don’t already have all or almost all of this in your shop, you probably ought to buy kit from Ryan at link above):
- Stainless Steel Straight Ruler: Amazon.com
- Neodymium Disc Magnets, 12 x 3mm: Amazon.com
- Wire, 22 ga: Amazon.com
- Wire, 18 ga: Amazon.com
- 540 pcs Mixed Quick Connect Wire Connectors: Amazon.com
- Glarks 486 pcs Wire Connector Set & Crimper: Glarks 486Pcs Wire Crimper Plier with Connector Set, SN-28B Ratchet Crimping Tool with 485Pcs 2.54mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pin Housing Connector Male Female Pin Header Crimp Connector for AWG28-18 Dupont Pins - Amazon.com
- Better Crimping Tool (recommended): iCrimp IWS-3220M : Amazon.com
- Southwire Wire Stripping Tool: Southwire - 58278140 Tools & Equipment S1018STR Wire Stripping Tool; Wire Stripper and Wire Cutter for 10-18 AWG Solid Wire and 12-20 AWG Stranded Wire: Amazon.com: Tools & Home Improvement
- Super CA Glue: Amazon.com
- Rosin Paste Flux: SRA Solder 135 Rosin Paste Soldering Flux For Electronics, No Clean Flux Made for Lead and Lead-Free Solder Circuit Boards and Copper Electrical Wire - Safe Clean Residues with No Goopy Mess (2oz Jar) - Brazing Flux - Amazon.com
- Solder: Amazon.com
In the video, I mistook the two wire gauges as 20 and 24, but they were likely 18 and 22! Only one is needed, not both, and the 22 gauge is recommended.
Print settings:
- Print as oriented
- Prints without supports
- Enough perimeter walls to print solid, at least 3 to 4 depending on your wall thickness.
In case you need details on where to plug the wires from your probe (touch plate) into your control board, assuming a BigTreeTech SKR board on a LowRider using V1E firmware with dual end stops, the probe is to be connected to Z-min, as shown in this image:
… and discussed in this thread:
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