Geeetech Prusa I3 - Build the Chassis; Assemble Chassis Sides

Build the chassis
1. Assemble the port and starboard sides of the chassis
Required parts
Number
printed chassis corners (no. 1)
4
380mm M8 threaded rod
2
350mm 8mm precision rod
2
fender washer
4
LM8UU bearing
3
m8 nut
12
M8 washer
8
1. Hold the printed chassis corners with the semi-circular opening facing upward and inward
2. Put 2 LM8UU bearings on one 350mm precision rod on the port side, and 1 LM8UU on the
starboard side.
3. Slide the precision rods into the semi-circular slots of the printed chassis corners. This step
might require some force. Make sure the precision rods are meeting the ends of the slot. An
optional step is to apply zip ties through the holes on the plastic corners to hold down the
precision rods.
4. Slide the 380mm threaded rods through the chassis corners right beneath the precision rods.
Put m8 nuts, m8 washer, and m8 fender washers on the threaded rods in the following
order:
m8 nut – m8 washer – chassis corner – m8 washer – m8 nut – m8 nut – m8 fender
washer – m8 fender washer – m8 nut – m8 nut- m8 washer – chassis corner – m8
washer – m8 nut (see pictures below for a visual illustration)
5. Tighten the nuts