Ender 5 Plus Direct Drive Printhead Project

This is an X-axis carriage project for Ender 5 Plus. The carriage allows you to install BMG feeder and V6 or CHC Pro hotend or other v6-compatible hotends.

It is possible to adjust the vertical position of the extruder. My carriage closely follows the dimensions of the stock creality carriage, so no major modifications to the printer mechanics are required, only the X-axis endstop should be moved slightly to the right. The build volume remains the same.

The base plate should be CNC-cut from 3mm thick carbon fiber or aluminum.

Parts that I used in my build:

• Trianglelab DDB V2.1 Feeder
• Trianglelab CHC Pro with titanium heatbreak
• Usongshine Nema17 17HS4023 stepper motor
• Younuon Dual Ball Bearing 24v 3010 fan
• Younuon Dual Ball Bearing 24v 5015 fan 2x
• Part cooling: Dual 5015 Part Cooling
• Mellow V-Slot rollers and eccentric (stock also can be used)

BOM will be avalible soon.

Extruder motor cable lenght is about 210cm.

Files include the following:

• X Carriage dxf drawing
• X Carriage stl model for test fitting
• BlTouch mount
• Hotend wires mount
• Bowden tube frame mount
• GT2 belt clips
• ADXL345 mount

For part cooling you can use one of these projects:

• Dual 5015 Part Cooling
• Single 5015 Part Cooling

Also i highly recommend to install this part if you using Trianglelab feeder:

• https://www.printables.com/model/445660-trianglelab-ddb-v21-ptfe-tube-filament-guide

Approximate toolhead assembly weight is around 400g.

Print Settings

Supports:

No

Resolution: 

0.2

Infill:

30%

Filament:

Bestfilament PETG

Dark Gray

Recommendations:

Print “E5P_gt2_Retain_Clip” with random seam alingment for better strength.

Changelog:

2023.03.22 - Added adxl345 mount model.

2023.04.07 - Added link to the bmg filament guide part.

2024.09.20 - New powerfull part cooling!