Y Plates

You’ll need these parts to assemble your Y-Plates:

1. Smooth Idlers

You’ll mount two smooth idlers to each Y-Plate. These are the mounting holes:

To mount a smooth idler to your Y-Plate slide it onto a 35mm screw followed by an aluminum spacer. Remember that the smooth idler is an asymmetrical part.

Insert the screw through the Y-Plate and fasten it with a hex nut on the other side. Tighten the nut with moderate force.

Repeat this process for the other smooth idler:

2. V-Wheels

Each Y-Plate has four holes for V-Wheels. Just like the X Carriage there are two sizes of holes that accept V-Wheels; the smaller holes are for V-Wheels with nylock nuts and the larger holes are designed to accept V-Wheels with eccentric nuts.

Start by installing the top two V-Wheels. Put a V-Wheel on a 25mm button head cap screw followed by a washer. Tighten a nylock nut on the other side of the plate:

Repeat with another 25mm screw, V-Wheel, washer and nylock nut.

Repeat the process for the bottom V-Wheels using eccentric nuts this time. Be sure to seat the shoulder of the eccentric nut flush in the hole.

Repeat with another 25mm screw, V-Wheel, washer and eccentric nut.

Before proceeding adjust the eccentric nuts to the open position.

Repeat everything you did with the other Y-Plate, but mirror the orientation of your parts. You should have two Y-Plates that look like this:

3. Y-Axis Motor Mounting

If you purchased a stepper motor kit with your X-Carve, click on your chosen type below to mount your motors.

Nema 17

NEMA 17 Stepper Motor Kit
SKU	Name	Quantity
25253-01	Stepper Motor NEMA 17 62 oz-in	2
26054-01	Aluminum GT2 Pulley 20T 5mm	2
25285-31	Socket Head Cap Screw M3 x 8mm	8
25287-10	Flat Washer M3	8

To mount a NEMA 17 motor on your Y-Plate slide the washers onto the screws, insert the screws through the plate and thread them into the motor. Insert them in an x pattern and get them all finger tight, then tighten them with moderate force. Be sure to orient the motor as shown in the photos with the wires facing the bottom of the plate.

Repeat with the second Y-Plate.

Nema 23

Note: There are two styles of motors; one style with wires attached and one with connectors. If you received the style with the connectors, the wires come separately and plug directly into the connector on the stepper motor body.

NEMA 23 Stepper Motor Kit
SKU	Name	Quantity
25311-04	Stepper Motor NEMA 23 140oz-in	2
26054-03	Aluminum GT2 Pulley 20T 1/4in	2
25285-36	Socket Head Cap Screw M5 x 16mm	8
25287-08	Flat Washer M5	8
30265-04	Nylon Insert Lock Nut M5	8

To mount a NEMA 23 motor on your Y-Plate insert a screw through a mounting hole on the motor and then the plate. Slide a washer onto the screw and use and finger tighten a nylock nut. Orient the motor as shown in the photos with the wires facing the bottom of the plate.

Repeat with the remaining three screws and then tighten all screws firmly.

Repeat with the second Y-Plate.

4. Mounting Drag Chain End (Left Plate)

If you purchased a drag chain kit with your X-Carve, click below to mount your drag chain ends.

5. Mounting Terminal Block (Both Plates)

If you purchased a wiring kit with your X-Carve, click below to mount your terminal block.

6. Mounting Y-Axis Limit Switch

If you purchased a limit switch kit with your X-Carve, click below to mount your x-axis limit switch.