If you’ve watched my previous videos, I reviewed the Ender-5 Pro and did some hardware and firmware upgrades on it. I have been using it for 7-8 months and it prints very well. If you have an Ender-5, Ender-Pro or Ender-5 Plus, you should also be quite happy with the print quality.

Earlier this year, Creality launched the Ender-6, which is their first CoreXY printer. As you can see, the Ender-6 is a CoreXY Ender-5 with an enclosure, but I think the rubber pulley wheel motion system could be improved. When you want to go CoreXY, you definitely don’t want the same rubber wheels which are used on the CR-10, Ender-5, Ender-3 and most budget 3D printers. For CoreXY, it would work better with linear rails.

I think many users also gave the same feedback to Creality, so a few months later, they launched the Ender-7, a CoreXY printer with linear rails. It also came with some other improvements like a more rigid frame, upgraded stepper motors, dual gear extruder and a newly designed hotend. It seems like it has a really nice hardware configuration. But as an Ender-5 Pro owner, I was wondering if I could just spend around $100-$150 and upgrade my Ender-5 Pro to a CoreXY with linear rails instead of spending another $730 to buy a new Ender-7.

In this video, I will try to do that and share my design. The 3D drawing is downloadable and I hope it’ll be helpful for you to understand the project and to assemble the parts. I also included all the STL files for you to 3D print the parts that you need for this upgrade and the full list of the items you need to buy for this upgrade.


Download link for STEP, STL, and assemble color code:
https://www.auroratechchannel.com/dow...
* Last update 8/31/2021, Version# v30(Adjusted Corner Block STL)

Browser based link for the 3D drawing(Fusion 360 or solidworks is not required):
https://a360.co/3sRSKJH
(Version 36 - 2/21/2022)



Affiliate links:

Creality Ender-5 Pro:
https://www.comgrow.com/collections/c...

Creality REFURBISHED 3D Printers (SAVE up to 50%)
https://bit.ly/3EGO2UR

Used Ender-3 ($79)
Maybe in bad condition, but if you know how to fix a 3D printer and have spare parts to replace by yourself, that could be an amazing deal:
https://bit.ly/3LPnzHw


Amazon links for all items you need in this upgrade:

MGN12 Linear Rails with MGN12H slider Block:
2X 350mm ($39.99 pack of 2)
1X 400mm ($24.99 each)
https://amzn.to/3jmRPxM



GT2 Wheels / Belt:
8X 20 Teeth
https://amzn.to/3Du0I0w $12.99 (20-T pack of 10)
https://amzn.to/3BkXFWr $8.98 (20-T pack of 5)

6X Toothless
https://amzn.to/3mHvIUT $11.99 (Toothless pack of 10)

1X GT2 Timing Belt 5M
https://amzn.to/2WuDpTa $8.99


Motor Mounts:
2X Nema 17 Stepper Motor Mount
https://amzn.to/3BnIls4 $14.99 (pack of 6)

Stepper Motors:
2X Nema 17 38mm Stepper Motor
https://amzn.to/2WS6tES (pack 1,3 or 5)


M5 Screws/Nuts:
6X M5 *60mm
https://amzn.to/3sTYItB $5.99 (25 pcs)

4X M5 *40mm
2X M5 *35mm
2X M5 *25mm
https://amzn.to/3BrQRGN $10.99 (assorted 100 pcs, included 3 items above)

2X M5 *15mm
https://amzn.to/3jmbldI $5.99 (50 pcs)
https://amzn.to/32IcXIQ $3.40+$2.50 shipping (10 pcs)(Backup link in case the first one sold out)

8X M5 2020 Series T-Nuts
https://amzn.to/3jmSoro $6.99 (105 pcs)


M3 Screws/Nuts:
2X M3*45mm
2X M3*25mm
8X M3*20mm
10X M3*12mm
16X M3 *8mm
4X M3 HEX 2020 Series Nuts
https://amzn.to/3kAzooI $24.98 (Assorted 1575 pcs, included all 6 items above)

12X M3 T-Nuts
https://amzn.to/2Wy7ulb $6.99 (105 pcs)


Washers/Spacers:

11X Washers M5*10mm*1mm
https://amzn.to/38li9BZ $7.99 (100 pcs)

4X Washers M5x10mmx0.5mm
https://amzn.to/3mIT24E $7.99 (100 pcs)

3X ABS 10mm Spacer 5.4mm(ID) 9mm(OD) 10mm(Length)
https://amzn.to/2Ws7nI0 $9.99 (100 pcs)

4X Copper M3x5x35mm Hex Standoff Spacer
https://amzn.to/3jmbI86 $5.59 (20 pcs)


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