Micro Swiss Direct Drive Linear Rail Upgrade For Ender 3 and CR-10 3D Printers

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In this video I take you step by step through the process of installing the new direct drive all metal combo for linear rails from Micro Swiss. We will cover what is included in the kit, how to install it into your 3d printer, and get you up and printing with this upgrade.

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PDF install guide:

Linear rail used (AFF):

Video on how to install the linear rail:

Stepper motor (if you do not have the correct type):

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Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:56 - Tools Needed
1:23 - What's In The Box
2:52 - Stepper Motor Needed
3:30 - Disassembly
4:55 - Assembly
7:36 - More Info On Different Stepper Motors
8:20 - Back To Install
18:49 - Cable Management
19:26 - Update E-Steps
19:55 - Level, Slice, & Print
20:35 - Outro

[mcorrade]

I've got to say my friend you do a GREAT job on the tutorial vids. The fact that you put the instruction in bold while talking to it is a nice touch. I'm really debating on going direct drive via the rails upgrade to my ender 3 pro. It's working so well now with all the updates I've already done.

[christopherenoch]

Great video and mod. I installed my Micro Swiss DD and deleted the bowden tube. I now just have about 3 inches sticking up. This setup was almost like my MK3S, before the MMU. The Micro Swiss has beautiful machining.

Peace be with you.

[aprilrain]

Brilliant guide - thank you. You saved me trying to read off a horrible PDF! xx

[carbide]

If money is a issue as it is for me, creality offers a direct drive upgrade that is fully assembled ready to install . The price was around 40 bucks but it is not a all metal hotend, it's the same hotend that comes on the stock ender 3.

[boggisthecat]

Nice, clear instructions. 👍

I still haven’t got around to putting the new extruded on my Ender 5 Plus (after I get the new mainboard and display installed...) and this is a good reminder for how to do the install properly.

[shinobi]

It's really easy to grind a flat spot, it doesn't even have to be particularly straight.

[chiefgeek]

I trimmed the ptfe tube just like the included blue piece and it makes feeding filiament almost foolproof.

[unciviled]

I have that same stepper motor w/ press on pulley. I found the stepper motor on Amazon.

[NoflectioN]

Cut into gear with dremal cutting disk stop before all the way through spread with flat screwdriver breaking gear and removing it. File down a flat area on the shaft. Install new gear. Crank down set screw onto flat area of shaft.

[avejst]

Great video as always
Thanks for sharing your experience with all of us👍

[gsureshu]

Can you please suggest fan mount with bl touch for this extruder

[trevormallow]

I have 2 issues with this set up. 1) The 2 piece carriage. It's unnecessarily fiddly to assemble and it's additional weight that can be paired down. 2) The stock extruder stepper is way too heavy for a direct drive in my opinion. Microswiss needs to come up with a geared reduction set up so that you can utilize a pancake stepper motor.

[benjaminwood]

I had a motor with a press fit gear. You do not have to buy a different motor. You can remove the gear with some brute force and you can make your own flat. It doesn't have to be massive and 8 have been printing with mine like that fir 3 months with no issues. No need to spend money you don't need to.

[markferrick]

Really would love to see before and after shots of these mods. Have you seen quality improvements?

[jon]

Great video, that looks l like some nicely designed hardware.

[senor_sensei]

I'm surprised you've upgraded all of these things but haven't upgraded the hotend fan to a Noctua or something else to make it quieter. It makes a huge difference in volume!

[NitrousBanshee]

Mine has all press on motors.
Got an End3 like a week ago.

[dennislokken]

I ran in to a small problem with the Micro-swiss linear rail hot ende kit. I have a Bullseye fan duct. The wire support structure on the Bullseye fan duct hits the extruder lever on the Micro-swiss bracket. I cut off the piece on the Bulleye that was intended for routing the wire bundle.

[guythejedi]

No need for PID tuning after changing hot end? Great job as always.

[milesraftis]

If your going to do this mod and you need a new stepper motor I recommend you buy a pancake motor, there the same price and much lighter too.