Ender3 V2 Double screw upgrade kit (Dual Z axis upgrade by Creality)

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By default, Ender3 V2 has only one lead screw on Z-axis. Adding another screw will make this printer more reliable on higher printing speeds and make that angle between X and Z axis closer to 90°. Dual Z axis upgrade is almost mandatory if any weight is added to hotend (for example direct drive extruder). This package was sent to me by Banggood for a review. Since Cleality manual is only on one page, I decided to create a detailed assembly and wiring video. You can download this Creality manual from:
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Contents
0:00 About dual Z axis
2:32 Unboxing
3:33 Assembling
18:29 Wiring
24:25 First test and 3D printing
26:31 Conclusions
#ender3v2 #dualzaxis #ender3upgrade

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@RichieCat4223 3 жыл бұрын

27:54 That is a very good demonstration of how the duel Z axis motors squares up a print.

@Pugwash. 3 жыл бұрын

I came back to watch again, as my kit arrived from banggood today. Your video was very helpful. I routed the cable for the new stepper back under the bed past the control board, out the back by the PSU and up from the base just below the new motor.

@chrisboring3170 Жыл бұрын

After watching other videos, this was the one that made the installation work! Good detail, no extra stuff, nice camera views of the parts. Thank you for making this upgrade work for me.

@awilliams07 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the fantastic video. When I opened the dual-Z kit box, I was worried that the installation was going to be much more complex than I initially thought, but your video explained everything perfectly!

@broderp 2 жыл бұрын

I just got the V2 and this was on the list before the first print. A very good upgrade.

@neurik 3 жыл бұрын

Just received my kit. Couldn't find any videos on installation. Thanks a lot for this!

@himbary 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent instruction, on my new kit from "creativity", aliexpress you don't have to open the mainboard. Just connect the splitter to the existing z wire on the top. I hope this helps someone.

@MyTechFun 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@johnm.gerard1718 3 жыл бұрын

Adding a 2nd lead screw to my Tevo Tornado print. You showed me exactly what I needed to know. Thank You!

@samaipata4756 3 жыл бұрын

Very well done instruction and explanation, the best I’ve seen so far! THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS!

@Dennys787 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I have been having an issue with my printer where the first layer would be perfect, but the next 4-7 layers are really roughed up. I used a dial gauge and measured that the right side of the gantry was sagging as the z-axis was moved up compared to the left side. There was a difference of as much as 0.46mm! Just bought the dual axis upgrade, will update on how the printer turns out. Update: Wow, I can't say enough how great this tutorial was. Very easy to follow! Printer is working like a charm now. Have been using it for a few week now. Its truly a necessary upgrade

@enaliospearfishing Жыл бұрын

how is it going?

@chrisbearden1331 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I too was wondering what your dial gauge difference was after you upgraded.

@ChazBword 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your amazing videos. Very thorough and well filmed. I used this video to put my dual z kit and you saved me so much headache. Thank you sir.

@denvermatt 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip on pulling the piece sideways to get the screw in. That saved me a ton of time

@alenbainrauch3853 2 жыл бұрын

Super simple explanation and instructions. There is not too much talk, just the important thing and some advice. Thank you for your effort and explanation.

@domweaver3488 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Brilliant vid. I’ve been looking reviews on the two motor version and you’ve just made my day! Thanks

@Kolya_Smirnov 2 жыл бұрын

The T-nuts I got in my kit are the kind that you can stick directly in the front of the cross member. When you turn it to tighten it, the nuts self rotate so there's no need to slide them in from the side and bend the screw to get the bracket on.

@Smaxey843 2 жыл бұрын

Hey there. Thanks for the video. I used it as reference in my printer on a similar kit. I had serious skipping and z axis issues until I noticed I didn’t give the coupler enough space on the bottom as you had.

@Cyntax3rr0r 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! My kit came with terrible instructions, but you helped me get my coupler issues sorted. Thank you!!

@GregPatton2 3 жыл бұрын

I found this video at just the right time, I am going to be installing the same kit to my V2 tomorrow. Thanks!

@RH3D 2 жыл бұрын

hi - did you get this because you were having problems levelling? and did this help? thanks

@GregPatton2 2 жыл бұрын

@@RH3D I bought it as I went with a direct drive setup and felt the added weight on the gantry could lead to it sagging. So far it has stayed perfectly.

@ChristianLonneker 3 жыл бұрын

First time buying through a an affiliate link, bought the dual Z upgrade, im excited and cannot wait!

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

Hope you will enjoy it! Thanks

@robertmortensen6950 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I suppose that i could figure out how to install it, but it always nice to have a follow along tutorial and it saved me a lot of time.

@dot_boi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Got one of these for my ender 3 v2. The non motorized side on my printer either sagged or was lifted by a fraction of a mm depending on the last direction it last went, screwing up my bed leveling and making it almost impossible to print sometimes, even with a BL touch which seemed to make the problem even worse lol.

@Selbiecookie 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this clear installation video! Had a little challenge with my V2 Neo, since it has beauty plates in the frame, so I couldnt unscrew the last wheel, but I managed to work around that, and it is now printing a testprint with the dual screw upgrade! Thanks again! :D

@Matthewjohnwilson 2 жыл бұрын

I just ordered 2 kits, thanks for making the video. I will give it another watch once they show up.

@greaser5028 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Your video convinced me to buy this kit. I just installed it and after a bit of fine tuning I am very happy that I watched and purchased this.

@lautarogatti 3 жыл бұрын

did it work well for you? are you still happy with it?

@greaser5028 3 жыл бұрын

@@lautarogatti Yes works great

@crabtaker9490 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Your instructions were way better than the ones that came with the kit

@nilsonsemedo 3 жыл бұрын

the v2 is my first 3d printer and just the upgrading alone has been so much fun!

@bobclavi 3 жыл бұрын

are you still having fun with yours. i also just picked one up and having loads of fun with it.

@nilsonsemedo 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobclavi yeah its still fun. i am done with upgrading it now and prints almost never fail anymore . aside from making trinkets its handy for making small prototypes for work

@bobclavi 3 жыл бұрын

@TaiRone Wassup I love mine have fun with it

@bobclavi 3 жыл бұрын

@TaiRone Wassup just a spool relocation. Next will be fans

@nilsonsemedo 3 жыл бұрын

@TaiRone Wassup have fun with and dont be afraid to try and create anything you want !

@TractorsNStuff 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy I found your channel. I watched your later video, with the timing belt, but this seems a bit more... better for my needs. The timing belt is also more expensive kit. You just earned a sub! Thank you very much for creating these videos!

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Combination of two would be the perfect solution, but both systems works great separatelly too.

@tinmanspartan7551 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. About to upgrade to this for my direct drive extruder and this the best video I have found. Well done.

@kyleskopelitis8485 Жыл бұрын

Like many of the commenters, you've saved plenty of headaches.Great no frills comprehensive tutoring. Thank you.

@SzymonSays1 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Good speed, informative, thorough! Looking forward to following the Journey!

@piig 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such an informative video. Bought mine on the strength of this video, and following you, complete it 20 mins...

@user-zs4iv3vf5m Жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing , the video was very detail for this upgrade kit. I just got the ender 3 v2 but still on study before my first print.

@TheStangSlayer 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for spending so much time to make a thorough video. I watched this before unboxing my kit so I had a good idea how to do it. Great video and thanks again

@victakato 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video! One suggestion for video and general usage is printing clips and holders for cable management. I found it to be better than using cableties since you can undo if you need.

@livingdeadguy89 9 ай бұрын

Great video, I followed along and installed my own, It was tougher than I imagined but got it done, my z axis cable was hot glued on the original so that was a pain to remove, but kudos for a very well made video. I agree, not really worth buying unless you're adding weight to the x axis gantry, but great learning experience! Look forward to watching more of your videos!

@jothain 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Just got V2 to tinker with in addition to my Prusa. I was astound to figure out that machine has so poor Z axis solution. Having bunch of nema's at hand I think I'll do this completely diy and design that bracket myself. I thought wiring was harder and didn't expect motors to be just parallel wired. But it makes sense, very little power needed for Z motors.

@carlwestman9343 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos for this out there! 😄 So thorough! Thanks!

@teknoman117 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Really helped considering the instructions aren't particularly descriptive. Combining this with the auto leveler yields fantastic results. Super awesome to have an actually level bed + dual Z and see no Z axis movement during X/Y panning.

@avejst 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I've just bought a dual lead-scrow Thanks for sharing your experience :-)

@M4trix42 7 ай бұрын

Even after two years this Video is still helpfull. Thank you very much! Good explanation, well chosen camera angles and views, helpfull tipps and Tricks. Thumbs up!

@fns58 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't know the installation was so easy. Thought I was going to have to tinker with Marlin and stepper currents after reading very mixed feelings about dual screws on the Ender faimily. I have noticed a small decrease in quality after switching to a Direct Drive (BMG+Dragon) due to the weight on the print head, so depending on the price I will most likely install this. Thank you!

@lambdaman3228 2 жыл бұрын

11 months later. Did you install it?

@CreepyMemes 2 жыл бұрын

@@lambdaman3228 no he's dead

@lambdaman3228 2 жыл бұрын

@@CreepyMemes People "most likely" do all kinds of things but often don't actually do them. Talk is cheap.

@maxheadroom42 2 жыл бұрын

Great instruction and review! I just assembled and installed mine. It had weird noise initially when moving. Turned out the guiding nut for lead screw was not at perfect 90 degree angle. I straightened that out and now it works really smooth. So watch out if all parts are really straight and the angle they should be ;)

@chrisboring3170 Жыл бұрын

HI, which guiding nut are you talking about?

@Der_Kleine_Mann Жыл бұрын

@@chrisboring3170 I guess he means the brass nut.

@viko6052 3 жыл бұрын

Really great explanation with great details about dual z axis. Thanks man!

@andonguyen7970 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir my dual z axis kit came in the mail today woo!

@d3w4yn3 8 ай бұрын

Great point about adding weight with other upgrades (I did the same thing, and noticed that the beam can actually lower much easier than I'd like when working anywhere near the beam!). Great video! Exactly what I needed!

@d3w4yn3 8 ай бұрын

Also, aligning the stepper motor mounting bracket by rotating it so that the bracket is on the table is a great idea! You must be a mechanical engineer, or maybe a carpenter, or maybe you are just one smart bastard!!!

@d3w4yn3 8 ай бұрын

And, the music kicking in at 11:20 made me feel like I was at a drive-in movie in the 1970s! I love it!!!

@mehmetalikucuk 3 жыл бұрын

That was awesome guide for me.I made it in 30 minutes.Thanks man.

@John-fn6jd 2 жыл бұрын

great job. beautiful explanation and very good proofing at the end of the alignment. thank you. Subscribed!

@TommiHonkonen 3 жыл бұрын

i got 1 from your link. Ordered direct extruder earlier already, figured this was good to have too.

@imacmill 3 жыл бұрын

Can I ask what direct extruder you ordered? I can't find one that says it works with an Ender 3 V2 (ie, one that has an appropriate mounting bracket).

@TommiHonkonen 3 жыл бұрын

@@imacmill i got the creality from crealitys own web shop. got it now and isntalled it too. Did a quick test to see if it worked, house dint burn down yet. I dont even know what the difference is if you get one that says for v2, i saw one on some creality site. bl touch fit too. www.creality3dshop.eu/collections/extruder-kit/products/creality-3d-direct-drive-extruder-nozzle-kit-with-stepper-motor-for-ender-3-series

@imacmill 3 жыл бұрын

@@TommiHonkonen Thanks so much for the link. I ended up finding a printable bracket that is supposed to work on an Ender 3 V2, and I am able to use the stock extruder/stepper with it. Gonna give that a try soon (waiting to receive and install a dual z-drive kit first).

@sirdrakey 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like a solid upgrade 👌

@IoannisStellas 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Igor, I just bought it from ES warehouse using your link. Thank you for the video!

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

Great! Thank you!

@4speed3pedals 2 жыл бұрын

T hank you for your advice. Very helpful. I am installing a dual drive kit and discovered that the brass nut plate for the top of the lead screw has the mounting holes offset from the lead screw. I doubt this was done by design. Can't expect much being from China.

@JohnSmith-nc4rv 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Just did this today using your video. You made easy breezy!

@markm49 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. Great upgrade option for my Ender3 V2.

3 жыл бұрын

Very informative video. I will install this mod this weekend because I want to have direct drive and add 2 5015 parts fans etc using the hero me 5. Will need the extra z stepper.

@bobsharpie6583 3 жыл бұрын

You saved my life, my knockoff came with no instructions!!!!! this is a must for the ender extender 400XL

@oscargutierrez970 3 жыл бұрын

I know my z axis doesn’t move up and down even, gotta get this for mine

@kitchenbriks3685 3 жыл бұрын

If you put the threaded shaft in the coupler first you'll get perfect depth and the coupler

@davidbcrux2048 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

@pluckerster 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you this was most useful when I fitted mine - the instructions that came with the kit (like many from Creality) were poor.

@Pugwash. 3 жыл бұрын

That's a nice looking upgrade.

@jensfrankjakob 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great presentation of this kit.

@petergoodall6258 3 жыл бұрын

I like your instruction style very much. Thanks!

@blacknovella 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Dr Igor to your video i was able to install it flawlessly.

@ChrisLee-UK 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you. One of my planned upgrades along with the MicroSwiss direct drive (inc. all metal hotend) I'm also debating whether to tether the tops of the screws with a belt etc but need to research that a little more. Would stop any 'wondering' of the z-axis motors. Anyway, off to watch some more of your videos. Be safe brother (oh and subscribed)

@Xatinni 9 ай бұрын

Thanks great install guide, I think a most for direct drive extruders.

@leon.l3217 2 жыл бұрын

Safed my life! Thx dude keep up the great work!

@depolo78 2 жыл бұрын

No entiendo ingles completamente, pero este video fue tan claro que creo haber entendido todo. Muy bueno.

@cmackey541 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for this video. It helped me to upgrade my Ender 3v2 with no problems.

@Supperconductor 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the instructional video, I ordered via your affiliate link.

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@Smedleydog1 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Great instruction. Very well done.

@mrcorruptiion2730 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it would add any issues but I just plugged the existing cable into the splitter to avoid running wires to the motherboard to make it easier.

@robertboughton11 Жыл бұрын

I got a duel cable for stepper motors on Amazon came this morning.

@rickmccaskill7888 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Doing mine tomorrow.

@RealGardenMechanics 3 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic tutorial!

@FABU64 Ай бұрын

Gracias, me sirvió mucho tu tutorial batalle algo pero creo que ya quedo mi Ender3

@bryanpowell8040 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for all the details

@keichide 3 жыл бұрын

I also did that a couple weeks ago. BUT(!) You should not Contrain the Rod at the Top and it works much much better with an SKR 1.4 Board that as an Spare Driver Slot to run the second Z Stepper. This way the Gantry can level itself with an BLTouch and the G34 Marlin Command. Since that Day i don't even need Bed Leveling anymore, which i had to use all the time before.

@fastskynet 2 жыл бұрын

I have an ender 3 v2 for a while and i was looking for upgrades and i see lots of coments about constraining the z rod at the top , well my daily job is large format printing like banners corugated boards textile and soo on and i came across and printed on lots of printing machinery and some of them used screw bearing to lift the print cariage for thicker media and every single one had the bearing supported at the top

@fastskynet 2 жыл бұрын

the print carriage rides on linear bearings supported on 2 sides with 4 bearings and for the z axis to lift the head and screw bearing for the stepper

@mitofun6967 3 жыл бұрын

nice one! funny is the creality have produced ender3 and they know a lot of people asked them to install the second z and direct!!!!!!!!!!! and they once again they have produced the v2 but without what we asked them )))))))))

@jaimeskiebel Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very helpful!

@RayLenses 8 ай бұрын

Hello thank you for your videos very informative as always, I'm going to do the same procedure for another printer, now i want to know for the step motor drive since now is Two steper motor shouldn't we change the voltage in the TMC controller? Btw my controller by default is 1.5 V

@antondjayzakov4776 2 жыл бұрын

Great video.... thank you for detailed explanation 🙏

@estebanbaraviera3708 2 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Great video and explanation🙌

@roncraig007 2 жыл бұрын

Does the new Y-split wiring not connect to the end of the original wiring coming out from the motherboard? I may be wrong, but I don't think you need to remove the original wire -- just connect the splitter to it. No opening the case required, I think.

@mycelianotyours1980 Жыл бұрын

Amazing tutorial! Thank you 👏

@cri8tor 3 жыл бұрын

Think I like this dual stepper motor kit more than the single stepper motor with the belt drive. Cheers

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

Me too, but you must be careful with Z screws when motors are not powered, don't move them. Best is the combination of two.

@cri8tor 3 жыл бұрын

Just received my 3 Pro the other day and have been looking at everything others have done to their printers in an effort to avoid making too many self-corrections. Appreciate the content you provide on your channel.

@westminsterstudios7353 2 жыл бұрын

great video, well explained, i will now upgrade too.

@beesmoker 2 жыл бұрын

Assemble the bearings above the Z axles upside down .....! I do not know if it affects the function. Your video is great!

@czaras_ 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for video, very useful. I did along your instruction but ....when command given: one motor goes up and another down. It would be cool if you also include what to do in this case :(

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

Did you connected the wires correctly? The stock stepper moves in correct way? I don't think that cable is not connected correctly, BUT it is very easy to swap the direction of the stepper motor. Only two wires from same coil has to be swapped. The same coil you can find with continuity tester. More info here (but be sure, that you did everything else correctly): electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/70643/how-to-reverse-rotation-direction-of-stepper-motor

@walterbock4717 2 жыл бұрын

I think, You dont have to open for mainboard connection. The cable can be connected to the old one (outside) and have so You have a longer way arround the devices. Sorry for the english ....

@gmergulhao 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated! Tried to buy through your link but banggood kept my money 10 days and then reported out of stock. had to withdraw the order :(

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad that you find video useful. Thx. Sorry about Banggood

@gabrielsalcedo999 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Very helpful

@neatt3815 2 жыл бұрын

A suggestion to the manufacturer, instead of a y cable that goes from the motherboard to the motors, have a cable that plugs into the original motor that branches into a shorter cable with a female and a longer cable with a male end. This way there's no need to access the motherboard.

@MyTechFun 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea, not everyone likes to open the printer

@chazwallace5347 2 жыл бұрын

the cables to each stepper motor need to be the same size. equal length makes sure both trigger at the exact same moment. try playing whack-a-mole with one hammer having to switch between hands each swing versus 2 hammers at once, no switching. may seem too small to matter, but it IS attention to detail for a kit meant to keep everything level up there.

@deucedeuce1572 7 ай бұрын

Having a problem with mine. They both move up at the same time, but only the original turns off when the z-axiz switch it tripped. They also don't seem to move the same speed, so I think that's causing them to get tweaked too.

@markjudeestrera 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for a very detailed guide. By the way, do I need to adjust the Z-axis Vref since it's controlling 2 motors now? what is the Vref value. I'm using a 4.2.7 creality board. Thanks a lot

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

As I mentioned in video, if everything is set coorectly, smooth moving, no (since the load is also reduced).

@maximilianoorona4440 2 жыл бұрын

How do you make sure both steppers are running at the same pace? Any Z-Step calibration you could make will be applied to both steppers. So, if there are differences, Z-step changes won't eliminate them.

@MyTechFun 2 жыл бұрын

Same signal goes to two steppers. If the motion is smooth (what you can test with your hand), then they will move together in sync. Z-step calibration is done with bed surface, but bed leveling is making the bed paralel with the nozzle. If you have BL Touch, then doesn't matter.

@tornadoknut Жыл бұрын

Just did it with your help :-) Cheers 🖖

@M3D1AC 3 жыл бұрын

What are you doing, stepper motor? sorry :D i love your content, you are doing great work, thanks!

@MaquinasAbiertas 3 жыл бұрын

It would be easier if creality included just a sort of Y extension stepper motor cable instead of the hole cable, it wouldn't be necessary to open the cover to disconnect from the mainboard

@MyTechFun 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea! You should write to Creality!