The file 'Hinged Mount For BiQu BigtreeTech SKR And Makerbase MKS Gen Mainboard In Ender-5 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 835.5KB.
I've seen many controller-board mounts/adapters for fitting an SKR (or MKS) mainboard (four holes in the corners) into a Creality Ender printer.
With all Enders, the screw holes are unique for Melzi boards.
For mounting an SRK or MKS in an Ender 3, the most often used solution is to print a new enclosure.
For the Ender 5, the enclosure is large, so often the choice is made to adapt the case rather than print a complete new one. The "solution" is then to Dremel out a few pieces of metal to expose the SD/USB of an SKR/MSK board.
I don't like irreversible changes so I will not alter my case.
But I do want to access the SD card for firmware changes.
The USB I don't need because I'm using a Raspberry Pi with the GPIO pins 6, 8 and 10 configured for serial connection to the TFT port in the SKR 1.4
To allow access to the SD I first imagined a rotated (along Z) mount but then the cover could not be screwed on.
This thing is the next iteration of over-engineered mainboard mounts.
Once completely assembled and mounted, the mainboard with steppers and their coolers are nearly flush in the case. I have not yet found the perfect solution for that and I don't see where I can win 1 mm to make it fit, but I did not want to wait longer before sharing this design.
Technically, this is a remix because of the mounting points, but in all other ways of viewing it, this is an original design.
for mounting you will need
8 m3x10 bolts
4 m3x10 headless bolts. (I only had shorter so I used 1 4mm and 1 6mm in each hole
Reason for this is to create axles without introducing the possibility of electrical shorts.
If you have m3x10 bolts with very flat heads (max 2mm) you can use those, screwed in from the outside.
the 4 original screws the Melzi board was mounted with + 4 washers, at least 6 mm outside width
1 m3x8 bolt
the 5 nuts go in the mounting plate (4) for bolting on the mainboard with (4) m3x10 bolts
the 5th nut goes in the base (before mounting to the case)and is used to lock the whole thing when stowed.
Assembly is TRICKY. Do not do this in a rush, keep your calm.
Your mainboard is now ready for all the wires.
To access the SD;
when done
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If you have suggestions for improvements, questions, any kind of remarks; leave a comment
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Much appreciated!
Ender-5_SKRMKS_riser_mount_-_arm_x4.stl | 34.1KB | |
Ender-5_SKRMKS_riser_mount_-_base.stl | 471.3KB | |
Ender-5_SKRMKS_riser_mount_-_folded.stl | 1013.9KB | |
Ender-5_SKRMKS_riser_mount_-_open.stl | 1009.5KB | |
Ender-5_SKRMKS_riser_mount_-_top.stl | 506.2KB |