Your guide to configure your RailCore II ZL300 3D printer
This is a full Railcore II 300ZL kit based on the open source printer created by Steve White and Tony Akens. Some upgrade parts are not open source. You choose what you want included in the kit. There is no pre-made wire harness.
With all options you can choose to bring your own:
Frame component
The extrusions are from Misumi and corner cubes are included. The stainless steel panels are 2 mm thick brushed steel. The stainless steel can have small imperfections and scratches. Stainless steel panels generate a bit more noise than standard panels. You can choose to have the extrusions pre-tapped.
Motion components
Lead screws TR-8X2 and full gates motion set. You can choose:
- LDO linear rails 700 mm. Rated 80C
- Misumi standard linear rails. Rated 80C
- Misumi High temperatur linear rails. Rated 150C
Belt type
The standard belt is a Gates belt rated 80C, you can choose a Gates belt rated 135C
Hardware
All the nuts and bolts you need in a plastic assortment box. This is a complete bolts and nuts kit for the Railcore II ZL300. It contains everything you need in the Hardware section of the BOM
Electronics
- Power Cable
- Meanwell LRS350 power supply
- Power Switch
- LDO XYZ steppers rated 180C winding temperature
- LDO extruder Pancake stepper rated 180C winding temperature
- Genuine BLTouch
- Layer fan
- Silicone Bed heater
- Panasonic SSR
- Bed Thermistor
- Endstop microswitches
- Wires for wiring the power supply.
- High temperature silicone coated wires for building the harness rated 200C
- Connectors, ferrules etc.
- The Duet is with external antenna because standard does not work with metal enclosure.
Tools
An Engineer PA-09 for crimping connectors an IWISS Hsc8 6-6 for making ferrules and a 5.5 Hex nut driver.
Bed
Magnetic bed called Magbed from Mandala Rose Works.
Stepper and idler mounts
You can not choose 3D printed here as 3D printed is not recommended. Instead we have the aluminum standard idler mounts from Mandala Rose Works.
Z-Brackets
You can choose 3D printed or aluminum z-brackets from Mandala Rose Works
Y-Mount
You can choose 3D printed or the single/dual extruder carriage in aluminum from Manala Rose Works.
Hotend Mount:
You can choose 3D printed or Aluminum from Manala Rose Works, both native Mosquito and E3Dv6 mount available in aluminum. If you want to use Hemera chose bring your own here and select the Hemera Y-Mount
X-Carriage
You can not choose 3D printed here as 3D printed is not recommended. Instead we have the X carriages in aluminum from Mandala Rose Works.
Z-Yoke
You can choose 3D printed or aluminum z yokes from Mandala Rose Works.
Belt Retainer
You can choose 3D printed or aluminum belt retainer and clips from Mandala Rose Works.
Extruder
The extruder is a BMG from Bondtech. Bowden tube included
Hotend
You can choose Native Mosquito Hotend mount or Mosquito Magnum. Temperature sensor, 50 Watt heater Cartridge, fan and Boron Nitride paste is included.
Part cooling shroud
James Tongue part cooling shroud printed in FunToDo high temperature resin. Rated 220C
3D printed parts
3D printed parts are included if order total is higher than 1500 Euros and they are all printed in ABS.
- Feet
- Electronics box corners
- Duet/Duex standoffs
- X-Endstop
- Y-Endstop
- BLTouch mount
- Z alignment tool
Community groups on social media
There is an active community on both Facebook and Discord
Online Fusion Drawing
https://myhub.autodesk360.com/ue293a20a/g/shares/SH7f1edQT22b515c761e0032d4a75a58dbae
Original BOM from the creators
Assembly Instructions
https://railcore.dozuki.com/c/RailCore_II
Official Mandala Rose Works reseller
We are a proud official EU reseller of Mandala Rose Works. They are well known for their high quality aluminum products made for the RailCore II and other 3D printers.