What Tools come with the XL semi assembled 5T for use in assembly
Greetings from North Pole Alaska,
I ordered a 5T for Black Friday/my upcoming retirement on Dec31st, the semi assembled version. I was wondering what tools come with it for assembly such as allen and other wrenches and their sizes, screwdrivers , etc, so I can put together a premium toolkit for its assembly, as I have read that the supplied tools leave a bit to be desired, so I thought I would be proactive and ask you folks that already own them and have said tools, what they are. I live 2 miles from Santa Claus' house, so if you help me out Ill put in a good word from you 🙂
Thanks in advance for any and all replies. I bid you happy holidays!
RE: What Tools come with the XL semi assembled 5T for use in assembly
A bunch of allen wrenches, a phillips head screwdriver (which was never used), needle nose pliers (never used), and a bunch of torx that were never used. A couple of multi-tool wrenches which were used slightly. A torx screwdriver that I used a lot. I'm not sure what premium tools you would need, they all worked fine for me. The 3D printed torque tool was kind of unique. I assumed it was not to over-tighten, but I think it was to make sure people tightened the thing hard enough!
It was a pretty straight-forward assembly process and the prints are coming out great! Much better than the last printer I tried to install, a maker-bot about 15 years ago that never worked and turned me off from 3D printing for all that time. Also just retired and you'll have a good time with this! I got the 2T version. Only issue was learning about changing filament and what to do when it doesn't release properly. Found a video and ChatGPT is your friend here!
RE: What Tools come with the XL semi assembled 5T for use in assembly
The assembly manual is online, it's good reading while you wait. Be sure to look at the comments for each section. Section 3 has the tool list. The t10 driver is good enough, but torx drivers and hex drivers will make some things easier.