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Tapchanger

A nozzle Z probe + toolchanger for Voron 2.

Features

  • Off the shelf voron parts, except for bearings.
  • Uses Dragon Burner toolhead - can fit 6 hotends in 350 frame. Stealthburner and MiniStealthburner are an option but limited support. (Experimental version of the Rapid Burner is in the works by @Marshalldog) (Experimental version for the Xol-Toolhead is in the works)
  • Uses OptoTap probe sensor for nozzle Z probing.
  • Same rigidity and probe accuracy as Tap.
  • Same external printer dimensions, except for top hat.
  • No servos, no wires on the shuttle, recommended to use with a Canbus toolhead board for less wires, but anything goes.

Shuttle Printer

Build guide

I would recommend to get a single hotend working first:

Multiple tools setup:

Community

Improvement ideas - bugs, pull requests welcome. Find me on Voron Toolchangers Discord, or file bugs here.

See Tapchanger youtube channel.

Credits

How does this work?

It's essentially an oversized linear rail, that supports only ~4 mm of travel. The steel rail is replaced by bearings riding on rods.

In addition, it's a kinematic mount, meaning that it's self aligning and there is no play even if the parts are not aligned precisely.

Preview Shuttle

Revision history:

V4.2

Small tweaks across the board:

  • Dragon toolhead mount plate 1mm thicker - no interferance with fans and 8mm tensioning screws do not stick out
  • Fix shuttle mounting plate misalignment, thanks vikwin for spotting
  • Alternative version for the PFTE tube holder at the side
  • Dock for RapidBurner
  • Extras
    • Better ventilated EBB36 shield
    • Improved strain relief for HGX + DragonBurner
    • More Stepper gear distance adjustability for HGX + DragonBurner.

Dragon burner toolhead exploded view:

Exploded

V4.1

HGX gears + Dragon + EBB36 optimized toolhead:

  • 17 mm shorter filament path
  • 17 grams lighter than stock, only 2 screws
  • Integrated harness strain relief
  • Integrated EBB36 mount & shield
  • Bambu & Revo adapters only for now
  • There will be some supports to remove.

HGX gears toolhead

V4.0

Liftbar dock

Liftbar

Other minor DragonBurner changes:

  • More clearance around the hookon slot.
  • More room around the cooling fans, to avoid cracking the cowling when tightening the bottom screws.
  • More sturdy dock.

V3.2

Introduces support for the Experimental Rapid Burner Toolhead by @Marshalldog.

V3.1

End of year update, lots of small printability, clearance, etc updates. This is a stable version.

  • Migrated to Dragon V8 hotend.
  • More clearance around the OptoTap sensor.
  • Tuning of the tension screw angles to minimize the docking resistance.
  • More clearance for big block hotends.
  • Hook-on dock is now the recommended for DragonBurner.

V3.0

Further improvements to DragonBurner toolhead and dock. The screw head locking mechanism is back. Configuration updated, with better dock pathing.

The Dragon Burner toolhead is now the default. Let me know if you would like to see backports.

V2.9

Improved DragonBurner toolhead and dock, adding bottom mounting screws for better stability. Needs the modified cowling now.

V2.8

Added Tophat and Ubmilical, it's now a Printer!