-   Replace Z leadscrews with flexible couplings and M6 A4 Stainless
    Threaded Rod + Brass Nuts
-   <s>Insulate under bed, \~6 layers of cardboard</s>
-   <s>Turn heated bed upside down</s>
-   <s>Remove Heated Bed relay</s>
-   <s>Replace X ends with better design with onboard motor mount</s>
-   Replace Carriage
-   <s>Replace Y motor mount with better supported mount</s>
-   Add new base for electronics etc mount
-   Replace Mainboard with RAMPS
-   Replace screen with RRD Smart Controller
-   Replace 608zz bearings on X and Y with MR148-ZZ

Parts Needed
------------

<s>strikethrough</s> = bought, **bold** = arrived

-   M6 A4 Threaded Rod
-   **<s>M6 Brass Nuts</s>**
-   **<s>RAMPS Board</s>**
-   **<s>Arduino Mega</s>**
-   **<s>RRD Smart Controller</s>**
-   <s>A3 Piece of dibond</s>
-   <s>10x MR148-ZZ</s>

Printed Parts
-------------

### Clear

-   2x <s>Printed Nut Coupling</s>
-   1x <s>Y motor mount [1](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:128128)</s>

### Black

-   2x <s>tbsliver-x-ends</s>
-   2x <s>bases for x ends</s>

### White

-   1x [BQF](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:54414) Top
    [2](http://www.thingiverse.com/download:141192)
-   1x [BQF](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:54414) Bottom
    [3](http://www.thingiverse.com/download:141191)
-   1x <s>RRD SmartController Back Case
    [4](http://www.thingiverse.com/download:101640)</s>
-   1x <s>RRD SMartController Front Case
    [97.4](http://www.thingiverse.com/download:101637) or
    [98.4](http://www.thingiverse.com/download:101638)</s>

### Red

-   4x <s>Mendel90 Z Motor Couplings
    [5](https://github.com/nophead/Mendel90/blob/master/dibond/stls/z_coupling.stl)</s>
-   1x <s>RRD Case Kill Button
    [6](http://www.thingiverse.com/download:101641)</s>
-   1x <s>RRD Case Controller Knob
    [7](http://www.thingiverse.com/download:112235)</s>

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