Ender 6 Trident Conversion

This project converts a stock Creality Ender 6 frame into a Voron Trident-style CoreXY printer.

The Ender 6 is being used as a frame donor only. Motion, Z drive, electronics, toolhead, wiring, and printed parts are treated as new conversion systems.

Locked Baseline

• Frame: Ender 6 frame only
• Frame envelope: 495 x 495 x 650 mm
• Target build volume: 300 x 300 x 250 mm
• Bed: stock 300 x 300 mm Ender 6 bed
• Bed heater: stock heater for initial build
• Future bed heater: mains AC silicone heater with SSR and thermal fuse
• Motion: fixed-gantry CoreXY
• Gantry style: Voron Trident-inspired, inset below top frame
• Gantry extrusion: 2020
• X rail: MGN12H
• Y rails: MGN9H
• Belts: 2GT, 6 mm
• Toolhead: Dragon Burner
• Extruder: Orbiter 2
• Toolhead board: EBB36 Gen 2 over CAN
• Z drive: three independent Z motors
• Z hardware: three T8 leadscrews with anti-backlash nuts
• Z layout: front-left, front-right, rear-center
• Mainboard: BTT Manta M8P
• Host: Orange Pi CM4, 4 GB RAM, 32 GB eMMC
• Firmware: Klipper

Project Files

• docs/00_project_spec.md: running system specification
• docs/01_frame_and_build_volume.md: frame envelope, printable volume, and clearance assumptions
• docs/02_gantry_layout.md: CoreXY gantry layout and mount plan
• docs/03_z_system.md: three-point Z layout and bed support plan
• docs/04_electronics_wiring.md: electronics and wiring architecture
• docs/05_dimensions_plan.md: working dimensions, formulas, and measurements to verify
• docs/06_build_guide.md: step-by-step conversion build guide
• bom/first_pass_bom.md: first-pass bill of materials
• printed_parts/printed_parts_index.md: known and planned printed parts

Existing Source Artifacts

The workspace currently includes these printed-part archives:

• STLS/2040 A B Drive Brackets Trident.zip
• STLS/2040 Front Mounts Trident..zip

These are tracked in the printed-parts index as candidate gantry components.