Artillery Genius Pro / Sidewinder X2 Hemera Extruder Mount

I couldn't find a mount that suited my needs to upgrade the extruder on my Artillery3D Genius Pro with an E3D Hemera, so I decided to make my own

This set of parts will accommodate an Hemera extruder onto the original carriage of the printer while keeping the nozzle position pretty much the same as the original extruder. They allow for the Hemera to be mounted using either Revo, Volcano or V6 hotends, with either the "original" or the newer XS stepper, with or without ABL probe (two specific parts for the V6 as I could not make them compatible with all three hotend). My printer has the "E.Breakout V2.1" extruder board

These parts should also work on Sidewinder X2 since it's pretty much the same extruder on a bigger printer. I've tested them on older Sidewinder X1/Genius in with Revo/Volcano hotends

I attempted to reuse most of the screws from the original extruder but you'll still need a few additional ones, as well as the Hemera fixing kit supplied by E3D. Additionally, to save space and due to a shortage of fasteners on my end, you'll need to create some M3 threads directly into the "Board Mount" (Refer to the images for thread indication, along with screw length specifications).

The X and Y offsets of Artillery's factory Z Probe (ABL Probe) changed quite a bit, so you'll need to adjust that in the firmware as well (recompile the firmware or use an EEPROM editor -> X offset = 26mm / Y offset = -42.8mm). In my case, the Z offset is -1.15mm, but it may vary from one printer to another

General Assembly Instructions:

(1) Attach the Hemera Mount the the Hemera extruder. Pay attention the holes position based on the stepper and hotend configuration you have

(2) Fasten the Board Mount with the specified screws onto the Hemera's stepper

(3) Make all the required components connections to the extruder board and mount the Z probe with the same screws, then fasten the board itself to the Board Mount with the factory screws as well

(4) Assemble the extruder onto the printer carriage. This is the tricky part as the lower screw on the carriage is hard to access. Use an long Allen key and be careful with the connections on the extruder board. Alternatively, you can invert steps (3) & (4) but I found it harder to make the connections once attached to the carriage

(5) Finally, connect and mount the layer fan with the pre-assembled Layer Duct for your hotend configuration. You will need x3 M3x16 screw for this. I used DIN912 screws and reused some other from the original extruder

Huge thanks to :

Andreas Reiswig for his really accurate model of the Hemera Extruder (grabcad.com/library/e3d-hermes-hemera-v6-volcano-1)

"Rick and Morty" for a fairly accurate Sidewinder X1 model (grabcad.com/library/artillery-sidewinder-x1-1)

Sliced with CURA 5.6.0. Print in the shown orintations

• Material = PLA

• Layer Height = 0.25mm, 0.2mm or 0.1mm

(Basically multiples that give exact 3mm & 5mm thickness for the important sections that hold the Hemera stepper and the Mount itself to the carriage. Specially the face where the Hemera is mounted. If it's thinner the screws could break the stepper)

• Nozzle = 0.4mm

• Wall count or perimeters = 4

• Top/Bottom layers = 3

• Infill = 20% Gyroid

• s = Overhang Angle 60º - Touching Buildplate - Normal structure - Enable brim

(Layer Duct does not need if printed in the suggested orientation)(For BoardMount use blockers on all the holes. is only needed for the overhanging flat face for the stepper connection)

• Buildplate adhesion = Use Brim for Board Mount & Layer Duct with at least 5 lines count