# TIL (Assembly suggestions)

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**Created:** [April 22, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/til-assembly-suggestions/20760 "2024-04-22T22:23:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Clancy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forums.maslowcnc.com/mike_clancy/32/23785_2.png) [@Mike\_Clancy](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/u/Mike_Clancy)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/til-assembly-suggestions/20760/1 "2024-04-22T22:23:18Z")

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Just about finished assembly.

 ![PXL_20240422_220503533](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/d/7/d7ce515a0bc6379208f3a487a2cb8d7b218dea5d.jpeg)

A few suggestions/ideas:  
Before starting, if you don’t have a 2mm Allen wrench handle, make yourself one from a 3/4" dowel or 3d print one. I took a 1" length of dowel, drilled a 2mm hole through it end to end then added a saw kerf on one end going half way down. Insert the provided Allen wrench into it and you will save yourself a lot of time and frustration.

 ![PXL_20240422_190926881](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/4/1/419875be9ace497a0313388e1d859366fb4953c5.jpeg)

Assembling the arms  
I found that placing the rollers into the same half as the gears when putting two arm haves together was easier. I also used a small rubber mallet to encourage the two halves to mate together, being very careful to ensure everything was in it’s proper place and position beforehand.  
A small rubber mallet also makes inserting the belts into the belt ends much easier (tap lightly).

Assembling the router  
A 1/4" dowel will hold the nut in place while assembling the uprights, allowing you put the bolt in from the top. You only need about a 6 inch length. (Maybe future kits will provide one?)

-Mike

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**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/til-assembly-suggestions/20760/2 "2024-04-22T22:24:56Z")

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Those are excellent suggestions!

I especially like the Allen wrench handle…brilliant!

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**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/til-assembly-suggestions/20760/3 "2024-04-22T22:42:49Z")

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Thanks! You could also use a cork if you had one laying around.

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**Post date:** [April 23, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/til-assembly-suggestions/20760/4 "2024-04-23T16:42:04Z")

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Here’s the other “tool” I used to make assembly so much easier:

 ![PXL_20240423_163839244](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/maslowcnc/original/3X/3/9/3929ca38ccbcd5cd919c0d0ada10fb7d60ffdf1f.jpeg)

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**Post date:** [April 30, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.maslowcnc.com/t/til-assembly-suggestions/20760/5 "2024-04-30T23:12:11Z")

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I, too, gave up on the allen key and got a 2mm “driver”. It is much better!

I also agree with your suggestion for the belt/gear assembly. I found it quite easy tbh - put your foot on the loose end, on the floor, then you can tension, position, and adjust with two hands before clamping together.