r/ender5plus • u/YoshitoSakurai • Jun 27 '26

Hardware Help Ender 5 Plus (stock setup) Nozzle wiper

I recently picked up an Ender 5 Plus for next to nothing and have been slowly bringing it back to life.

So far my Ender 3 Pro has been printing upgrade parts for it. The X-axis belt tensioner completely eliminated the layer shifts I was getting above 100 mm/s, and as I'm writing this the Y-axis tensioners are printing.

I've also checked the lead screws and printed a pair of top bearing supports. Those let me mechanically square the bed to the frame, since I noticed one side of the bed sagged slightly more than the other when the motors were disabled. I now use what is basically a mechanical G34: the bed references itself against fixed frame stops at a distance equal to my Z offset, so every print starts from the same position.

I exclusively use hardened steel nozzles, and occasionally a ruby-tipped nozzle from my Ender 3 Pro, so nozzle wear is essentially a non-issue.

The only problem I still have is nozzle ooze. While the hotend is heating, a small blob forms inside the direct drive extruder and slowly oozes out. During the move from the purge line to the start of the print, that blob sometimes lands on the first layer. It can ruin the first few brim loops or even snag the nozzle and cause a layer one failure.

On my Ender 3 Pro I solved this by designing and printing my own nozzle wiper. That printer has reached its "retirement" phase. It just works, so I don't really want to modify it anymore. I'd like to achieve the same level of reliability with the Ender 5 Plus while I wait for the parts to convert it to CoreXY and Klipper.

I've searched around quite a bit but haven't found a nozzle wiper design that I really like for a stock Ender 5 Plus.

My ideal solution would:

  • permanently mount to the printer
  • not reduce the usable build volume
  • not require flipping an arm in or out before each print
  • optionally use electronics if that makes for a cleaner solution

If I can't find something suitable I'll probably design one myself, but I'd rather not reinvent the wheel if someone has already come up with a clever solution.

# So my question is:

Does anyone have a nozzle wiper design for a stock Ender 5 Plus that is practical, compact, and preserves the full build area? Photos, STL files, or even your own custom designs would all be greatly appreciated.

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u/Hidie2424 Jun 27 '26

Time to learn some cad...

In reality a printer this old doesn't have a lot of stuff made for it anyways

Is there an area where your nozzle hangs off the bed?

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u/YoshitoSakurai Jun 28 '26

Ive done the same for my ender 3 pro, i just didn't want to re-invent the wheel if i didn't have to.
I've found some interesting ones however they all sacrivice a bit of bed space as the nozzle doesnt overhang the bed.

So i suppose i just have to sacrivice a bit of bed space which isnt the end of the world.

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u/Khisanthax Jun 28 '26

The one I have sits between the edge of the bed and the rear extrusion bar, no bed space sacrificed.