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  1. Bowden tube clamp for the UM2 extruder feeder

    I made this to prevent the bowden tube from popping out of the feeder. For some reason on my self-built printer, this usually happens during the print of the first layer (starting with the brim).
    Since the tube is pushed out with quite some force, I resorted to this design, which combines the function of the shoehorse clip (to lift the ring fitting) and of a 25mm clamp, which squeezes the bowden tube to hold it firmly in place.
    The design is for a 4mm external diameter bowden tube (1.75mm diameter filament).

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  2. Dial gauge indicator mount for UM2

    In order to check the quality of my bed leveling (seem to have trouble when printing close to one edge of the bed), I made this mount for my digital dial indicator. Initial measurements seem to indicate that my 6mm shafts may be bent somewhat.
    Since my dial's shaft is too short, I used an extension shaft salvaged from an old CD-ROM player, together with one of its slide bearings.
    First, I was hoping to be able to use the unused nozzle opening to pass the dial shaft (or its extension part), but unfortunately, I couldn't find an easy way to secure the slide bearing to firmly hold the extension shaft in place. I therefore mounted it on the outside of the printhead.
    The whole thing works well, although I should have made the upper support part a little bit sturdier.
    My next step is to build a data interface for the dial gauge so that I can send the measurement data directly to my computer, e.g. to make a 3D map of my bed leveling, e.g. as in:
    https://hackaday.io/project/511/logs
    Overkill, but just for my personal experimentation...
    PS. The picture also shows my uggly Bowden tube clamp. Uglly, but seems to work in holding my bowden tube in.

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