A8 Titan V6 X-Carriage

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NOTE: This does not have an attachment for a cooling fan. Figure it out yourself, post a remix, whatever, I don't care. I will eventually post another that DOES have a fan mount but this one is working and the geometry is OK. Should be good enough to get the stock fasteners for the Titan to grab a NEMA through the wall. You'll see what I mean. This is an X-Carriage (or extruder mount) for strapping a Titan extruder and a V6 hotend to an Anet A8 without losing much (any?) build volume. It is intended to be used with a replacement belt holder such as https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2427494 or any of a number of others. My plate spreads the upper bearing out slightly to increase the rotational rigidity but don't worry, you'll still be able to print nearly a centimeter off the right side of the bed, just as before. This shouldn't require any serious adjustment of your Y axis over stock, but I had to shift my X axis by about 25mm and I think I lost about four millimeters of vertical travel overall. Printed in silver PLA and seems to be working just fine. There is enough room under the carriage to affix the fan there, blowing directly on the hotend and letting turbulent air cool the print. I can't recommend it but it's working for me until I find time to update the design with an integral airpath and mount for the surprisingly effective fan that comes with the A8. In the meantime, this is entirely functional for me. Be aware of your materials because I cut the tolerances super-close on this one and if you have a lot of shrink, you'll be binding your x-bearings.