Anet A8 Front Plate and BLTouch Mount

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After moving my part cooling fan to the rear of the x carriage I now found myself with all kinds of room on the front for my bltouch and anything else I want. Right out of the gate I wanted to make a mount for my BLTouch and get that on the printer as soon as possible. This front plate will have 2 slider rails to accommodate a front bottom panel for fan and light switches and a place to hold a 40mm fan above the extruder motor. Model List: Front Plate - Complete BLTouch Mount - Complete Switch and Fan Mount - In Progress Parts List: BLTouch Classic 2 x M3 6mm screws (I just cut mine) 1 x M4 5mm screw (same a bearing mounts screw) 5 strand wire (ribbin cable would work as well) 5 x Dupont connectors (BLTouch comes with some) 2 x 2.54mm long pin headers 2 x 2.54mm short pin headers Print Settings Printer: Anet A8 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2 Infill: 25% Notes: I use a brim on all small parts just in case or 4mm but if have printed small parts like this before with no brim the should be fine. Speed: 40mm/s Print Time: 45min Filament: 2.4m Post-Printing Anet Front Plate and BLTouch Mount Front Plate test fit LCD Adapter Anet3D Board with BLTouch Wiring Diagram Printer Settings Software Firmware: Skynet 2.3.1 Firmware Config: http://en.pastebin.ca/3777680 (custom config to support rear fan mount.) Modifications Anet A8 Rear Turbo Fan Mount and Ducthttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2082055