Bed Lowering (increase Z 420mm) Tronxy X5S-400

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I made this mod to be used together with my Anti-Z-Wobble mod (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3506062) for the Tronxy X5S-400. But obviously, it can be used without the Anti-Z-Wobble mod as well. You can also check my "smooth rod bracket" mod, which holds the smooth rods in place on the top of the frame, without needing to screw them into the frame (and potentially bending your frame due to too short smooth rods): https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3993420. This mod will increase your printable height (Z) to roughly 420mm depending on your exact build (placing of the Z couplers etc might vary a few mm etc). Without the Anti Z wobble mod, it's possible to get maybe a few mm more than 420. This has not been tested on a regular X5S, but it's possible it could work for that model as well, but you will at the very least need to relocate your control board (or the mod will slam into it). This is NOT the case for the X5S-400. Margins have been kept very tight in order to maintain maximum rigidity, if they prove too tight for you, you might need to file out the openings of the holes in order to slide the metal bars in. I also had to push down my body weight onto the metal bars, but they went in and fit perfectly. There are also some settings in Cura to help with this iirc (horizontal expansion, slicing tolerance...). The stl names have "x1" or "x2" to indicate which model you need to print 1 time, and which you need to print two times. It should be possible to run a long screw all the way through the print connecting the metal plate, metal bar and mod all at once. But i used short screws on each end. You'll need to slide the z-endstop/switch back a tiny bit on the frame, and screw the "z-stop pusher" you printed onto the screw that hits the z-endstop/switch (see https://cdn.thingiverse.com/assets/b4/da/47/fe/63/featured_preview_IMG_20190907_133808.jpg ). Don't forget to slip the nut inside the small hole on the side of the "BEDLOWERING-margins-loweringendstop1x.stl" so that the screw runs through the printed part and the nut. (See https://cdn.thingiverse.com/renders/33/21/d7/3d/2c/e5b4b3fa0fc0cee536d631aab2e2fcfd_preview_featured.jpg )