Compact RAMPS & single MOSFET mount for Anet A8

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A discreet, low-profile mount for a RAMPS controller and optional single MOSFET board for a stock Anet A8. This is primarily intended for those who prefer an openwork but otherwise compact and unobtrusive PCB mount, as opposed to a cabinet or box or adapters for the original standoffs, that is quick to print and uses relatively little material, and still protects the electronics as much as possible from harm. A RAMPS board with large stepper heatsinks and fan protrudes much farther from the A8 frame than the stock PCB (even more if you use the stock standoffs in conjunction with a MOSFET holder designed to fit around the original board); so much so that the whole electronics package is quite exposed and vulnerable, and also comes uncomfortably close to fouling the X-axis stepper mounting as it traverses up and down. This mounting is designed to keep the RAMPS assembly and one MOSFET board closer to the frame, and further beneath the range of Z movement, such that the frame itself encloses and protects them as much as possible. Please note that the orientation and position of the boards does still allow access to the reset button and USB port (as long as one is careful about the cable routing), but perhaps not quite as easily as some other mounting arrangements. The relative position of the component mountings allows for the use of RAMPS fan extender modules and the LCD extender module. The cooling fan mount in the photographs is not included, but can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:145946