Dial Indicator mount for 3D printers (any with 2020 extrusion beam like Creality CR-10/CR-10S, etc.)

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This is a remix of the excellent dial gauge mount designed by Martin (Mbig) and posted here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2998601 This dial indicator holder is very handy for bed tramming of any 3D printer with 2020 extrusion beam such as CR-10, CR-10S, etc. It provides very steady support for a dial indicator, yet slides very easily along the beam. Please see details in the Martin's post. I just added a few reinforcements and size adjustments to reduce a chance of PLA breakage. The original design was more suitable for less fragile materials. This remix is strong enough for PLA. GENTLY (!!!) squeeze the wings, push the hanging X-stepper belt inside its channel underneath the beam so that it's not interfering, slide the holder to the beam and release the wings. Don't try to wiggle the mount while pushing it on the beam. The beam fits snugly between the fixed upper and lower jaws, and the wings provide latching along with an additional spring action that assists in stability, retention and sliding. If the mount is too tight and doesn't slide along the X-beam well, file or sand the contact area of the lower (only the lower!) jaw a bit. Just don't overdo it: the mount should fit snugly even before the wings are engaged. I suggest to print the part with a 100% infill. No supports are needed. Fusion 360 solid model file is provided in case you want to modify the part further.