Ender 3 CONVERSION for e3d v6

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HUGE SHOUT OUT TO JACKWATERFALL FOR CREATING THIS BEAUTIFUL GEOMETRY!!! 3-9-2019 UPDATE. PICTURES ADDED OF NEW GANTRY AND ADDED SUPPORT ON FAN DUCT have done some heavy modification to the x carriage mounting system as it uses the original ender 3 x carriage gantry. something else i noticed with this design is that the loop at the top likes to scrape along my cables so i decided to go with a sleep arc at the top with holes for zip ties. >small QoL changes to the pieces as well like an extra 3mm nut holder for the fan shroud > forgot to mention i played with the original fan shroud for a more directed airflow path directed 4 mm below the nozzle didn't the change the orientation so just print flat sides agains the bed if u want.... .. or with the e3d mounts long the layers for best strength like they are right now if people like this enough i may add other auto bed leveing sensor mounts but well see how that goes i'm getting black petg in the mail soon so i will be posting screen shots as soon as i get it in from amazon. version one is on my current ender 3(in the photos). 2 trials to get it there and now i've refined it for the ender 3.(also i can't find that front part someone made with the integrated 360 cooling of the nozzle ) PARTS I HAVE: E3D V6 LITE 30MM FAN FOR HEATSINK 5015 LUBED BEARING BLOWER FAN 12MM 5V INDUCTIVE SENSOR EINSY RETRO FULL ENDER 3 STOCK FRAME I'm trying to convert most features of a prusa i3 for as cheap as possible to my ender 3. I have models built up for an integrated extruder/ filament sensor runnout in the making with a sleep design that fits into the existing ender 3 extruder mounts when i get to printing the final version i will include a guide on how to put things together although the only differences here between this one and jackwaterfalls xcarriage is that the 2 screws holding on the front end clamp are a bit longer than intended so i shorted the recess in it to accommodate. i've been obsessed with converting my ender 3 to close as a prusa mk3 as possible without the massive price spike it comes with. this is still a work in progress and any feedback would be appreciated as i spent a little bit of time getting the measurements right to fit the stock ender 3 carriage as possible. only part about this carriage that some people might find discouraging is that you must take apart the entire assembly because this x carriage uses the hex screws used to hold the bearing wheels as i found it much more stable and virtually no play in the system.