Fleks3d Clip for Makerbot 5th Gen Printbed

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Clips to hold Fleks3D plate and frame in place and to avoid warping. To make the best out of a Makerbot 5th generation, i tuned it up with the Smartextruder+ as well as Fleks3D printbed ( i purchased the Replicated 2 5th Gen kit with 2 plates + frame from http://www.fleks3d.com/). So when i printed a large flat objekt, even the thick Fleks3D warped up and my print failed with filament jams (... thats what every Makerbot 5th gen user is used to. it got better with SE+ but still not ideal). 2016-03-28: Added version v3 STL file. As mine got after a while a little looser I tightened them a little and slanted the uper claw of the clip to make sure that the pressure gets onthe fleks3d plate and not its frame. So in order to avoid warping, I have created 4 clips that hold the Fleks3D frame as well as printplate in place. Hope you find it useful. Print Settings Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator (5th Generation) Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.3mm Infill: 20% diamond Notes: Printed on Fleks3D without rafts. 4 shells, 20% infill. Notes: I needed to finetune the leveling by hand to get the print without rafts working. i didnt use the glass disc that came with Fleks3D but instead simply used a sheet of paper to prevent the extruder touching the Fleks3D plate during auto-leveling process.