Flex shaft mount

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The idea of this experiment is to test remote motor drive of an extruder. This object is the same face size as a Nema17 stepper and holds a flex shaft with a remote stepper. Instructions Vitamins from Mcmaster Carr 5x M3 nuts/bolts 4447A96 Replacement Flexible Shaft 4447A97 Replacement Sheath 57485K65 Metric Set Screw Shaft Collar Steel, 5 mm Bore, 12.7 mm OD, 6 mm Width 2640T16 Metric Acetal Sleeve Bearing for 12mm Shaft Dia, 18mm OD, 10mm Length Put nut in inside trap Insert shaft and sheath through rear of block (Note: OD is 0.7mm to large) Put screw in case side to hold sheath Put Set Screw Shaft Collar over protruding shaft and thighten set screw Press Sleeve Bearing into the block over the shaft collar