JGMaker Artist D - Extruder Idler Slide

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This is a replacement idler slide for the JGMaker Artist D. I found that the stock part didn't allow the drive gear to fully engage and cause slipping. This is a drop-in replacement. It can be used with the stock drive gear or an MK7 (see note below). A few notes: 1) You need to cut off the excess PTFE tube on the nozzle. I didn't like that the tube went up into this part so modified that part of the design. 2) My idler bearing screw was ~1.5mm too long and interfered with the stepper. I replaced the screw with an m3x7.5mm screw. You could also just file down the stock screw. 3) If you swap out the drive gear for an MK7, you'll need to open up the hole in the heatsink. I used a stepped drill bit to do this.