MK5-6 Extruder filament set screw shim

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This takes the slop out of the tension screw on the extruder. Since I've upgraded my MK5 extruder to a MK6 stepstruder I've notice that the filament set screw jumps up and down as the stepstruder does it's reversal routine. Some folks use tape to shim up the slop, I thought it might be more fun to make something to address the problem. I designed this with a hole that is close to the correct size without having to drill it out so much. It's a small part, but it printed out great with the stock MK6 .39mm profile. Instructions I used the stock MK6 .39mm profile. The hole will be a little undersized, I drilled it up using a 3/16" followed by a 13/64" drill. The stepped end goes in first. This is a small part, I hope it prints as good for you as it did for me.