Printrbot Simple 1405 Bowden Conversion

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This custom Bowden conversion can be printed on the Printrbot Simple 1405 (though mine has been upgraded already). By replacing the extruder with a 3D printed hot end mount, it is possible to increase the performance of a budget printer like the Simple. The extruder motor seat just gives a nice place for the motor to lie upright without moving around (I forgot to account for my heatsink, so mine doesn't sit all the way but it works otherwise). There are M3 screw holes on the seat in case I decide to fix it onto something in the future. The "Small Extruder Mount" is meant to work with the existing Printrbot Alu Extruder. The hot end mount is basically remixed from Orangefurball's part. The "L" shaped end of it that hits the Y endstop is raised slightly in order to fit on the wooden 1405 frame, in case you're not using the Y-axis no sag mod from Jon Lawrence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3h2oEbLh0U