TEVO z-nut print in place gimbal

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Designed this for my old-school Tevo Tarantula. The gimbal I'm currently using isn't quite doing it for me anymore, so I wanted to create something a little more streamlined. This is a print-in-place part, so your tolerances are detrimental to making sure the parts don't stick together. There's only a few millimeters of movement, but it is more than enough for a slightly untrue lead screw. If you have more than 3mm of bend, this might not be for you. Full disclosure: I haven't installed and tried it yet. If you want to try it and leave me feedback, I'll be happy to make appropriate changes. Otherwise I'll update the files and description as soon as I can get to trying it :) Here's a video to show how it's supposed to move - https://youtu.be/o6UZLNNiGrQ UPDATE: Added .step and .f3d files for you to remix to your heart's content! Enjoy! Another UPDATE! Made a version that SHOULD allow the Z extrusion to separate in case of collision or if one of two z motors quits. It's in two pieces...'Crash Body' and 'Crash Gimbal'. The "gimbal" portion is separate of the "body" that is anchored to the extrusion. I haven't done anything to print or test this yet, so please feel free to give any feedback you have.