Vulcan 400 xy rotation bracket

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I am building an expanded Z axis vulcan 400 right now, and found it unfortunate that the 'front' of the printer was obstructed by one side of the Z support. There are two obstacles to rotating the top 90 degrees that this remix fixes. First the Z-rod top mounts are in the way of the x rods, and the y carriage motor mount run into the Z carriage. I made a new mount for the Z rod that attaches to the side of the 3030 so there is adequate clearance, and also remixed the Y carriage motor mount to move the stepper in 3mm so it has enough clearance. (also you can use a 500 mm rod for the bottom without issue, which is very easy to come by vs the 600 if you're doing carbon fiber like i am). My top was completely assembled when i turned it, surprisingly easier than i thought it would be (because i haven't done wiring yet). i loosened the 3030 bolts securing the top pieces (leave the brackets attached to the vertical), and lift and rotate. Before re-attaching slip out your t-nuts if preassembly and slide in new ones on the sides of the 3030.