X-axis brace for Maker Select v2/Wanhao Duplicator i3

X-axis brace for Maker Select v2/Wanhao Duplicator i3

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So the other day, while printing something that required the extruder to move left & right rapidly, I noticed that the belt had some twist in it, because the pulleys weren't parallel with each other. I found that since I had my X-axis belt adjusted to a higher tension than stock, the belt was pulling the X carriages in towards one another, causing the belt to be slightly miss-aligned. I decided to come up with these X-braces to properly align the X belt, and make the carriages much more ridged, as you can see in the .gifs. I don't really think it improved print quality a whole lot, but I like having the belt not ride on the edges of the stepper/pulley. I made them so they snapped in place pretty snug, but I also put in a hole for a set screw(PC case fan screw) just in case. Gifs: Stock: https://i.imgur.com/Zgp3FeT.gifv Braced: https://i.imgur.com/YJJTFs0.gifv Also, I'm fairly certain that this will interfere with a rear mounted cooler, such as the CiiiCooler. Required materials: 11.75"(~300mm) of 5/16" threaded rod 4, 5/16" nuts 2, PC case fan screws (Optional)

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