Y-Axis Rod Alignment Tool

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Inspiration for this print came from this y-axis rod alignment tutorial: http://3dprinterwiki.info/wiki/wanhao-duplicator-i3/duplicator-i3-calibration/y-axis-rod-allignment/ If you've been having trouble getting the four corners of your Maker Select to level like I have, you may have misaligned y-axis rails. These leveling guides will help give you a visual tool that will aid in realigning your rails. There are two alignment guides in this print, one to slot in front and one to slot in behind your bed. The guides should slide easily on top of your y-axis linear rails. Don't force them if they don't fit. I took the measurements for these guides off of my Maker Select V2.1 and can't promise they are the same for every model. (If anyone would like to confirm, my measurement from center to center of each rod was 14cm.) Once you have slotted the guides onto your rails, line up the tops of the guides in your vision. Adding a piece of tape across one of the two guides will help increase visibility. Loosening the two screws that secure each rail mount to the frame gave me about 5mm of travel leeway. Using the guides, adjust the position of each respective rail. In my photos, I happened to have the bed removed to install these cups on to my leveling springs: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1374667, but the guides are tall enough to not require this step. Be gentle removing this part from your bed, the top edge can be fragile. Hope you find this tool helpful! Let me know if you have any comments or suggestions to help improve this print. Print Settings Printer Brand: Wanhao Printer: Wanhao Duplicator i3 V2 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: .2mm Infill: 25% Post-Printing How I Designed This Modeled in Rhino.