7 inch touch screen leg with Ender 3 attachment point

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I printed out the case here at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1585924 and also found the a set of stand alone legs here at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4805318. I liked the design of the case and the legs, but wanted a way to also attach the case/legs to my Ender 3 Pro. Version 1: I reworked the leg in OpenSCAD and made an attachment point to use the screws at the front of the left hand base extrusion and give it a bit more bracing. You can print one leg (left one) from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4805318 and this leg with attachment point (for the right one). I decided to make the mounting holes slots so that you can level out with the other leg easily. I found that if I used the base screws supplied with the printer (they are pretty short) I had to make the slot counter sinks pretty deep into the back plate for the screws to work. After printing the leg, I found a couple longer screws that worked better (and would have worked with no counter sink or a shallower one. You should mount the leg to the back of the screen/case first, then attach to the printer. I found that M3x14 screws worked best when used with a washer to prevent any pressure on the back of the screen. The only complaint I have with the current leg is that the touch screen is a bit flimsy in that it will move slightly if pressing on the left side, but not enough to bother me. Maybe I can design some sort of support in the future that can strengthen it up more. You will also not have much access to the bottom ports or the right hand side 'door' that gives access to the SD card after mounting to the printer without detaching from the printer. Version 2: I added more bracing to fix the flimsy left side in the v2 version. There should be just enough room to reach all of the ports and screws that you need to get at. There is no need to print the leg from the source of this remix any longer. Should print in the current orientation with supports.