Bed Leveling Arrow Wheel or Wheel Covers for Ender 3 Pro or compatible

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<p>Update 2: Added a version that is a cover ring that snaps onto the existing Ender 3 wheels so you don't have to print a whole new wheel if you don't want to (less clean finished product but no insert needed.) The cover snaps firmly onto the wheel so you can put it on from the bottom or put on the top, whichever you prefer as the arrows still point the correctly either way. I also included the gcode for that print if you're newer/not familiar with slicers just yet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This is a replacement bed leveling wheel for the Ender 3 Pro or any compatible printer that uses M4 threaded wheels. These wheels have arrows around the outside perimeter so that it is easy and instant to tell which way the bed moves when you turn them. It has arrows pointing up and to the left as well as arrows pointing down and to the right. This lets you know that when you turn the wheel to the left it will move the bed up. Or when you turn the wheel to the right it moves the bed down. I never have to think twice about which direction to turn them now!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Once you print the wheel, you can use a soldering iron to press a threaded brass insert into the middle. Use an insert that is M4 threads x 10mm tall. The center hole diameter is 5.5mm which comes out a tiny bit smaller when printed and worked perfect for the insert pictured which had a minimum outer diameter of 5.3mm and the ridged/knurling outer diameter of 6.0mm(you can find them on Amazon, quite inexpensive.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On the model the bottom facing edges of the arrows have a small slope added to them for better printing rather than just a 90 degree over-hang.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>UPDATE: Added a version that uses a standard M4 hex nut in the base instead of the brass insert due to a request for it. The brass insert version has the brass being pushed against the bottom of the bed/plate and is still the best option, and I'm not sure well the hex nut version will do with printed part itself being pushed against the bed. But it's here if you want to try.</p>