BMG mounted E3D V6 fan adaptor with Prusa layer cooler, and redesigned parts to fit PrinterMods direct drive bracket

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I recently purchased a trianglelabs bmg clone and a Printermods Ender 3 direct drive adaptor bracket (good product, some flaws, but if you don't have a router... yet... then it's a nice to have), and noticed that their site's they provided are poorly designed and won't hold up in the long run (Unless you were doing the pla-salt method, that way you can properly print their overhangs but have a strong part). This remix has a few minor changes made to the original design so that it can be easily used with the bmg, but let me explain how I terribly organized and named my files: The original parts wouldn't have been able to fit the printermods adaptor bracket because of the (stupid) way it mounts the bmg extruder, however, my mirroring the E3d cooler part, and editing a face of the 5015 mounting bracket part, I was able to mock up a mounting design that looked fairly strong enough not to break, and easily printable. I also included an edited version (touch mount v2) of the bl touch mount that comes with the original design to be a little beefier. So, if you have the printermods adaptor bracket, you are going to want to use the parts within the "mirrored" folder, or just parts simply with the name mirrored in them (except for the parts that can be used with either version. The folders/parts can be best seen by downloading the .rar file and extracting the files to a folder. Any other schmuck just trying to use this to easily mount it to their BMG extruder, just use the parts in the "normal" file. I am planning on printing these parts out of PLA, for an odd reason. I have a few printers lying around that I normally use to print Nylon and Polycarbonate, and frankly, polycarbonate is probably the best option for these as they need to be stiff, strong, and stand a lot of heat, but I have a new ender 3, so I want to try printing pla with that and then using a food processor to grind down salt to a fine powder, and setting these in the oven so that they can be annealed. It should be noted that when you do this, parts must be at 100% infill. This should in theory allow them to retain their print quality, hopefully, bond their layers together better, and most importantly, raise the Tg and softening temps to well over 150c (in theory, however theory is always way different than practice). However if you're (likely) not as crazy as I am, PETG, ABS, ASA, and Polycarbonate should all be fine materials for this. It's also worth mentioning here, this thing can support bl touch mounts, make of that what you will, I love them to death. If you have any questions, message me over at Reddit, I am u/hackerwithalacker, or you can try contacting me through here. Here are some products that I will be using/recommending for this Printer mods adaptor bracket: https://printermods.com/products/direct-drive-mod-for-creality-ender-3-cr-10 Polycarbonate filament (insanely easy to print, even on an ender, as long as you have a pie bed that can reach 110c): https://www.amazon.com/PRILINE-Polycarbonate-Filament-Dimensional-Accuracy/dp/B074DS3986/ref=sr_1_3?crid=33WRP0I4L5QGJ&dchild=1&keywords=polycarbonate+filament+1.75mm&qid=1602483023&sprefix=polycar%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-3 (It's carbon fibre filled so it needs a tool steel nozzle, but this is one of the best filaments I have ever used) BMG clone: https://www.amazon.com/Bowden-Extruder-Cloned-Btech-Printer/dp/B07QDV7ZVJ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=13FXZX04A9BG2&dchild=1&keywords=triangle+labs+bmg+extruder&qid=1602483043&sprefix=triangle+labs+bmg%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-2 E3D: https://www.amazon.com/Genuine-E3D-Full-Compatible-Ecosystem/dp/B07CNCCD8D/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=e3d&qid=1602483054&sr=8-2 Salt method for annealing pla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRLJ4ylGTFc