Bowden mount W/ LED Anet a8

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I loved this mount. Notice how it's been heavily modified already. One thing that really bothered me was having to shine a light under the print head while printing, which is why I remixed it to include a space for an LED. It fits one 5mm LED and has clips to keep the wire out of the way. I'll be installing an ultra bright white LED so I can see everything that's going on without needing a flashlight. Currently, I'm tweaking some things so the mount will print perfectly without supports. Right now, the wire clips won't print without supports, but everything else prints with no issues at all. I'm working on beveling to get it right. Recently, I added a version with alternative wire clips that should print without any problems and keep the wires in place for the LED. The original clips will still work, but they might get a bit garbled when printing without supports. 06/22/2017 - I finished my first run test of the mount, but it wasn't perfect. I had to clean up the hole before installing the LED, and while the wire clips were a bit messy, they worked okay to hold the wires in place. However, I made a mistake while it was printing - I knocked the print bed, which messed up one layer, making the mount unusable. It's still a good proof of concept, though. The printer is currently running another test print. I added two pictures so you can see the LED in action this time around, and I'll be more careful to avoid any mistakes.