clips for Go3D glass surface - only for Monoprice Select Mini Pro

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Important: This thing can only be used with the Monoprice Select Mini Pro, which features a touchscreen, removable print bed, and bed leveling sensor. It cannot be used with V1 or V2 of this printer. I recently purchased a Go3D borosilicate glass plate with edges for my Monoprice Select Mini V2. However, after upgrading to the Monoprice Select Mini Pro, I encountered issues fitting the glass plate onto the magnetic print bed due to the huge printhead enclosure with bed level sensor colliding with a paper clip used to hold it down. In some cases, this caused noise and misalignment of the print head. I wanted to be able to print on glass because its glossy surface produces beautiful results with PLA. To solve this problem, I tried using clips that can be clamped to the base feet of the print bed after installing the magnetic print bed. The clips have corresponding edges at the top, keeping the glass in place. They are either lower than or the same height as the glass print surface, depending on whether the original print surface (BuildTak) is still installed. There are left and right versions of the clip, both requiring two prints each. The longer arm belongs to the longer side (Y) of the print bed. As seen in my photo, I kept the BuildTak surface installed and placed the glass surface on top of it, which works fine for me. Quick instructions: 1. Install the magnetic print bed. 2. Attach two glass bed clips to the back side of the print bed. 3. Place the glass onto the print bed and slide it to the back to align it. 4. Secure the glass with two clips on the front side. 5. Verify that the glass does not move around on the print bed. One important note: Do not turn the print bed upside down with the glass surface installed, as you will break the glass if you do so. The glass is only clamped in horizontally, not vertically.