CR-10S Sturdified Direct Drive with Hero Me Cooling

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You will likely need a top-mounted spool holder for this to work correctly. I'm using this: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2764031. You will also need to invest in a cable extension kit for full Z range. These are awesome and I really suggest them anyways, in case you want to relocate the control box. I'd been wanting a direct drive extruder for my CR-10S since I got it but didn't want to spend much on a high-end extruder that costs a third of what my printer cost. After trying the Sturdified Direct Drive remix by Simtpal, and really liking it, I went on to try multiple cooling solutions. But none really worked the way I wanted, and the ones that use the heat break screws caused the alignment of the extruder and the hot end to go out of alignment. The high clearance fang worked alright, but I wasn't really digging the look. Found the Hero Me and really liked the compact design and the high clearance for the extruder that most other cooling solutions don't have. I took them both and mashed them together into a single part. The nice thing is that you can still use this with whatever pipe the Hero Me supports. So, you could actually install this with all stock parts!