CR10V2 lightweight Y-carriage

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I finished my Y-Carriage linear rail project and it occurred to me that a lighter weight slinging back and forth would be a good thing. So I took some measurements and spent some time in Fusion360. Design done, I uploaded the file to Sendcutsend.com, had it made in .125” 6061 aluminum. $46 and a week later the part was in hand. Ran a 3.5mm drill bit through the linear rail holes (you don't want those binding or pulling on the carriage in any way), 3mm through the end stop holes and a 4mm through the bed mount holes and mounted it up. Works great and saved quite a bit of weight (47% - see pics). I’ve uploaded the .dxf file so you can do the same. End block is there as well but it’s set up for my Hemera and has that 5mm off the front of the bed at full travel...I adjusted in firmware for zero. If you need the end stop block adjusted so that you do t have to play with firmware just send me a note with how far from zero you are when homed and I’ll adjust the block and upload one. Have fun! The worst part about this sled is you can’t see it when it’s printing! Linear rails are required. MGN12H's to be exact, here is how I did it: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4620200