CuLPA Reborn

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Overview:The CuLPA is a customizable ecosystem solution for mounting common extruder and hotend upgrades to the existing Artillery x-axis gantry. The design consists of two main components: The CuLPA backplate. This part mounts to the existing blue plate on the artillery printers which holds the x axis vslot wheels.  The backplate allows for quick and easy toolhead changes due to three vertical channels. It also provided a mounting point for ABL devices. The backplate further supports conversion to linear rails on the x-axis. This is the only file linked on this page, as it is the only (mostly) immutable part of the CuLPA ecosystem. 2. The CuLPA sled(s). This is where the CuLPA system earns it's namesake. Any sled or sleds the user desires can be used and/or interchanged as long as it mates with the backplate. This allows users to mix and match components, as well as design their own custom sleds. Below is an Onshape link to a variety of example sleds which support nearly all extruder and hotend combinations currently in the popular market.  Example Sleds: Onshape Links: Single 5015 Throughflow Sled: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/879286c544d6550f5947a2e3/w/48c988d2c65868a76b9e3d97/e/bbe7e8e7cd996e7e9376b4fe?renderMode=0&uiState=61e0b54ce27dc65bb91144c7 Bison Build Sled: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2e94887657a918a1afc3d878/w/ab4bf4707427830cb6b25090/e/eb4da42e817b5f3b4a2ac8d1?renderMode=0&uiState=61e0b588472fc177b292e30d   Dual 5015 throughflow sled: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/2e94887657a918a1afc3d878/w/ab4bf4707427830cb6b25090/e/eb4da42e817b5f3b4a2ac8d1?renderMode=0&uiState=61e0b588472fc177b292e30d The above link contains three different possible CuLPA sleds:  the so-called "Bison Build" which recycles many of the original toolhead components,  the single 5015 “throughflow” sled, and the dual 5015 “throughflow” sled.  It also contains a barebones foundation for you to build your own sleds from. All three of the example sleds natively support any combination of the following: Orbiter, Sherpa-Mini, Dragon HF/SF, Dragonfly, Dragonfly HIC, Rapido, and NF Crazy. If you would like to use any of the three example sleds, please follow the link below for a full BOM of fasteners needed, as well as example links for sourcing them: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nCvuXD2RrxZq696r9dfBaxakIOLr5FT87JQpz5vNQLI/edit?usp=sharing