Da Vinci 1.0 Cable Carrier Chain Mount

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Cable carrier mount modification for hacked Da Vinci 1.0. Holds cable bundle up and out of the way of the Y carriage, eliminating sag and reducing strain on cables and connections. Uses stock 10x15mm "Bluesky" drag chain available on Amazon. Print Settings Printer: XYZ Da Vinci 1.0A Hacked with E3D V6 and Repetier V92 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.3mm layers Infill: Solid works best here Notes: Parts print well with no supports. Lay the print head mount flat with small mounting holes perpendicular to the bed. Set fixed mount on end with rectangular slot facing up. See plated parts in Repetier screenshot. I used PLA and it works fine, parts aren't close enough to working end of printer to get warm. ABS would certainly work as well. Post-Printing Clean up your print: Print head mount large holes can sag a little bit making that first link a little tight. Use #1 drill bit (0.228 inch [5.8mm]) to clean-up the holes. Run the bit in by hand. Additional parts required: Stock 10x15mm drag chain segments - I bought mine from Bluesky on Amazon, others may work as well. You'll need 22 links (about 18 inches [450mm]) and post-end anchor. Two M3 x 10mm machine screws and nuts to mount to print head carriage Two M4 x 8mm or 10mm machine screws and nuts to mount chain end anchor to fixed mount. Installation: Attach drag chain anchor to fixed mount with two M4 x 8mm machine screws and nuts. Nuts just slip into rectangular slot. Remove screws from top right Z-axis slide mount, put fixed mount over holes and reinstall screws. Attach print head mount to remaining holes on carriage with two M3 x 10mm screws and nuts. Feed cables through and take chain apart where you need to make connections. Reassemble and you're ready to go. Hope you find this useful! Please post pics if you print one. It's one more problem solved on the DaVinci 1.0A. With Repetier firmware, an E3D-V6 hot end, custom extruder, cooling fan and shroud, new glass bed, rearview mirror, some tweaks to bushings to get rid of slop in Z, access hole to SD card for standalone printing, top access door and now cable carrier mod and my DaVinci is barely recognizable but runs pretty good. Last step is to replace plastic z-axis and bed support with aluminum extrusion to get rid of temperature-dependent bed leveling. I suppose I could have skipped all the hassle and bought a nice MakerGear M2 with all bugs wrung out already for $1000 more. It certainly would have been a good investment, and with all I've spent on upgrades the difference is not all that much in the end. Figure your time and you'd be way ahead with a better machine. But think of all the learning you miss out on along the way... That'll be my next investment, or maybe the new Ultimaker...