Davinci 1.0 rebuild kit WIP

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I'm currently pretty slammed with work, but I wanted to share my WIP anyway. I may add more instructions later, but for those who can see what I'm doing and put the parts in place, here it is. This project started by wanting to use https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:594392. During our initial modifications, we managed to brick our main board, which was a real setback. We ended up buying a RAMPS 3D printer board with display and NEMA 17 (1.8/step) stepper motors. Instead of trying to make massive modifications or screwing everything together, I wanted to try clipping on as much as possible. The Z axis end stop is where the most would be lost, so I designed a replacement to minimize that loss. The X and Y axis just clip onto the original mounts, but you may need to trim the leads coming out of the back of the switches to get them to sit flush on these mounts. The NEMA 17 motors have a longer post but shorter body, so I'm including a spacer that gives it just enough room to fit in the stock mounts. The display sitting on the top/back of the printer isn't ideal, but given the length of the cables, it gets the job done. However, I suggest running the display cables first, as they won't fit with the rest of the cables through - a lesson learned from my mistake. If you want, I also modified the extruder clamp for the boden model to retain the hex nuts we normally use.