Dial indicator mount

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I'm going to https://youtu.be/wcfe5d3acV0 check out a time lapse of the print and also https://youtu.be/F2z2RAy8p5Y watch a custom gcode probe running, one frame per second, at 10% speed, which is only a quarter of its normal speed of 50mm/sec. The Monoprice Mini Delta (MPMD) has gained a reputation for having some major flaws, including terrible bed leveling. However, with some elbow grease and the help of the Facebook group, you can achieve amazing prints on a shoestring budget. I usually re-level my bed every few months when prints become increasingly difficult to adhere to. I wanted to see just how far I could push it, having printed successfully on fresh, clean glass in the past. Unfortunately, I've discovered a low spot that no amount of effort can fix, so I bought a dial indicator and figured I'd get some practice with Fusion 360. I'm currently writing a gcode file to automate the probing process. Next up will be refining a second version by moving the dial indicator slightly forward as it moves off the glass bed in its current position. Maybe I'll even rotate it for better viewing angles using the pi camera. For now, my machine is running at 200% speed but slowed down to a crawl so that the timelapse can capture one frame per second.