Dr Boo's Combined Kossel 1515 Slider and Self Locking Carriage remix V1

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I combined two existing items I'm using - a 1515 slider and a self-locking carriage for the Mini Kossel. The first reason is obvious; screws are no longer required to join them together. The second benefit is that this allows the carriage to be printed in a vertical orientation, greatly improving the strength of the small islands surrounding the belt's lock points. Printing vertically improves strength because layers align against the belt pull direction, rather than parallel as they would when printing flat. I've included modified Scad files in a zip for you to compile and build it yourself. These versions have screw holes removed, but remain identical to the originals otherwise. Note that I didn't keep rounded edges from the original 1515 STL in these prints. The original authors deserve credit; this mashup aims to help new users get started quickly, as sliders make it easy to start printing while waiting for other parts to arrive. Find the original slider and carriage here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:262462 and http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:556178 respectively. To assemble, please note that this is simply a mashup of existing items, so all credit goes to the original authors - visit their pages for more information. I printed with support enabled to improve carriage island appearance. When printing upside down, the arm holders require minimal support, rather than the full height if printing flat. Just flip it over and install on your printer.