Dr Boo's Ender-2 Squash Feet

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A token tip if you use/like this would make my day. This is a squash-ball foot for making a raised platform for the Ender-2 printer. Print four of these, with ball inserted, and place under a flat base. In the picture I use a kitchen chopping board, approximate dimension 30 cm x 25 cm. You can just attach with some double-sided tape or glue. The feet are designed so that the large rectangular power supply can be housed under the new platform, and the printer on top. It saves a lot of desk space. There are three versions - obviously named. One has screw holes for mounting, and the other doesn't - use glue. The third version allows you to test the layout if you don't have a squash ball - there is a printed one already inserted. Squash is an actual sport. It's fast and exhausting. Look it up! I played it a lot in my youth. To complete this build, you will need one squash ball per part you print. The foot requires a double-yellow dot squash ball to insert into the cup of the foot for vibration dampening and noise reduction. You need a ball made for the sport 'squash'. Not a squishy ball, a squashed ball, or any other type of ball that is not specifically made for the game 'squash'. I have done some noise measurements using a phone app, printing the same object. Without the platform, I recorded average 45 db, max 51 dB. With the platform, average 41 db, maximum 44 dB. So I'm pretty sure about the noise reduction. I'm still unsure about the vibration aspect and effects on print quality, so you should evaluate it yourself.