Filament filter/lubricator bowden dry box connector

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This is my take on the Bowden PTFE filter/lubricator for dry box. My previous version fits the original Anet A8 filament reel holder and dry box using bought PTFE connectors, but this one takes it up a notch - the entire connector is printed in-house and has worked out incredibly well so far. I use a small piece of sponge with a slot cut out for the filament to pass through, along with a drop or two of conola oil. The filter/lubricator has solved most of my issues with under extrusion and filament drag, which was a major problem before. The inside PTFE tube holder with a small length of PTFE tube has also stopped most of the tangle issues I used to experience. To print the entire thing, you'll need to print four different parts: one Filament Guide and filter v3 (Front filter), one Filament Guide and filter v3 (Inside PTFE con), one Filament Guide and filter v3 (PTFE con filter housing), two daGHIZmo's WEDGE1.75, and two daGHIZmo's PRESS_CAP_1.75. You can find the designs for the inside wedge and press cap at daGHIZmo's thingiverse page - specifically, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:596525. I had to print the press cap 3% bigger than usual to get it to fit just right, but that might be due to my printers not being perfectly calibrated. I also used the filter threaded part and cap from Kezats' thingiverse page - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:497764. I tried to include the original makers as a remix, but Thingiverse kept locking up on me and giving me a 404 error when I tried to save it.