FlashForge Creator Pillow Block EZ install

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To enhance Gary Crowell's design, I added a gap in the base for easy installation or removal of pillow blocks without disturbing bearings on shafts or pulleys. Two slight ridges hold the bearings in place, allowing simple flexing to free them. This modification allows for experimentation with pillow block dimensions and designs. To install bearings on a FlashForge Creator, loosen pulleys, slide shaft to the right, add two 5x11x4 bearings, and position through left pulley and sleeve. Repeat for both shafts. Insert a pillow block with nuts in slots, pop a bearing inside, spreading bottom slightly past Hold Ridges. Clamp, drill 2mm bolt holes, enlarge to 3mm from outside, and bolt in place. Adding two pillow blocks/bearings per shaft should improve alignment issues. DBG