Hemera Mount for Ender 5 (Plus) V6 and Volcano + IR Probe

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I've got a fresh design inspired by ProperPrintings Quick Tool Change and butt3erbr0ts remix of it. I highly recommend the new mounting system! Check it out: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4539142 After checking out various E3D Hemera mounts, none of them really impressed me. Most of them replace the original metal X-Plate of the printer and require some modifications that I don't think are necessary. So, I decided to make my own Hemera Mount, focusing on easy installation and simple maintenance. It's a two-part system: The Base-Part attaches to the metal X-Carriage-plate that comes with the printer, while the Connector-Part slides into the Base plate and gets locked with two screws. You can see I got inspired by the E3D Toolchanger and mounting-rails for scopes. Although it looks similar to the Toolchanger, this is not meant to be swapped automatically. The rail is just for easy mounting and maintenance. The base is designed for the Ender 5 Plus, but should theoretically fit the Ender 5 and other Creality printers too. I've uploaded the STEP files, so feel free to remix the system to fit your printer model! Just give me a shout-out because it took a lot of hours, dozens of printed iterations, and plenty of PLA. The IR Probe is mounted to the connector by design and stays at the correct height if you reconnect the Hemera to the Base. As the IR Probe Mount is high enough and still highly adjustable in height, this Mount System will both fit V6 and Volcano with various Heatbed-surfaces. If you're using something other than the dc42 IR Probe (like BLTouch), just ignore the mounting point for it or maybe post a remix of the BLTouch version of the Connector Plate! If you need small changes without wanting to do a remix, just comment on them, and I'll see what I can do. Also, please give feedback even if everything is working fine! Here's what you need: * Hemera with square Nuts inserted in all 4 Holes on the correct side * 4x M3x8mm for attaching the E3D Hemera to the Connector (don't use longer than 8mm screws!) * 2x M3x12mm for locking the two parts together (can be a bit longer too) * 2x M3x6 or 8mm for attaching the Base to the original metal X-Plate of the Ender 5 (Plus) - I just used the original screws from Creality * maybe: small Nail-File if rails don't slide easily into each other Here's how to do it: * Print both parts with maximum fan-speed. The Base needs to be turned 180 degrees, and the Connector part might need support. * Remove old Extruder assembly (search for instructions if you don't know how), but leave the metal X-Carriage plate as it is. * Attach "Hemera_Base" part to the original metal X-Plate of the Ender 5 (Plus) with two M3x8mm screws, just like in the pictures. * Attach "Hemera_Connector" part with four M3x8mm (no longer than 8mm!) with the 4 square nuts to the Hemera as shown in the pictures. * Slide Hemera with Connector into the Base. * Lock it with two M3x12mm screws, just like in the Pictures (they'll tap into the plastic of the Base). * Optional: attach dc42 IR Sensor to the "Hemera_Connector" part. * Assemble wires and everything, and reconfigure Firmware (search for instructions if you don't know how). I'm close to releasing an Universal Hemera Cooling Shroud that fits both V6 and Volcano and is compatible no matter what Hemera mount you use. But I still have to optimize the main-airflow location. Here are some answers to your questions: Q: How much X, Y, and Z do you lose with this? A: On Ender 5 Plus, leave X and Y Endstops as they are. Size reduces from 350x350 to X=330mm; Y=340 Q: What's the Offset of the IR probe? A: About -40mm X and -10 Y Q: Can I rotate the Hemera 180°? A: Yes, but I haven't tested it yet. Q: How do I wire it? How do I change firmware (etc.)? A: Sorry, but I won't explain that. There are many tutorials on the net for this. Even for the fairly new Hemera - As I'm using an Duet (Maestro) Mainboard re-configuring is a breeze!