Hinged Filament Guide (CR10 V2)

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Do you also know the problem that the filament sometimes tends for form bend or even loops when mounted on the side of the printer? This is a very simple solution for the Creality CR10 V2 (possibly also for CR10pro or any other printer with similar filament runout sensors). This is a very easy and lightweight solution for the Creality CR10 V2. The base is simply (loosely) clamped onto the filament runout sensor and the arm perfectly guides the filament straight into the sensor. __It can be mounted (or unounted) any time, even during a print__, because the hole at the end of the arm has a slit at the bottom, which is just wide enough for 1.75m filament. As the part is partly skeleted, it uses only 8g of filament, i.e. it can also be printed very fast. Just snap the arm onto the base and clip on the sensor - done. I created a second version with more space on the right upper side of the "cage", to allow space for the screw of my [extruder tension control](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4567920). But since tension control is only needed for soft material like TPU, and that usually doesn't need a guide, I'll probably wouldn't need both gadgets at the same time. But just in case - it works! The guide is in use for some time now - no filement loops any more. Sleep relaxed when printing over night...