JGMaker Artist-D Extruder Revamp

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Was never crazy about the feeder/extruder setup on my Artist-D. Never could get TPU to feed and everything else was meh. I experimented with a few mods but starting from the ground up is always best. So this is my first usable version of my complete rebuild. I have a JGMaker Magic which is for the most part an Ender-3 clone, so I grabbed the hot end off it and printed a self remix of https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4914090 which I will be posting next. It's mostly just turning the motor 45 degrees so that you can access another screw hole. I may remix it a bit more to mount more firmly to this bracket so it will get an update as well. The design goal here were to keep the offsets as similar to the original as possible while both simplifying and making it more reliable. Started with the right extruder so the left could continue to print parts. So far I have not implemented any height adjustment. Parts needed: 1 Ender-3 or CR-10 or JGMaker Magic (or microswiss or whoevers clone) hotend. 2 I used a much smaller nema17 (20mm long) since the BMG gears don't need as much torque. Though the original motor will work just fine as well, just heavier. 3 The original squirrel cage fan for part cooling. 4 I'm using a 30mm fan out of the Magic. (The original hotend fan cooled the entire hotend to much. I put some tape over it but it got even louder!) 5 The original ribbon cable adapter. 6 I have a part cooler and threaded filler for the quick connect on the hotend as well. Details and updates will be kept at https://new.reddit.com/r/ArtistD/comments/x1umsw/final_for_now_version_of_right_extruder/ There is no height adjustment other than the slots on the carrier that it's bolted to. Theoretically mirror images of all parts will produce the left hand extruder mechanism as well. Haven't tried or measured it yet.