Parts for Direct Drive Extruder Mount for Ender 3, CR-10

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I recently purchased an Ender 3 Pro and wanted to convert it from Bowden to Direct Drive. I found this really good (simple, strong, compact) mount here on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4140659 Its a great mount and I really like it. The only problem I had was that I also wanted to add a CR Touch and the direct drive mount interfered with the stock (metal) mount that comes with the CR Touch. The CR Touch mount is designed to work with the https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4140659 direct drive mount and it solves the problem of the two parts interfering. I printed the part using PrusaSlicer and set "supports only on build plate". I've also included a filament guide that mounts on the top rail and is captured between the rail mounting screws. Just remove the outboard screw, slide the guide onto the rail so that it is touching the inboard screw, and replace the outboard screw. I printed the filament guide without supports. Both parts are printed at 0.2MM layer height. I used PETG but the material is not critical as its not subject to high temperatures, so PLA would do just fine. Also note that you will need to get longer screws when using the CR Touch mount.