Prusa i3 MK2S No Mod Cable Chain Kit - All Axis

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Want to add cable chains to your MK2S without modifying or reprinting the Rambo Case or Extruder assembly? Then this just might be for you. Looking to replace zip ties with cable management? This could also work for you. (MK2 Support Read below) Originally inspired by: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1725591 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2224025 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2240114 I wanted to add cable chains to my printer because the spiral wrap/filament was sagging and snagged on other parts, causing the Axis's to skip a few times. Planning/designing mods at this point, I'm not ready to reprint the extruder or Rambo case, so I came up with another option - adapters. I initially built this as a minimally intrusive mod and factored in "fixes" for issues in other chain kits. Assembly should be straightforward; just use a few parts from your spare bag and a couple pieces of 1.75mm filament. (besides the parts... they're kinda important...) As time went on, after tazguy79 inspired me to finish up the Z-Axis, I expanded it to chain all the axis, which I think completes this thing, and built on the same theme with cable management ducts (moved to a new Thing: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2472994). There is debate about how many chain segments are needed; in the end, it doesn't matter and will vary from printer to printer. As long as the axis's move freely, you have enough. I personally went with a few more than others to match the original wire length. There are 2 versions of the chain link included - one with "ears" and one without. I found printing 16 at a time eventually caused one clip to pop off and ruin the batch; the ears add enough bed adhesion to keep any from popping off, and make taking the pieces off the bed easier. Comments are greatly appreciated; let me know what you think!