Qidi Tech 1 Foot Extension / Dampener

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Wanted a printer foot spacer that would lift the printer about 15mm off the surface while providing some vibration dampening and anti-vibration support, but not so much that it would cause the printer to wobble excessively. I ended up printing with TPE, which worked out perfectly, but I suspect TPU or PLA would also produce similar results. However, any filament other than rubber-based ones will essentially become an air flow spacer rather than offering any significant dampening properties. I'll be sharing my basic settings in the section below as it took a while to dial them in and get good results with TPE. Printing is now going very smoothly. The STL file for the spacer is included, along with the Solidworks files for the original foot designed specifically for the Qidi Tech 1. If you need to verify that your printer has the same foot or want to remix it, these files should come in handy.