Real-time Filament Thickness Gage

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I had to find a way to measure the diameter of filament coming out of my OmNom pellet extruder/recycler, so I sat down at SolidWorks and created this in just a few hours - it was going to be printed on one of my machines. What an amazing technology! To go from an idea in my head to a working tool all in a couple of hours is truly impressive!\r\n\r\nI apologize in advance to those who use metric measurements, but this design uses imperial fasteners, so you'll need to source the equivalent metric parts. Since this tool was meant to be assembled and used without touching the fasteners again, I didn't worry too much about captured nuts.\r\n\r\nHere's what you'll need to print and assemble:\r\nPRINTED PARTS:\r\nIndicator Holder (either front or side facing) - 1 piece\r\nIndicator Upper Body - 1 piece\r\nIndicator Lower Body - 1 piece\r\nIndicator Riser (pick your preferred height) - 2 pieces\r\nIndicator Base - 1 piece\r\n\r\nFASTENERS:\r\n4-40 x 1/4" SHCS - 6 pieces\r\n4-40 Nuts - 2 pieces\r\n6-32 x 3/4" SHCS - 2 pieces\r\n6-32 x 1" SHCS - 1 piece\r\n8/32 x 1/2" SHCS - 2 pieces (you can substitute allen set screws)\r\n608zz bearings - 2 pieces\r\nBearing axle - 2 pieces\r\n(You can use a printed part or chunks of 5/16" or 8mm rod no longer than 0.850")\r\n\r\nPlease Like, share, and post pictures if you make one!