Rear Z-Brace+TPU Feet for Monoprice Maker Select/Wanhao Duplicator i3/Cocoon Create

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Credits: This uses 5/16 hardware and is remixed from this object made by FilamentCorner: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2476090 Please refer to his instructions/pictures/videos for more detailed information. The front feet were remixed using the back feet from AzzA's well known design at this URL: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:921948 Additional Information: This is a rear mounted z-brace for the Monoprice Maker Select V1 and V2, Wanhao Duplicator i3, and Cocoon Create. It was tested on a Monoprice Maker Select V1. This is mostly remixed from the 5/16 version of the rear zbrace by FilamentCorner. I was mostly happy with his design, but I really did want some integrated feet of some kind - nothing fancy, just something to help dampen the vibrations a bit. As such, I've integrated some feet and included 3D printable pads that should glue on underneath. These should be printed in some kind of soft flexible material such as TPU, TPE, or a flexible PLA. All the included STL files have the objects in their recommended printing orientation. For the most part I wouldn't change this. The one exception is the front feet - I have printed them front face down, but if you don't like the look of printed surfaces that touch your build plate, you may want to change it. The front feet don't need to be particularly strong, so rotating it shouldn't be a huge deal. I printed all rigid parts with 40% gyroid infill except the front feet which I printed at 25% (gyroid again). I printed the pads at 100% infill out of TPE. The back feet should be printed with supports turned on (touching build plate only), and the front feet with supports (everywhere). All other parts should be printable without supports. Note that the "rod end" is an optional piece that I made to clean up the look of the zbraces in my installation. You can refer to my pictures to see what that looks like. It may or may not work for you depending on how much extra threaded rod you have sticking up above the top nut. Also, even though it has modeled threads, it didn't print accurately enough for me, and I don't think the tolerances are right anyhow - I just used a 5/16 tap to make it work.