rick's Prusa Mendel Y Carriage

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Update: I've made a better one. Please take a look at Rick's Prusa Mendel Y Carriage 2017. Old: A highly stable Y-carriage that prints perfectly on an 185mm x 185mm square without consuming excessive material. Initially, I had used four LM8UU bearings for my Y carriage and four springs to hold the heat bed in place. However, clever forum posts convinced me to use three points to constrain a plane. This concept sounded familiar from vector calculus or something; what matters is that using three bearings and three springs works extremely well. The LM8UU bearing mounts and Belt Clips are inspired by Wired1's Mendel Prusa ~ Max ~ Prism Y-carriage. Print Settings Printer Brand: RepRap Printer: Prusa Mendel Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: Lowish. Infill: 100% Notes: Material: Esun PETG Bed Temperature: 103-99C Nozzle Diameter: 0.5mm Layer Height: 0.4mm Extrusion Width: 0.7mm Number of Perimeters: 3 Infill: rectilinear or Archimedian Cords If you need to print a new Y-carriage, you might also require using a brim. The STL named "PLATED SUPPORTED" includes all four printed parts ready for slicing, including the two tiny belt clips.