Simple 40mm fan mount

thingiverse

For those with outdated printers lacking advanced hotends or who simply don't care. Uploading in case someone finds this useful. 40mm fan mount designed for 3D printers that do not have proper heatsinks or equivalent cooling systems. I searched Thingiverse but couldn't find a suitable design compatible with my printer, so I decided to create one myself. You might not need this unless your hotend assembly is significantly outdated or inefficient (which in my case is six years old). I'm unsure what this mount is officially called, but it's been used extensively for several years when heated beds were a new feature and aluminum extrusion framed printers were less common. Yes, my printer is quite old, featuring an e3d hotend, proper cooling, and other advanced features that newer models have. This design cools both the extruder and part simultaneously, primarily intended to cool parts during printing, although prints can be done without supports.