Simplified E3D V6 compatible X carriage for 3Dtje Mini 3D Printer

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As you may know, the stock 3Dtje hotend mount doesn't properly align its screw holes and uses a 40mm fan. Being on a budget, I wanted to design a hotend mount that allowed me to use my stock E3D clone fan without buying a special fan. I ended up designing a tiny bracket that let me reuse my stock X carriage and hold the hotend in place with proper screw hole placement. However, this solution was very loose and didn't meet my requirements. You can find the hotend bracket in my parts pack here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2721021. I also wasn't a fan of the mounting orientation, which made things hard to remove. So I ended up designing this X-carriage featured here. This design doesn't fit 100% perfectly in my particular print, but it's extremely rigid and stable, which was what I was going for. It uses M3x20mm screws, common screws I had when assembling this printer. **Things that need work:** * The X endstop screw provision is missing yet (I haven't been using endstops so far) * Hotend groove clearances could possibly be increased If you print this out, please take a picture and add a make!