Taz Pro Printed Solid Enclosure Alternate Mount Design; no need to remove screws from frame assembly to install

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Hi there, In my experience, messing up the Taz line of printers' leveling ability is extremely easy. There are countless ways to screw it up, some incredibly subtle. One way to mess it up is if your frame either goes off square or the front frame twists relative to the back frame. This is better controlled on the Taz Pro and Taz Workhorse because they use double frame reinforcement, and they also use metal z-uppers which help keep things mostly aligned. However, even so, there's still room for improvement since the only thing holding the bottom together is ABS plastic that can deform and start to "meet the twist of your frame" after a few enclosed heat cycles. For all these reasons, I currently have a printer that prints perfectly, with a perfectly square frame, and I want to keep it that way. I don't want to negatively impact the squareness of the frame by effectively ruining the top two bolts on each corner (which are supposed to be torqued to 40*in/lbs), even with inner-90 degree reinforcement as is present on the Taz Pro. So, I designed these mounts based off of the original ones from the manufacturer so that you don't need to unscrew any of the existing frame bolts to install the mounts. On the downside, it means these mounts are a bit large and a bit 'plastic heavy'. You will need to print these with supports-touching-buildplate-only for the rear right side which has a notch out of it for the filament runout sensor. Otherwise, the print is relatively straightforward. Just be prepared for it to be plastic-hungry. I printed this with Supports touching buildplate only, 30% infill, tetrahedral (octet), in black ABS. You will need 8 x M5 T-Spring nuts and 8 x M5*16 screws, black oxide, socket head. Use at your own risk. Your mileage may vary.