Wanhao D6 / Monoprice Ultimate - Bedplate Leveling Screw Stopper Clip

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In my opinion, a must-have accessory for the Wanhao Duplicator 6 / Monoprice Maker Ultimate lies in its ability to minimize variables that cause botched prints. One variable, in particular, can be crossed out if you suspect that your leveling screw might have moved during a print. Spend less time bed leveling and adjusting your z-stop and more time printing successfully! This bed leveling screw stopper clip ensures that your prints don't mess up because your bed plate leveling screws loosen and move your bedplate upward, resulting in your nozzle hitting the bedplate and filament. This can lead to ruined prints, possibly loosening your nozzle, and ruining your bedplate. My bedplate leveling screw fell off as I was printing something, which led me to design this "bedplate leveling screw stopper clip" on Tinkercad. Its purpose is to prevent the leveling screw from rotating when printing and falling off, which could ruin your print in consequence. There are three bedplate leveling screws, so Print 3 will be required. The best approach is to level your bedplate first, then set the clips. To Use: After adjusting your leveling screw, mount the clip by pressing its two ends together and pushing it straight through until it can't go any further. Release, and set the ends of the clip on the screw threads. Pivot the clip to the left towards the platform, touching it/bottoming out, to ensure that the clip goes against the screw rotation and platform without moving. Caution: If you simply push the clip straight through and set it without pivoting to the left, the screw will loosen slightly, pushing the clip until it touches the bedplate. This can result in raising the bedplate upward a little bit and possibly messing up whatever you were printing. Note: After setting the clip and locking it in place, check the leveling screws with your fingers to see if they rotate. They shouldn't rotate. Edited 01 Jul 19 - I've updated the design to be as simple as possible. The previous shape of the tips was a weird shape and didn't print well enough for me, so I changed it. There are two files available: Rev. 1 is the latest design, although not heavily tested. The other file "just works," even though the tips are not pretty, but it requires some post-processing.