X Carve V Wheel Cover

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This covers the V wheels, stepper motor pulley and idler wheels. It's designed for use on machines with NEMA 17 stepper motors since it mounts to the NEMA 23 mounting holes on the Y gantry's. I printed it without supports needed. This is part one of two parts. I saw an ad for V wheel rail brushes that keep debris away from the V wheels, but they wanted $30 per pair and thought that was a ridiculous price for some plastic with fiber as a brush. Hopefully, I'll have the brush part finished in a couple of days and post it separately here. I added wiper holders where you can put your preferred wiper material. I've tried cotton balls, felt, old terry cloth wash rags, and they all work fine. Cotton balls worked best but were a mess getting into the holder and keeping them in place. The holder clips onto the cover or can be glued in place.