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80mm Fan Mount for Cupcake X-Axis Stepper

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3D model size X 64 Γ— Y 86.1 Γ— Z 14 mm
Publication date 2023-04-18 at 15:58
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Published to Thingiverse on: 2011-02-06 at 05:42
Design number 1174933

Jaylan

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My cupcake makerbot's x-axis stepper recently started skipping steps, causing majorly mis-aligned (tower of pisa style) builds - after checking nothing was getting in its way, fiddling for hours with the trimpot on the stepper controller, and oiling the guide rods it seemed the stepper was just plain overheating (Sydney's recent 40+ degree celcius weather probably wasn't helping).

Adding a fan to cool the x-axis stepper instantly solved the problem for me - so I made this mount to clip into the cupcake's side port, to hold the fan in place.

Alibre 2011 Source files are included

3D printing settings

PARTS
You'll need a garden-variety 80mm computer fan,
4x M3x15mm Bolts
4x M3 Nuts

Instructions
Print out fanprint.stl

Check the direction of the fan's airflow

Bolt the mounts onto the fan in the obvious places

Carefully push the mounts into the side port on the cupcake until they snap in, it helps to squeeze the holding tabs together a bit - the hole in the side wall of the mounts is there to allow this :)

Power up the fan.

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