Low profile Titan Aero mount for P3Steel + BLtouch + radial fan mount (Updated 8-6-17) by camdenkrupala

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After coming up short in my quest to find the extruder carriage with all the features I was looking for I finally decided to design my own. This design is still a work in progress and I will be adding features as I go. Below I have a list of features, their current status in the design, and a description.
If you have any features or ideas you would like me to investigate and possibly implement, please comment! I love to hear people's feedback!
You can view more detail about this project on my personal blog - https://camdenkrupala.com/2017/07/27/building-a-better-3d-printer-carriage-adventures-in-modeling-magnets-and-auto-leveling/
Features:
Low Profile Design: (ADDED) I want to maximize the z height by offsetting the titan mounting fin.
Aluminum cased Igus Drylin Linear Bearing Mount: (ADDED) I picked these because they are interchangeable with the LM8UU bearings. Zip-tie mounting is quick and effective, and makes swapping, and thus prototyping and testing, very easy.
BL Touch Mount: (ADDED) Looking at mounting off the Aero aluminum fin block in line with the extruder nozzle. Investigating if this can be done without a substantial blocking of the fan.
Cable Connector Mount: (TESTING) A custom PCB with a 16 pin Molex Microfit connector to consolidate all the cabling. 2 pin for radial cooling fan for easy removal.
Radial Fan Mount: (ADDED) Looking into a way to magnetically couple the fan to the carriage for easy alignment and removal when changing nozzles.