Tenlog / Hictop D3 PRO / D3 HERO nozzle purge bucket and wipe brush

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I made this accessory because other wipe-bucket versions already present on Thingiverse that use silicone, did not satisfy me. The Tenlog D3 Pro mounts a particular nozzle with two protruding cylindrical head screws which make practically impossible applying a silicone cap on the hot-end and so it collect some dirt.
That is why i feel necessary a passage on a surface capable of cleaning the nozzle and the most possible the lower part of the hot-end. Silicone pads limts cleaning action to the small filament oozes that remains attached to the nozzle in the standby phases, between a change of extruder and the other.
The brass brush (https://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B07GTWWRHM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AV295B07MLF4P&psc=1) is soft enough not to ruine the nozzle and, placed in line with the extruder movement, allows good cleaning.
The small external tray helps to collect the extruded filaments and not to leave too much dirt around the printer.
I made it by printing in mirror mode, with 0.3mm high layers, and without raft. It was one of the first prints made with my TL-D3-pro. I haven't used rafts and I've had some warping on a piece, so watch out your needs before print.
Hope this can be useful.