Acrylic holder for the Carbide 3D Probe

Worked this up:

carbide3d_mount

Cut out of “6mm” (which in my case was actually 5.5mm) thick acrylic, e.g.,

Attaches to the front end plate — how you glue it together determines which side.

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That is much nicer than the margarine container I was using. Hahaha

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Your margarine container has a big advantage over my design — it accommodates the clip — I’ve been clipping mine to the SHCS for the belt anchor, but in retrospect, should have included a cutout (or a pair, a hole and a divot?) for the clip.

That was then, now I just unplug it and store it (in the same container) on top of the machine (out of the way)

Ref:

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Resolved my oversight of handling the clip in the simplest way possible — just put a magnet on the endplate above the holder and put the clip on that.

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Better photo of it installed / in use:

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