v4 Hot End Indicator Mount

[Slipshine]

I just finished putting in my v4 Hot end upgrade and discovered the most wonderful thing.

Their is a indicator mount built right in to the hot end holder.

if you take out the clamp screw and use a longer one you can mount an indicator right in the thread clearance hole.


A little better look

Indicator

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[Slipshine]

First Calibration cube with v4 hot end. Man is that thing stable.

calibration cube .25 layer

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[thunderbt3]

Looks like the newer V4 mounts are anodized black. The first run of them were not anodized.

[dklassen]

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[3dPrintingMD]

Great idea. I have a dial like that, which is way more accurate than the one I have been using, going to give this a try, because I keep running into issues where I am not level.

[Jules]

That is another "poster boy" for calibration cubes! (Ed and Jin also posted a couple.) Looks great!

[Ryan_]

Great idea. These lever style dial indicators require less force than plunger style indicators, so they shouldn't compress the bed's springs and give a false reading.

[zemlin]

Great idea. These lever style dial indicators require less force than plunger style indicators, so they shouldn't compress the bed's springs and give a false reading.

I removed the spring from the plunger in my cheapo indicator. Since gravity always works in the right direction, it's not needed here. It was just a small extension spring out in plain view behind the back plate.

[dklassen]

Worked like a charm!

[Matt_Sharkey]

Would I need a high quality indicator for leveling the bed? I was hoping to just buy one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Surface-Smoothnes ... =indicator