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  • M2 Motor Mount: Better-looking Cable Cap

    An objection was raised to my original cable strain relief technique with the PETG motor mount:

    M2 Motor Mount - PETG installed - cable brace
    M2 Motor Mount – PETG installed – cable brace

    The proffered replacement had a difficult-to-print orientation:

    M2 Motor Mount - Cable Cap - original STL orientation
    M2 Motor Mount – Cable Cap – original STL orientation

    Which Meshlab’s Manipulators Tool rotated by 90°:

    M2 Motor Mount - Cable Cap
    M2 Motor Mount – Cable Cap

    And that printed without any drama (or support), at least after I sliced it to use a single perimeter thread that could cope with the arch:

    M2 Motor Mount - Cable Cap - on platform
    M2 Motor Mount – Cable Cap – on platform

    Then a few pretty cable ties wrapped everything up in a decorative package:

    M2 Motor Mount - Cable Cap - installed
    M2 Motor Mount – Cable Cap – installed

    And that’s that…

    Memo to Self: Bang on the ␛ key to get out of whatever mode the Manipulators Tool gets wedged into.