Multiple parts to allow installation of CoPrint on an SV08 Printer

I have made a bunch of updates to this printer, and these are the parts I had to print to mount everything.
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UPDATE:  A working print head mount is now posted. My original was too high and would not home successfully.  And Valerie Moore did a nice cleanup job on that if you are a perfectionist and want the nicest looking hidden surfaces!

I have upgraded many parts on this printer, and needed to print mounts for them. These are the pieces.  

The CoPrint extruder mounts are flat panels that replace plain panels on the back side of my Top Hat design (https://www.printables.com/model/1003325-sv08-top-hat-v320-update).  Print two of them for a standard 4 color CoPrint.  If you want an 8 color CoPrint expansion, print 4 of these and use two on the back and two on one side (or wherever you would like them).  Note that these panels would stack, but you would have to get creative with adding heat set inserts on the top of the bottom layer of panels to fasten them together. 

NOTE:  It was just pointed out to me that these are a bit thicker than the metal brackets that CoPrint distributes. That was an intentional design feature. But the important point for you (besides that the thickness makes the plastic stronger) is that you will need 12 M3x40 socket head cap screws for each set of 4 extruders you are mounting to replace the screws holding the extruders together.

The print head connector revision is now posted. It is an adaptation of the standard CoPrint design found on their wiki page, with several fixes:  the print head is moved higher on the mount in order to reduce the lost Z height print space, the openings in the back of the mount are extended so the ends of the X and Y belts have room (you will understand when you look at the gantry), and the holes for mounting the CoPrint head are set up for heat set inserts instead of the slid in nuts that look like a 5th grader's science project.  It is now mounted and working on my printer.

And the KCM mount mounts on the 2020 rail under the SV08 near the back.  I drilled a hole in the plastic modesty panel base of the SV08 to pass the extruder wires through, and the head wire goes through the bottom plate of the printer in back where the OEM head wiring went.  The KCM slides into the mount - it is pretty tight. I have a couple of holes so you can use a tie wrap to hold it in place, but I find it is not necessary.  The cubby that I put this into would prevent it from sliding out anyway, but the fit in the bracket is tight enough to hold it.

All of these parts were printed in CF ABS, 35% infill and 5 top and bottom layers and 6 outline perimeters.  I have never been one for taking a risk on strength, especially for mounts on equipment that either gets warm, vibrates, or pushes.  You might get away with less on the KCM mount, but the others need strength and temperature protections.

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