New shoes - alternative feet for the MK3  

New shoes - alternative feet for the MK3

Like many, I am not a big fan of the feet that are included with the MK3, so I decided to make my own.
When I purchased the printer, I was already planning I might need to do this based on Tom's and other videos, so I requested that an extra 4x M3 T-nuts be included (the same T-nuts that are used to hold the power supply to the extruded bars). When I put the kit together, I made sure that these were installed, even though I needed to use the included feet for the first couple of prints. After the new power supply was installed, I printed off a new set of feet in the included PLA filament. The feet expand from the 3mm bar to a 4mm square surface that fits a vibration pad meant for earthquakes. Living in Japan, these things can be found anywhere - and these I got at the local dollar shop. One pad is good to up to 6kg, so I should be good weight-wise with 4 pads. Installation was a breeze. Use 4x M3 socket bolts from the extra bits bag as well as 4x M3 washers that I already had. Fit them loosely, slide done to the end points, tighten, place a pad and done. The pads are a bit sticky as well, so the printer is pretty stuck to the surface it's on - but you can move it if need. The pads after all are designed to keep things like TVs from falling during earthquakes. Minor point, but I like the little bit of extra height it gives the printer. No need to worry about the cabling touching the table surface now.

I didn't care much about how they looked - just that they would be strong enough. I got some rough edges where the seem is, but this is "normal" I think, so it didn't bother me.

Printed in Prusa PLA - silver
3 perimeters
20% honeycomb infill
random seams

If you're interested in doing the same, I uploaded the feet to thingiverse.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2865871