2nd update: I put a photo of the extruder motor heat sinks as well
I had to grind them down to 7.5 mm tall to not collide with the back.
1st update: Pic of Y axis motor. Just as easy and similar to extruder motors.
Here is a heat sink I tried for my X axis motor.
The problem for having a heat sink there is the limited space for a connection.
Although not ideal, It does leak of a bit of heat and thus not baking that motor too much during extremely long prints.
I used the heatsinks on the extruers as giudes for the drilling the holes and cut a wedge out of one corner so I do not scrape my hand on a sharp corner while removing prints.
All coments and sugestions welcome I do not know if anyone has done this before so I invite everyone to try it and let me know of your improvements.
The STL file and IGES file is simply a game plan.
I drilled and machined the 40mm X 40mm heatsink out of one I purchased on ebay. Dont forget the heat sink compound.
Enjoy
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