spiggytech AnkerMake M5 Hot End Service Tool Block

Current Version: v1.1 & v1.2b

Small update: 4/16/2023: It's come to my attention there is a new type of hot end block that has two pegs. I've taken the liberty to do some modification to my block design and accommodated the pegs. This version is now called v1.2b. It is backwards compatible, but I've kept the legacy model available for posterity.

Howdy fellow M5 Owners! Enclose is the development of a simple tool block for servicing the hot end. I realized that not everyone has non-marring tools. This tool is so you can hold your hot end while you conduct maintenance. Such as broken nozzle extractions

It's features include:

• 53.8mm tube length template for capricorn tube with a holder for steady cuts
• the tube holder has a hidey-spot on the block so you're less likely to lose it
• recessed slot for extracting the metal throat
• recessed slot for cold extracting a nozzle
• two ports for comparing nozzles
• or just holding nozzles while you clean them
• nozzle gage for checking degradation

I recommend PLA+ 0.10mm or 0.12mm setting @ 30% infill, components laid on their major flat spots. Just don't stick a freshly fired (hot) hot end into the tool holder. 

Please let me know what you think. I love to hear from you here or /r/ankermake

I'd like to thank the guys at the Unofficial Discord for their input in fast developing the tool block. 

For a dedicated PTFE cutting tool, see here: