Anet A8 3DTouch/BLTouch Auto Leveling Sensor Bracket

Update 30-APR-2017: I added the config file that I’ve been giving to people who ask for my config file. The configuration enclosed is the original 5 button configuration file of SkynetV2.3.1 modified to support 3DTouch/BLTouch. Note that this is for SkynetV2.3.1.
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The 3DTouch/BLTouch sensor is a servo based sensor. Its main advantage is that it allows you to easily move between printing on glass or directly on the bed, without having to adjust auto leveling parameters. This sensor requires an additional pin that isn’t easily available on the Anet V1/Sanguinololu control board. To use this sensor on an Anet A8, you either have to move to a different board, modify the LCD cabling (see http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2091529), or free up a pin on the Anet board by converting the display to I2C. See my design for freeing up a pin: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2098646 .

There are several 3DTouch brackets available on Thingiverse. Most won’t fit the A