Marionette Probe

This probe was named by JohnOFCII on the RailCore DIscord because it uses a string and a remote servo for retraction :D

It was inspired by Josh Vasquez's (https://www.thingiverse.com/poofjunior/about) TC project with remote servo/stepper driving the lock via strings/wires through a spring guide. It's very precise and repeatable; I routinely get sample runs of 100 probes with < +/-0.0015 variance (i.e., from 0.001 to 0.004).

I bought a bunch of assortments from amazon, because I like having a bunch of parts. I'm sure you can find individual parts cheaper.

I like the curtain wire as a spring guide because the vinyl covering looks pretty nice and keeps you from messing it up. Also it's cheap.

This probe can be adapted to any printer. I'll publish the (messy) F360 files soon for anyone who wants to mess with it.


==BOM for marionette probe:==

Assortments of things I bought for projects, and used bit
M3 self-tapping assortment https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078