Creality 1.6w laser attachment for Sprite Extruder Pro on Ender Series
byBavalovaIf you upgraded your Ender 3 Pro or other variants to the Sprite Extruder pro, the new sled doesn't fit the laser mount Creality supplies very well. You'll end up having to dismount the Sprite Extruder anyway otherwise there's no way to get the laser sitting straight.
Also, the most annoying part is that with Creality's silly mount design, you end up losing a bunch of Z-axis clearance. I understand that they designed this to fit under the original extruders without having to remove them but if you're trying to engrave something on a taller object, good luck.
Since you have to take off all 4 M3 screws anyway when mounting the original design to the Sprite Extruder sled, I decided to design a mount that lives on the laser itself and then easily allows you to mount it to the Sprite Extruder sled once you've removed the Sprite Extruder. The part is designed to press fit 4 M3 washers into it (I did this with some pliers). Once you remove the sprite extruder, pop those same M3 screws back into your laser mount and off you go.
Not sure if this works for the 5w or 10w lasers but I imagine adapting it wouldn't be hard.
I printed mine from ABS with 100% infill for rigidity. it's a small part.