prusa i3 direct drive extruder for e3d hotend and mk8 drive gear

This is a direct drive extruder for the E3D v6 and MK8 drive gear, fitting directly on the x carriage. Read below what other goals have been considered in the design.

Along with the switch to an e3d hotend i also wanted to upgrade to a direct drive extruder. Unfortunately none of the designs i could find on thingiverse suited all of my needs completely, so i decided to make my own.

I am coming from a JHead paired with Gregs extruder. So this is my version of a direct drive extruder meeting