Arduino Mega 2560 Base

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This Thing holds a circuit board for an Arduino Mega 2560 in place while protecting its contacts from shorting out at the bench. I designed it to also serve as a holder for other circuit boards, ensuring they stay secure during project development. Once all components are working together smoothly, attaching these bases to a project frame using mounting screws through the base frame is a straightforward process. Detaching them for further debugging is just as easy. The holes in this base are 3 mm deep. The diameter of each post hole is 2.5 mm, which allows M2.5 screws, SAE #2-56 screws, or #4 sheetmetal screws to self-tap threads and hold securely without the need for additional tools. However, headers on the Arduino Mega are too close together for the heads of #4 sheetmetal screws. This project was created using my Customizable Thing: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1370889. This design tool allows you to create custom arrangements with up to 10 support posts, making it versatile enough to suit a variety of circuit board needs. For instance, designing a base that holds two circuit boards is achievable with this customizable platform. For those who need a more standard base for their circuit boards with mounting holes at the corners of a rectangle, my "Base with Four Posts" Customizable Thing (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1375390) would be simpler to use. This project was created with Customizer! http://www.thingiverse.com/apps/customizer/run?thing_id=1370889 Instructions: Using the following options: - C4S = 8 - C7HDia = 18 - C9HDia = 0 - C3HDpth = 12 - C8Y = 70 - C10X = 40 - C9Y = 20 - C5S = 8 - C1HDia = 2.5 - C1Z = 6 - C6S = 8 - C2Z = 6 - C4X = 39.5 - C7S = 60 - C10HDpth = 20 - C3Z = 6 - C1D = 5 - BY = 75 - C8S = 4 - C5X = 90 - C9S = 3 - C2D = 5 - C6X = 114 - C10Z = 20 - C3D = 5 - C1T = 0 - C7X = 82 - C2HDpth = 12 - C5HDpth = 12 - C2T = 0 - C8X = 120 - C10HS = 6 - C10D = 0 - BHDia = 3 - C6HDia = 2.5 - C4Z = 6 - C9X = 40 - C3T = 0 - C5Z = 6 - C10T = 0 - C10HDia = 0 - C1Y = 14.3 - C9HS = 6 - C6HDpth = 12 - C9HDpth = 20 - C6Z = 6 - C4D = 5 - C8HS = 60 - C2Y = 19.2 - C7HS = 60 - C5HDia = 2.5 - C7D = 0 - C1S = 8 - C5T = 0 - C4HS = 60 - C3HS = 60 - C9Z = 20 - C4HDia = 2.5 - C8D = 0 - C2S = 8 - C2HS = 60 - C6T = 0 - C4Y = 62.6 - C7T = 0 - C1HS = 60 - C9D = 0 - C3S = 8 - C8HDia = 18 - C1X = 37.7 - BZ = 4 - C5Y = 47.5 - C8T = 0 - C10S = 3 - C1HDpth = 12 - C4HDpth = 10 - C2X = 89.9 - C6Y = 62.5 - C7Y = 72 - C7HDpth = 10 - C2HDia = 2.5 - C3X = 119.8