Atomic Pi Quick Printing Stand Options - Case Alternative

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I noticed a lot of cases for the Atomic Pi take a long time to print, and that's perfectly fine, but sometimes you want something up and running quickly without spending days printing a case to protect its vulnerable underside. So I made these quick options. One option is a small one-piece base with an M-shaped brace on the bottom, intended for use with Baby Breakout Boards, although it should work with either. The other option is just the pillars without the M-shaped brace. There's also another option on the pillars: one type attaches with a 3mm screw and the other has a 3mm pin that will stick through the holes in the board and can be somewhat secured with 3mm nuts, which will sort of thread on but don't get super tight. Alternatively, they could be melted with a hot knife to mushroom the top and hold them in place. There's also provision for printing flexible feet to pop into the sockets on the bottom of the pillars or the M-shaped brace. You may need to experiment with scaling the feet slightly to get a really secure fit depending on your print settings and material. You'll likely need to use supports as there are recessed areas on the bottom for screws or the feet. The full brace model prints in about three hours, while the pillars take around 10 minutes each, and the flexible feet print in approximately four minutes each when printed slowly due to their flexibility. I printed the feet using Sainsmart TPU (95A shore hardness) on my almost completely stock Ender 3 at 100% scale. They fit securely but require some twisting and pushing to get seated in place. Scaling them down by 1% might have made them easier to install, but they wouldn't be as secure. You'll need three of the **ATOMICstandBEAM(pin)-STL1** and two of the **ATOMICstandCUP-STL1** if you're using a baby breakout board or five of the **ATOMICstandBEAM(pin)-STL1** for an Atomic Pi without the breakout board. The pillars are 20mm tall without feet, but 22.5mm with them, and can be scaled up in the Z dimension in your slicer as needed.