Baby Gate Screw

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I had a friend asked if I could remake the baby gate key for his Safety 1 locking baby gate. This gate uses the screw to actuate the spokes and lock the sliding portion of the gate into place. The part from the manufacturer was known to be weak and prone to stripping so I made this with an upgraded threading and slightly larger support on the stem. Due to the nature of the item I noticed the stem was very weak when printed vertically. So after printing at a 45° angle yielded much more tensile strength, but with the proper printing process the vertical print did the job well enough.