Futon Leg Foot Insert

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I scored a free rigid futon off the garbage, heck yeah I was taking that - it's the solid ones with a fixed bottom and back that folds flat (not the frame with cushion type). Anyway, it has 4 metal legs, but two were missing the plastic scuff feet inserts. I thought to myself, "HEY, I have a 3D printer now." I bet I can make some! I measured the 3DS print, just two cylinders - for some reason it came out exactly 1mm smaller than I designed. I designed the insert for 73mm, but it printed 72mm. Oddly, so I scaled it up 1mm and it was a super tight fit. I got it partly in and took my palm to WHACK - smacked right into place. It's NEVER coming out without destroying it. The look is factory perfect, and the fit is nice. The first one (which I will still use since I need two and don't want to waste it) is also neat since it has no top or bottom (oops, I turned that off for printing my rocket tubes and forgot to reset that setting - fixed for the black one). I will add some tape to this one to friction fit it and use it as well. I doubt this will be useful to anyone else unless you have the exact same futon, but what the heck? Might as well post it. I designed it, and it's genuinely useful. I am happy - fixed a free garbage score for about 25 cents in plastic. The fuzz in the black one wasn't printed; that's just some residue when I dremeled the edge to make it easier to insert into the leg.