Helping-Hands Remix

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Printing on its side did not work for me so I rotated 90 degrees and trimmed 1/2 mm from the bottom to make it sit perfectly flat. Prusa slicer would not attach the brims to the objects - minor gap - even when I disabled anti-elephant-foot setting so I added brims to the parts before slicing. My 0,45 mm thick brims remove very easily - I pulled them off with my fingernail. This approach requires no supports and no sanding. I wanted to screw these to a spot on my soldering work station that is about 10mm thick so that is why I made the screw-on base. Otherwise you can use bases others have already made in other remixes. I include the bits without brims also if adding them in your slicer app works good for you. Added Bonus: if you go to Tinkercad and search for Helping Hands with Screw-On Base you can edit these bits any way you want. Tip: I printed mine in ABS. If they wear and become loose fitting over time then I can brush some ABS glue onto the balls to make them tighter again. Another Tip - but follow at your own risk: my alligator clips were a size larger than what the receptacle was designed for and didn't fit into the little slots (I did not design or alter that bit myself) so I just held them with pliars, heated them with a torch and inserted them into the plastic. That holds them very well and saves you from having to deal with a couple of tiny screws to hold them in place. Hatchbox ABS, 240 C, 94 C, 0.15mm layer, 30 percent infill for all parts worked good for me