Konus Pro F30 parallax wheel

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I purchased the factory parallax wheel from Konus, and it turned out to be a disaster. It relied on three nylon screws to attach to the scope, which made it prone to coming loose with even the slightest jolt from the side, and its ugly blue color was an eyesore, so I decided to take matters into my own hands and redesign it from scratch. This new version relies solely on friction to stay in place, and it works surprisingly well. I printed it using nylon 910, which just happened to be loaded onto the machine at the time. The print settings were .2mm layers, four base layers, and four top layers, along with three perimeter layers with a generous 30% infill. The final weight of the wheel came out to be 35.5 grams, according to Simplify 3D's calculation - I haven't actually weighed it myself. I did print it with a brim, which I hadn't gotten around to trimming off when taking the pictures.\r\nThis new wheel is slightly smaller than the factory original, as you can see from the comparison photos.\r\n