Leveling Foot

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UPDATE - I printed one of the ball portion hex side down with the fillets under the fingers. My printer's calibration and moist filament aside, it looks great, although oversize. I did take note that the fingers are a retraction test to the max, and if you have ooze or stringing issues, it won't be pretty. I'm going to redesign the ball portion as soon as I can and will post images of what I managed to print. So, stay tuned! I needed leveling feet for my various machines and don't want to pay $14-50 each for them, so I designed these. The bolt is a standard grade 5 hex head bolt, 3/8-16. I've shown a 2-inch version, but any length you need should work. I chose standard American sizes because that's what I have readily available - if there's a need, I can redraw these for any size hex bolt you need. I think the ball ought to be printed hex side down; the foot will be fine to print as is. I'd also venture to guess that PLA isn't likely a good idea, as these parts are a snap fit and may snap your freshly printed parts if they're too rigid. I plan to get some of these printed soon to try them out as soon as I can. You might find it beneficial to buy or make some rubber pads to put under this to add a bit of vibration dampening - double-sided tape or a rubber-rated super/glue should work fine. If you like my designs, please tip me and/or request more things - I'll gladly draw them as I have time to do so. On the first go-around, I missed something - I added a radius under the retaining fingers to help with overhang problems that will likely arise. Also, I added one with a healthy chamfer inside in case you want to print it in its installed orientation due to overhang issues.