Lithophane stabilization tower

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TESTED ONCE ON A LARGER LITHOPANE, BUT THE RESULT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY. EXPECTING AN UPGRADED VERSION SOON. DESIGNED TO PREVENT WOBBLING WHEN PRINTING LARGE HIGH-QUALITY LITHOPANES. APPROXIMATELY 130 MM TALL SUPPORTS FOR FLAT LARGE LITHOPANES ARE PLACED ON EACH SIDE TO PROVIDE STABILITY. 90 AND 112.5 DEGREE SUPPORTS ARE INCLUDED IN CASE THE PRINTING PROCESS NEEDS TO BE DONE DIAGONALLY TO FIT ON THE BUILD PLATE. TO ASSEMBLE, IMPORT THE .STL FILE TWICE INTO THE SLICER, THEN USE X-RAY VIEW TO ROTATE AND MOVE THEM SIDE BY SIDE AROUND THE LITHOPHANE, LEAVING ABOUT 1 MM OF SPACE BETWEEN EACH PART. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR EASY REMOVAL OF SUPPORTS. TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE MATERIAL USAGE, USE PAUSE AT HEIGHT OR A SIMILAR FEATURE TO STOP PRINTING ABOVE THE LITHOPHANE IF THE SUPPORTS ARE HIGHER THAN THE IMAGE.