Metcal MX-500 Horizontal Holder

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by Segasonicfan Designs https://segasonicfan.wixsite.com/retro @SegasonicfanDesigns on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SegasonicfanDesigns The Metcal MX-500 is a decent soldering station but it's HUGE and HEAVY and didnt fit on my desk so... I made this. This helps it lay on its back under my desk. These are 4x vertical feet for each corner to elevate the unit so it can lay with its back facing down without crushing the power cord. Note, designed for 4x countersunk M3 self-tap screws, about 8-12mm would be fine. However, the holes might need to be a tad smaller for self-tapping well. I just used black hot glue which worked fine anyway. 20% infill is what I used. Print them vertically (they are the their side now. Also included 2x small bits for remixing. Note, this could use longer floor bar mounts for the sides as well as probably 5-10mm more height to accommodate bulkier power cords. It could use a 1-2 more iterations, but it gets the job done for me. --Cura Settings-- (v4.8 Creality Slicer) Ender 3 S1 Pro Polymaker PolyLite Black PLA --Basic settings-- No Supports Printed with 50mm/s speed (120mm/s travel) first layer speed 10mm/s (20mm/s travel) 0.3mm layers 0.4mm nozzle PEI bed @ 60 degreess, Nozzle @ 200 degrees retraction at 1.2 (better for S1 Pro than default 0.8) --Expand settings (for dimensional accuracy)-- horizontal expansion = 0 first layer horizontal expansion = -0.1 hold horizontal expansion = 0.25 -Included 4x corner supports (each corner was different) 1x mounting plate (make 2 for each corner set 2x extra unused bits (for remixes)