Miele vacuum cleaner hose connector

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This piece allows connecting Miele vacuum cleaner hoses together. As far as my research goes, there is about three different types of hoses: Two of them basically have the same connector on both ends (although it might look a bit different), the third one has a different connector on the vacuum cleaner side (smaller diameter with bigger diameter clips). This piece can be used to connect the "standard" type together, e.g. all connectors similar to the side you put into the hand part of the hose. It features good stability and seals as good as an original connection (with the hoses I tried). Support needed for the "inner seal ring" of the lower connector - feel free to leave support away and just rip the broken part out, it only provides additional seal but is perfectly fine without. Set **support to structure XY distance to at least 100%, better 150%** so you can easily remove the support afterwards - otherwise you don't get a good fitting surface. Sometimes, my printer had problems with the angle at nearly the top - use a knive to get rid of displaced material there, the print should work fine even with major distortion in the clip area. Use a rectilinear or similar infill for maximum stability. I will add FreeCAD source files as well, I also build different adapters with this as the base, they will come soon. Feel free to contact me if there is a quicker need...