Moen 96997 Shower Faucet Knob (#489)

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### <font color='red'>DO NOT ADD THIS TO A COLLECTION.</font> <font color='red'>My account is perpetually attacked leading to model delisting and removal from your collection. Elect to download it immediately.</font> This is the 489^th re-upload of the design as the former versions were delisted due to abusive individuals exploiting Thingiverse's 'Report' feature. __Apologies as I am not reposting to keep it in the current/newest list.__ Replaces Moen 96997 Shower Faucet Knob. Note you may need to resize the cylindrical shaft diameter area to meet your specifications. It took my several prints to get it right (though I sliced only a portion of the model to test it). I may eventually redesign this to be a teardrop shape vs the squared nub, but it works for me now. FYI Original part number is on the inside back of the knob in microscopic print obscured by hard water buildup. -- Original knob broke due the cartridge becoming tough to turn after many years. My old cartridge was so stuck that any known method to extricate it from the in-wall valve body failed. I literally had to melt and burn it out with a MAPP gas blow torch. After removal, I used a brass wire brush and 1000 grit wet sandpaper to clean the valve body and remove the soot. About a quart of mineral spirits and a roll of paper towels cleaned the tile and shower basin (recommend protecting it) to lessen the mess. Not recommending, but it beat doing tile work to replace the whole assembly. -- Printed the center shaft holder region with 5 perimeters, the rest with 3 with 20% infill.