Painting handle for busts

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As I couldn't find a solution I liked to hold miniatures, so I created this mish-mash of existing designs and I like it a lot. I use it when I want to paint a bust: I pin the bust with a rod (and choose the handle according to the diameter of the rod, which in turn I choose according to the weight of the bust). I temporarily glue the rod to the handle with a glue gun (to prevent rotation without bending the rod I want to keep for the final piece). I print with support. Removing it is a bit of work (I do it with thin pliers) but it is kinda needed for the thing to work. Hopefully someone will remix this to have a shape inside that removes the need for support? :) The name of the STL file ends with the diameter of the rod that fits in it. The fit can be a bit tight at first (as it should - you don't want the bust to slide away). There is an optional rack to slide the handle onto. (It really is the original design cut to have just a single pole with flat support.) It improves stability. Sometimes you spend a lot of time on a bust and you don't want any accidents to happen... The following thing is also a clear source of bits in this design: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4741231 I have small hands; not sure how to handle the scaling of the handle, but I've included the 3mf files, hopefully to help you adapt it to your hands. I hope this helps.