Pit Droid outdoor heater knob

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My buddy asked me to whip up a new knob for his heater, and then he dropped a Star Wars bombshell - the heater reminded him of a Pit Droid from the galaxy far, far away. So, I got creative and crafted a Pit Droid knob. The print file should be set up with supports only touching the buildplate. You'll notice that there's a thin layer covering the hole for the peg that goes into the knob - this was done on purpose to keep the hole clear of supports and make it easy to cut out after printing, resulting in a super clean hole. The only minor hitch I encountered was that the hole was slightly too big, but I quickly fixed it by adding a piece of thin cardboard from a cracker box to the hole, and voila! Now it's stuck on there tighter than a lid on a jar - you'll need some serious elbow grease to get it off.