Plug-In Glides for Bertioa Diamond Chair and Ottoman

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In the late 40's Florence Knoll hired a metal sculptor named Harry Bertoia and gave him a workshop, and asked him to create whatever he wanted. The outcome of this experiment was a series of modern chairs which are known for being "made mostly of air". These models include the iconic, flowing wireframe Bertoia Diamond Chair, Bird Chair, and ottoman. Newer versions of these chairs have holes drilled in the bottom of the leg runners to accept push-in plastic feet. My thrift-store diamond chair came with 3 of these 4 feet, and the remaining ones were pretty worn out. To complete the restoration, I plan to print four new ones from ABS. I modeled this foot/glide in Fusion from one of the beat-up originals. I haven't printed it yet! If you print it, please let me know how it works! If you need to modify it to fit, tell me about it!