Prop Balancer

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I bought a balancer without any stand, so I headed to my garage and found parts to build around. I used these magnets: https://www.fasttech.com/p/1140103, made the space for the magnet to be glued into 10mm in diameter and 2mm deep. The nut and bolt were random items I found in the garage - I don't know their actual names (like M3, M4, M5) but from flat to flat on the nut is 8.65mm and the bolt is 4mm thick, so I made the spots for them 10mm deep with holes at 4.5mm. I overengineered it to make it easy to find random parts around the house. It has about 53-54mm of floating space and 57mm from magnet to magnet. Another thing - I used this prop balancer https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=55640 but its ends were flat. I put it on a drill and ground the ends with a wheel, which might have been unnecessary. Instead, I could've made one myself with random long bolts and some nuts. Print Settings: Rafts: No Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 50-100% Notes: I printed it in PLA at 50% infill. The pillars where the magnet and nut go looked hollow, so if you're comfortable with your material keep it at 50%. Otherwise, go for the 100% infill.