Repair Kenko VT-1000 tripod

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A long time ago, I bought the Kenko VT-1000 tripod in Japan. Unfortunately the plastic became brittle and I don't have technical assistance in my country to obtain the parts and I don't know if they are still manufactured. So as not to throw them away and make more garbage for nature, I decided to make the pieces in 3d. I made it a little thick to have more resistance. I avoided using rounded parts so as not to reduce the resistance. Printing: - need support in holes - my printer expands a little on the holes so I had to sand it - I printed at 120m/s so there were some flaws and I took it out on the sandpaper. I set it up to test the pressure of the locks. - I needed to print new pins that are pushed by the lever. I adjusted their height on the sandpaper. - the central part has 3 supports for 3 rods, I didn't need to make the entire piece, as it has a thread on the inside. I cut the old piece where it had broken and molded a new piece that fits the old one and glued it with super glue. - flip the lock_central.stl piece 180 degrees so you don't need to support your slicer