Slew Bearing - Customizable

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This is a complete redesign in OpenSCAD of the slew bearing created by Christoph Laimer. He implemented it in Fusion360 and made a great YouTube video on how to design such a thing and test it, highly recommended! The main features of this over one by Christoph Laimer are: - Customizable in Customizer - Integrated threads, so no need for additional screws - Tension adjustable (unscrew a bit to reduce tension) I highly recommend printing the rollers in vase mode to get the best possible surface quality. If your slicer allows it, add some bottom and top layers to make the rollers stiffer. The outer ring can be printed in one part, but two parts may provide better surface quality because otherwise there is a 45-degree overhang. The bearing height will determine your roller diameter and height; I recommend using a height of 8mm or more, otherwise it might be challenging to print and tolerances must be small. I successfully printed bearings from 70x25mm in diameter down to 13x2.5mm. Without a screwable outer ring, 11mm should be possible. Rollers can't be printed that small, but you can use small chunks of 1.75mm filament as rollers. Hints: - The number of rollers are not (yet) automatically optimized. You should design it with minimal distance between rollers and the number of rollers must be even! Easiest to adjust by changing height of bearing - This does not feature the very cool kegel-style rollers designed by Christoph Laimer