Sliding Door bolt Updated! Now print fully assembled

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I've added a fully assembled door bolt to print, either complete or just the bolt itself. I've included a reduced contact sliding bar version to help with prints that seem to be fused together, please let me know if this helps. I've also added a 90-degree mounted receiver created by a Myminifactory user Joshua Grimshaw, which may help when mounting the bolt in some situations. No supports are required. I've added two versions with improved support for the ball handle, as the previous ones seem to distort the ball but are still usable. If anyone prints these two with improved ball support, please let me know if this fixes the problem - my printer is currently out of action for a week or so. Print at least three perimeters and at least 27% infill or higher. I would recommend using a raft rather than a brim. Don't scale down the assembled one as the tolerances will be too close. If your printer is like mine, the parts may seem slightly stuck together when printed - in this case, you should still be able to free them up. To do this, place the front of the bolt across the jaws of an open vice so that the path of the bolt is clear, then tap the back end of the bolt bar with a hammer using an M8 bolt to drive the bar into the body. Then work back and forth a few times, and it should free up. I've added replacement body and receiver with countersunk screw holes - these are "sliding bolt receiver_csk.stl" and "sliding bolt body_csk.stl". This is the sliding door bolt I made for my shed door. The one in the picture is made from PLA, although ABS would probably be a better choice for outdoor use. I would recommend that the parts be made with at least 50% infill. Assembly should be quite simple. First, make sure the slot in the main body will allow the sliding bolt shaft to slide freely and also check that the shaft fits into the blind hole in the sliding bar. I put a couple of drops of superglue in the hole in the bar, slotted the bar into the main body, lined up the hole with the slot, and then pushed the pin into place firmly. Be careful not to get glue on the outside of the bar! Please note that the sliding bar is deliberately over long to allow for expansion and contraction of the wood on my shed. The inside of the main body may require a little cleanup after printing - I used a small wood chisel to clean out the top corners and a little filing around the slot. I've added a picture of one of a couple I made at 65% of original size, so I can say it works perfectly scaled down too.