Soldering aid for Adafruit Trellis

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So, after printing all my Trellis boxes, I finally realized I had to actually solder those pesky LEDs into the board. Some people might say, "Hey, why not just bend the leads so they hook in place? Or, hey, how about using that painter's tape trick?" Well, let me tell you, that's not going to cut it. I'm not being nice when I say you can take a hike to your respective ideology's version of hell. If your ideology doesn't have a concept of eternal damnation, then just punch yourself in the stomach as hard as you can. And if you're not gasping for air, you're doing it wrong. In all seriousness, though, even with those workarounds (which I do use sometimes), it's never easy to guarantee those LEDs will stay upright. You've got some wiggle room under those buttons, but it's best they stay as straight up as possible. The recesses in this aid should hold the LED at its base, that little lip where the anode and cathode come out of, so you'll see a small gap between your board and the aid. I tried accounting for the lip so the board would be flush with the aid, but this seemed to keep the LED straighter for some reason.