Support for Action Figures' Grandstands

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I'm an avid Star Wars action figure collector, always striving to create impressive displays for my growing collection. As it expanded rapidly, I found myself needing more space to showcase everything in style. One of my initial solutions was designing a grandstand using thin glass strips (2mm thick, 400mm long, and 50mm wide) supported by polystyrene columns attached to the glass shelf, which isn't visible in these pictures. My intention is to upgrade this setup by replacing the polystyrene columns with PLA columns that are fixed directly to the glass shelves, making cleaning much easier. To assemble a functional set of supports, you'll need to print: 2 single platforms [Encastre], 8 bases [Base], 6 separators [Separador], 4 of each type of column, 8 column capitals [Capitel], and 16 fences [Tope]. If you choose to print only 2 fusion platforms [Fusion], you won't need to print any single platform [Encastre], base [Base], or separator [Separator]. Print Settings: Printer: PrintRite Colido 2.0 3D Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.15mm Infill: 20% Notes: PLA Filament Post-Printing: 1.- Attaching 8 bases to 2 encastres. To attach the bases of the columns [Base Columna.stl] to the single platforms [Encastre Bases.stl], some strong glue is required. If you've chosen to print the fusion platform variant [Fusion], skip this step. 2.- Attaching 6 separators to 2 encastres. Attach the base separators [Separador Base.stl] to the platforms [Encastre Bases.stl]. Glue is again strongly required. If you've chosen to print the fusion platform variant [Fusion], avoid this step. 3.- Attaching 4 of each type of column to 8 bases. Now, it's time to attach the columns [Columna ##.stl] to the bases [Base Columna.stl]. No glue is needed. If you've chosen to print the fusion platform variant [Fusion], this is your first step. 4.- Attaching 16 fences to 8 capiteles. Attach the step fences [Tope Escalon.stl] to the column capitals [Capitel Columna.stl]. Glue is mandatory. For most cases, a scissor blade was needed to enlarge the holes of the capitals for the step fences. To avoid this problem, I modified the steps' dimensions to improve tolerances, but only the next print will prove them right or wrong. 5.- Finishing The final step is to mount the column capitals with fences on top of the columns. No glue is required. The set is ready to be fixed to a glass shell using double-sided ribbons, for example. How I Designed This Design Parameters It was designed using Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 software. The dimensions of the platforms (the bottom pieces of the set, where all the others attach) take into account a desired separation of 50mm for the columns and tolerances for mounting side by side bases and separators. They also consider an extension at the back for aligning properly against the glass shelf edge to facilitate sticking, pasting, or taping. Top fences added to the column capitals to grab the glass strips (steps of the grandstand) are made for 50mm wide strips. Platforms [Encastre Bases.stl], separators [Separator], and fences [Tope Escalon.stl] are the only pieces that would require changing for other glass strip dimensions. If needed, I'd be happy to satisfy any request. Single platforms [Encastre], bases [Base], and separator [Separator] are fused in a new variant of platform [Fusion], making it a recommended option for simplifying printing and assembling jobs.