Thousand Oaks Dew Heater Tripod Holder

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Holder for Thousand Oaks Dew Heater Controller. There are four files. Choose one. The two that have "2in legs" in the file name have feet that fit a 2in tripod tube. To make them stick to the legs better, I glue a bit of rubber on them. First, lightly sand with 120 to 150 grit sandpaper to rough up the PLA, clean with isopropyl alcohol, then stick or glue rubber to the feet. A few inches of hook and loop through the holes in the feet and it will hang off the tripod leg like a champ. The file with "cord wraps" in the file name has two pins on the side to wrap a cord around. It's not very deep or big, so its really only good for strain relief. No Cord Wraps is just like it sounds. A bit more compact. If you want to fit a different diameter leg, message me with the diameter or radius and I will create the STL with the right dimensions. The file with "8in tube" in the file name has feet that fit the outer dimension of a Celestron 8in SCT but I have to imagine it will fit similar sized tubes as well. If you want a custom dimension, just message me with the outer dimension and I'll make a model for you. The file with "1-4 #20" has a sliding mount that will accept a 1/4 #20 screw which are commonly found on tripod mounts. You will need a 1/4 #20 brass insert. Ignore the crappy printing in the image. What I found is that as the model is printed, the vibration from the printer throws the axis off. To fix it, I created a block in Cura for that thin leg and slowed the print speed to half (44 mm/s) and that took care of the uglies without lengthening print time by much.