Universal Ball Joint

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Universal Ball Joint for fixing various things with configurable ball. I designed this part for fixing my long light system. Previously I used another open-source design but it failed after weeks later due to high stress on the system (The lamp was oscillating too much and didn't have enough grip on the ball). I used this joint to fix the 8 mm diameter aluminum pipe connected to my light setup. I left a cavity inside the ball in order to route some wires through the joint. The dimension of the screw is chosen as it is so it can be screwed with one hand. The grip of the ball can be adjusted with screw tightness easily. I would recommend sanding the ball a little bit in order to have a smooth grip but I prefer grid-like grip which is better in my opinion. Lastly, I include original models of the "inner ball" so if you want you can adjust the hole or use a different kind of shape like hexagon or a square hole. File Contains 3MF files of all the parts and SLDPRT and F3D files of the Light_Ball_Fixture part.