Universal Phone Stand from BNC3D (Remixed for easier printing)

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Remix of the Universal Phone Stand by BNC3D. The design from BNC3D was very nice, in theory. But the idea that this was easily printed without supports is somewhat laughable given the extreme overhangs (50 degree or more) and sharp rounded edges, particularly given filament variability (maybe some filaments could handle this overhang, but many could not, even with tight calibrations). I have access to 3 professional grade machines, two of which use a E3D Hemera with solid copper heat block and titanium break with full 360 degree even cooling, and the other which uses older style "side cooling" but has a copperhead heat block and bimetal break on it, and none of these machines would be able to manage those overhangs without a sub-par print quality. So, rather than get angry at failed prints due to a design that isn't really ideally designed for FDM 3D printing, I decided to get crafty. Enter this. Rotated on its side for easy print. Removed taper from top to avoid requirement for supports. Changed slope of taper to give the phone a larger angle while placed so that it's tilted more upright. That may or may not be to your taste, but this works really well for phones that have a "thick flip case" where the other stand tended to leave the phone nearly vertical in such a case. YMMV. Have fun!