Venetian Blind Tilt Tape Bracket

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This is a Venetian Blind Tilt Tape Bracket for the Window Blind Head Rail Track that are externally 25.4mm wide and 24mm high.I supplied two files. One has a gap to push the drawer string in, which the manufacturers normally thread through the square holes on each side of the bracket. So I supplied it like the original if you are prepared to thread it through or with the gapped model where one just pushes the string in for convenience. The original plastic brackets brackets crumble with age and the ability to tilt the Venetian blind becomes difficult or impossible.The Venetian Blind Tilt Tape Drum is available from another maker whose link is:https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2824139It fits perfectly. This is for the blinds that have the round pinion rod with a flat side. Most other designs cater for the square or hexagonal pinion rod types.I think these blinds are manufactured in China.NOTE - When you reinstall the Tilt Strings over the Drum Cam take it over the Tag and then under through the slit. Also for the other side in the opposite direction. This small amount of uptake makes a significant different to the Tilt of the blind as is originally intended.Update 6 Oct 2023 - I added square holes for the Tilt strings to fit on either side of the tilt drum.Update 9 Oct 2023 - I improved the Draw String Box with a Fillet to allow the string to slide over and into the hole on the last block and slightly changed the dimensions with my parametric design as I struggled to get the bracket to slip into the Header Rail. Also I increase the width of the tabs to make them a bit stronger to fit into the Header Rail Slot.