2" Filter Wheel Assy V3

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I'm calling this V3.2 of the filter wheel. I had put the slots for the position lock on the wrong side. I tried and tried to find a way to make it work because I didn't want to reprint the wheel. I was trying one hack or idea after another. Some times you just have to admit it and fix it right. It's working correctly now. I added an stl and a FCStd for the new wheel. This is V3 of the filter wheel. The V1 & V2 work, but it's been an evolution to make things more user friendly while working in a darksky environment. I don't think there will be a V4 unless I have some major epiphany. Right now I'm just getting to tweaking little things. I'm leaving the V1 & V2 up in case anyone else wants to try their own Ideas. Let me know what you come up with. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2990278 & https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3040945 and don't forget the https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3067335 Most noticeable change is the addition of a large position lock hinged to one of the casings. To make this work I added 4 indented areas in the wheel. This seems to make finding the position of the next filter a little easier than the small button on the V2. Not as noticeable but I separated the 2" male end from it's casing. this allows me to print the adapter with thicker walls and almost 100% fill and still print the casing at a lower fill. Eventually I want come up with a better design for the 2" female adapter. At that time I will separate it from it's casing as well. That's the only change I can think of. Finally V1 and V2 were both designed with VERY lose tolerances. With V3 I tightened everything up. How much I tightened what was based on the output of my printer. Some of the newer part may require a little sanding here or there. Your results may vary. Have Fun.