Adafruit Heat Set Insert Rig Cable Support and Retainers

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This cable support is designed to keep the soldering iron cable out of the way when moving the press up and down on the Adafruit Heat Set Insert Rig. The groove in the radius along the length of the cable support and the cable retainer will accommodate a 5mm diameter soldering iron cable. The cable retainers are designed to slide on and off the cable support allowing for quick removal of the soldering iron. The original plan was to use wire ties around the cable and support arm, but the idea to make a retainer that could easily be removed by sliding or unclipping was a much better idea. This is my first design, however I have printed and built two of the heat set rigs and the modified parts fit and work well with the original design. Adafruit Heat Set Insert Rig .stl files and build information can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3613621 Build Guide and additional information can be found here: https://learn.adafruit.com/heat-set-rig/3d-printing This design will require 2 each 4mm x 12mm socket head screws to attach cable support to the existing idler-coupler in the original Adafruit design.