Ball Head Mini Painting Stand - Bottle cap

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Didn't even know these existed until a week or so ago. Printed one simple rotating stand(after remixing it to what I wanted) and then decided I needed something with more degrees of freedom. First ball head I made still didn't tilt enough so more changes led to this ready for sharing version. Hope you enjoy. It's certainly made my painting jobs much easier. This is designed for standard soda/water bottles. I use a 1.5L smart water bottle myself, but any 16oz or 2L bottle should work. Fill fairly full with water or sand to keep it stable while printing. EDIT: Added an alternate Bottle cap for 800ml VOSS water bottles. The glass versions of these are fairly heavy so might not need alot of ballast to stay stable. - Mini holder to Ball Socket 1 x Hex socket bolt M3 x 10 1 x Hex nut M3 (lock nut) - Adjustment Knob to Ball Socket for tightening. (I don't even have these screws at the moment so I cannot use the adjustment knob yet) 1 x Hex socket bolt M4 x 20 1 x Hex nut M4 (non lock nut) - Bottle Cap to Ball Head 1 x #8 x 3/4" Wood Screw or something equivalent. - Mini to Mini Holder Rubber Bands, preferably small ones. Many points of contact to allow more than one and any rotation of the model desired. - Sandpaper Give the ball a quick once over to make it a little bit smoother. Not too much or socket won't be able to hold tight. You want it just tight enough you can still spin and tilt when you want to and not when it wants to. I've found with enough force I can pull the socket right off the ball, which is helpful for getting certain angles even this stand won't allow for. Something to keep in mind. It should pop right back on unless your socket is really tight. Mini on the stand is an earlier version of this [Tabaxi Tiger Fighter](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2829671)