Corrogated Sheetmetal Stand-Off Mount

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I wanted to have a standoff to support my solar panel for my chicken coop, i don't believe this simple solution existed publicly, atleast i was not able to find a design, the closest i found was one for the plastic greenhouse corrugated, while i'm using 31 gauge corrugated sheetmetal (purchased from orange box store, don't know how different corrugation design varies between manufacturers or different gauge metal sheets At first i just wanted a standoff that would allow me to fasten the panel brackets to the existing lathe, without cruching up and distorting all my shiny new corrugated metal. Shortly after printing my newly designed standoff, i realized there was no way i was going to get all 4 mounting brackets to line up with the wood lathe, so i designed an opposing side for my standoff to act like a clamp, allowing me to use machine screws with washer and nut to fasten my solar panel anywhere i want directly to the sheet metal...it is far from perfect, however i very successfully fastened my solar panel and aside from drilling the necessary holes, no damage to my sheet metal. I also had the luck of not getting the holes to line up with the ridges, so i just added another oval hole to allow the hardware room to slide over, this allowed me to catch the ridge pretty well, while accommodating the hole in my solar panel bracket. use with caution, at this stage of design, these WILL LEAK rain and run-off. This does not create a leak proof seal, i intend to design some tpu printable gaskets for this mounting hardware, i'll likely also add designs to support a camera or a rpi z w so that i can easily monitor my chicken from my home (we have had a lot of racoons kill a lot of our chickens, so this new coop is getting serious) let me know if you need a minor edit or have an idea for a "mashup" or remix of these, i know some of y'all have corrugated tin on your rustic walls ;D