Green Screen PVC Frame Clip

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I have a large DIY green screen behind my desk for videos and livestreaming. It is constructed out of 3/4 inch schedule 80 (i.e. grey electrical) PVC pipe. Though it has a base that prevents it from falling over easily, it also has a bar along the top for mounting clamp lights. Small diameter PVC pipe is a bit bendy at any significant length (above about 1.5 - 2 feet), so the weight of the lights and the screen itself makes it tend to lean away from the wall. I designed this to hold the screen vertical. One or more can be snapped around the light mounting bar or the vertical pipes on the sides of the screen and then nailed or screwed to the wall to hold the screen vertical, similar to the strap that is included with a flat packed bookshelf. The small nubs on the round clip are for adding an optional retainer, such as a bread tie or elastic band. Note: My screen is long enough that it partially covers a nearby window on one end, so there is always going to be a gap between the frame and the wall that wouldn't otherwise be there. I may add a spacer for such situations, but if you need to print one, you can always flip the clip upside down in your slicer (curved bits down), scale the clip on Z so the spacer is the desired height, and then cut off the curved bits. In Cura you'd use the Cut Off Object Bottom field on the Advanced tab.