HTC Vive Lighthouse Quick Wall Mounts

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NOTE - 6/28/19 - INDEX MOUNTS DON'T FIT THESE. Moppedz did a great remix here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3720367 The HTC Vive mounts and Lighthouses are great but not so great looking if you leave them out all the time. I needed a quick way to mount and demount them from the wall when we weren’t doing things in VR. We wanted a more unobtrusive installation that safely held the Lighthouses but allowed for quick setup and takedown. I made a quick mount mounting bracket that attaches to the wall and a slide-in part that the Lighthouse mount affixes to. There is also a logo plate to put back in the bracket when the Lighthouses aren’t in place to make the bracket less noticeable, and a completely blank plate if you would rather. Depending on your printer, there may be some sticking between the slides and the bracket at first. I put in some clearance to reduce that but you also want a secure fit so that the Lighthouses don't vibrate or shift. You might want to "wear in" and verify fit using the slide for the Lighthouse ball mount since just setting that into place will give you a handle to slide it in and out until it doesn't grab. The Lighthouse ball mounts affix to the slides with #8-32x3/8" machine screws with 8-32 nuts in the pockets on the backs of the slides. A well-stocked hardware store should have them. These work great and make for very quick setup and take down for those who don't want to leave Lighthouses up all the time.