RAM/Ball version of Universal Car Phone Stand

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Remixed from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2895232 Liked the design, but am looking to make a RAM mount compatible car cradle. So took the design from above linked thing and adapted it to accept a ball mount. Only part A from above linked thing was changed. The other parts are unchanged. You only have to print this remix's part A and the part B from above linked thing. Printed it, works great. Had to sand the 2 parts from part B which go into part A to make them smoother, or they wouldn't fit. Edit 1: -Im aware that I didnt do the rubber bands correctly in the picture :) Check the video from the original thing on how to do it properly -Printing it in PETG now so that it can withstand heat in the car Edit 2: -Black PETG does not withstand a 40 degree celsius heat wave unfortunately. Will try annealing PLA to see if it works and as a last resort try my luck with printing ABS. If you already print ABS: use it. -Used it for a few weeks, have some suggestions: 1) use 15-20% infill for the whole thing, except the part where the ball is attached to the main piece. In Cura you can drag a block over that part and change the settings so that it's 100% infill only for that piece, making it stronger. 2) based on my experience I will make a whole new version of this when I get some time. I find the rubber band part both genious and annoying that it can only be installed with an extra "tool". I want to make one which doesnt need that. Also I want the "grabber" to be a bit deeper so that less thin phones fit inside it with cover. Lastly the original part B (the grabber thing with the 2 tiny sticks) never fit for me without sanding, and also the 2 sticks broke regularly because its just flimsy. I intend to improve on that as well. Therefore, putting this thing back on "work in progress".