Tripod Phone Stand remix

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This is a remix from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4694593 Thanks fo DieZopfe for his original tripod stand design. I liked his design but when I printed it I did come across a couple of issues. First, when I put any weight on the tripod the legs would pop out of the base. Second, I noticed that lateral stability wasn't great. Therefore I tried to redesign a few parts. Here are some changes that I made in my remix: 1. Rotated the legs 180 deg from the base so that 2 legs are in front. This improved side to side stability. However, my phone started to fall forward. 2. To prevent this from happening, I shifted the ball joint backwards so that the center of gravity is closer to the middle of the base. I shortened the ball joint as well. 3. Revised the phone support bracket so that a charger cable could be connected when my phone was upright. I also made the support thinner. 4. Combined the tripod base and body together into a single piece. It needs to be printed with support everywhere. I also recommend infill 35% or greater for this part. 5. With the center of gravity more in the middle, I was able to shorten the legs slightly. 6. Changed the orientation of the hole in the legs so that they won't pop out as easily. 7. Optionally added a small rectangular cover to close the hole in the leg (see pictures). It has to be glued in place. 8. Since I revised the support bracket, I had to revise the upper clamp. 9. As an alternative to the clamp, I glued (2) 6x2mm magnets in the support bracket as I have a flat magnet in my phone case (see pictures). The magnets are strong enough to hold my phone in place without the clamp. I can even tilt my phone down and it will hold. The 6x2mm magnets can be obtained from Amazon.com. Additional tip: I recommend gluing thin rubber bumpers to the bottom of the feet so that the stand won't slide around so easily (see pictures). Enjoy and please post your makes. Additional note: I did not modify the ring nut so the file can be obtained from DieZopfe’s original design (link above). Update 7/29/21: I revised the tripod base and widened the main support to strengthen the neck of the ball joint.