lightstand 50% scale

TL;DR: Remodeled the lightstand for 50% scale, now works well when smaller.


My printing bed of 120x120mm did not allow the original scale to be printed. After testing I realized that some gaps would fuse, rendering the entire thing unusable. Especially the center rod was stuck, so every time I tried to unlock the moving plate, it ripped off.

So I tried modifying existing STLs in blender to scale the object itself and increase gaps... and failed. Too many gaps.

Then I said "screw it, I can do this" and remodeled the entire thing in onshape. So now everything is to scale at 50% (maybe some detail deviations) and has nice 0.5mm gaps, and also M3 holes for use with screws instead of printed knurled knobs. Those things were too small in the original as well.

Thanks the the original designer for the challenge and the marvellous design example!