Ball Mount Stand

I needed a ball mount stand for attaching magsafe chargers to my charging station. These ball mounts are used in many auto accessories for interchangeable ‘window mount’ and ‘vent mount’ adaptors. The ‘ball’ is about 8.5mm.

For strength I use a M3x30 machine screw that runs through the ball and down the neck into the base.

Fusion 360 CAD file included for remixing.

I printed with a tiny bit of paint on organic support like:

I used PLA for in indoor charging stand, I've used ASA for auto ball mounts and it works great.