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I had a comment from a Jasper1984 that the ball joints he printed were not holding in position well (on my earlier model an so I thought of making a socket that can have adjustable tension by using rubber bands. my earlier model :http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:86194 was intended for a smaller scale. this model is bigger and should be easier to mount. the socket has indentation on the outside to hold a rubber band in place. I found using a band tightened the hold quite a bit and a stronger band would make it tighter still. (note only put the band on once the ball is in the socket, otherwise the socket could get damaged). I made the shaft have a increased surface area to make it stronger, and added a second hole to make attachment more secure.