Severn posted:There's the pointing finger idea... and those above could also be quad-vaned... (like the ends of darts).
But yes, I was thinking the shaft could be longer and just fit there in the stand. The stand is plastic I believe. I took mine apart. It is held in place by 2 tiny screws on the inside. These are slightly occluded by the gear that actives the mechanism. (also plastic)...
If you printed new stands, you'd have to decide on making the screw holes in the "feet" (legs) for the screws.
Also -- I got the round knobs... I haven't tried them yet but they won't likely hurt to step on. I suppose I could try that too.
I think a child could pull these items out though... I could imagine a way around with a blocking sleeve preventing it from being pulled up if in the stand, but I don't see a good way to put it on ...
I have wanted to make a stand or a retaining sleeve from the beginning but I have been hung up on how to make it work. The minimum diameter of the shaft, for printing, is 1mm. And I think that may be too big for the original stand.
One of the big problems is designing something that the original lionel screws will be compatible with. I designed this switch and stand but as it sits the only way to make the stand stay in position would be to glue it in.
