Could you print a supporting threaded piece that applies slight pressure against the top/bottom plates using feet and thread tension? Maybe you could gain some stability here by having two of the legs wrap around the PVC, or drill into the PVC somehow? The arms shouldn't hit bottom, so there is some room to play with?
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