Darts Camera and LED Ring for Autodarts

This version eliminates light bleed between LED ring elements and needs minimal screws for assembly. The arms are made for bigger printer, they are combined to 1 part, so your printer requires like 350 mm in one bed dimension to fit them. In order to have more space to route cable through the arms, the screw positions on the arm has been modified. So these Arms and Ring are not compatible with other versions. They are made for M5 x 16 countersunk screw, but you can use everything up to 25 mm length. For the camera cover you require one M3 x 5 countersunk screw, but there you can use everything up to 15 mm length.

List of screws:

• 6 x M5 * 16 mm countersunk screw (or similar)

• 3 x M3 * 5 mm countersunk screw (or similar)

• 9 Screws to mount the arms on the wall (also countersunk)

• screws to mount the cameras inside the arm (usually M2 or M2.5 should both fit)

List of prints:

• 1 x LED Arm (for inserts or threads)

• 1x right Arm (for inserts or threads)

• 1x left Arm (for inserts or threads)

• 3x Camera Cover

• 6x Ring Element

• 3x Ring Arm Element

• 9x Pin

Print settings: 

You require some support for the top Part of the Arms where the camera will sit. The LED ring only requires a bit of support on both ends. The rest you can use your normal settings. (see blue marked surfaces)

Assembly: 

short version:

• glue ring together always 2 elements then 1 arm element (use pin to lock while drying)

• get M5 thread in (cut or insert) and cut M3 in top for cover

• cables through the LED arm and then in the corresponding arm

• screw in and connect camera

• screw arms closed and arms to ring

long version:

The assembly is pretty easy. For the ring use 2 normal elements and then 1 arm element. To assemble these put some glue on the end faces of the elements. Push them together and use the pin with some glue at the end to lock them in place while the glue dries. 

The arms are even simpler. Depending on the version you print ether melt in the M5 inserts in the middle of the arms or cut the M5 thread in the other version. The camera cover screw has to be cut in both versions.

The cables are easier to get in before the arms are screwed to the ring. I would recommend using the side exit for the cables and route them at the underside of the LED ring (there is a groove for the cable). If you want to have every cable coming out of the LED arm you need to route 2 camera cable through the bigger channel in the arm first. To get the cable through the arm start from the outside with the smaller connector and just push it though. Then when you see the cable screw the cameras in and connect them. Lastly screw the arms to the ring and route the cable on the underside of the LED ring (might take some force to get the cable in).