March 16, 2017
Description
Update 9/8/22
I came looking for some old documentation and files and noticed that this thing has been "under moderation" for who knows how long. Nobody contacted me and there's no explanation other than violating site term of use. Dunno what the violation is. I removed external links to products on amazon and clarified that it's compatible with the camera. Maybe that will help. Maybe not. Hey Thingiverse, what gives?
Update 4/28/17
Finally had the chance to authentically test this. I cut the parachute off of one of these guys: and it worked even better than I expected. It fell softly and did not break the lens protection posts even though they are supposed to be sacrificial. Of course then we dropped the camera twice without a parachute just for fun. We ended up with a lawn dart style landing. The sacrificial posts did not last for those drops.
The only criticism is the camera drops and has to gain a lot of speed before it stabilizes. I can't rifle the fins without ruining the video. Maybe if the fins were larger it would stabilize faster.
Parachute 1: https://youtu.be/km4F8nngSJ8
Parachute 2: https://youtu.be/sT6TsPxN_LM
Free Fall 1: https://youtu.be/EVD1WzBlLs0
Free Fall 2: https://youtu.be/IMJrAsLFvWk
Original I'm working on a project that drops eggs from a drone and thought it would be fun to get an eggs eye view. Instead of risking an I searched "action camera" on amazon and decided it was worth risking $40 that I might break this:
I'm going to attach a parachute and drop this at least three times, two with the parachute and once without a parachute. The posts that extend past the lens are not visible by the camera and are guaranteed to break instantly due to the layer orientation. (Delamination) I don't care though it will be a fun experiment!
I printed this with two perimeters and 10% infill. Slip the camera in and use an M6 screw to hold the case to the camera and tie the parachute on.
I've included the STL files for the case and one for the camera model. Note that the M6 screw is centered 39mm up from the bottom of the camera.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike