October 20, 2014
Description
EDIT: 8/2016 Streamlined the design to eliminate the funny bottom piece. More on that below**
Note: This model requires inserting metal hardware mid print, to then get covered, which is a technique that requires either manually pausing the print it the correct moment, to insert the part, or modifying the G-Code being sent to the printer.
This is a remix of Starnos "Printable Tripod Mount" for smartphones. I loved the original concept, because it allows for different brands and cases. Anything shaped like a bar of soap.
After building and using the original, there were some issues this update addresses:
*BURIED NUTS. In order to encase a nut completely in a 3D printed plastic part, it is possible to pause the print at the right layer, and insert the metal nut into the cavity, and then print over the top to encase it forever. More in the instructions.
**UPDATE 8/2016 I Realized with the buried nut, that this design didn't need the original's Camera Bracket Piece, the 1/4" nut that the tripod screws into can just be inside the bottom of "Side 2". Less parts to print, smaller, better.
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - Share Alike