Diving Rig for Olympus TG-6 housing

A 3D printed version of a hand held rig for the Olympus underwater housing, with actuators for zoom and shutter.
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Using 4 stainless steel (SS), 5"x5" (12.5x12.5mm)  right-angles, normally used for supporting planks, this design consists of a flat base and 2 side-handles. On the top center there is a stainless steel loop for attaching a safety-line.

The Stainless Steel parts give the needed rigidity to the whole rig.

The base and several other (green) parts are made from PETG, while the side-handles are printed in TPU for a comfortable feeling. 

To operate the important buttons on the underwater housing, a trigger-like construction is build into the right-side handgrip , while the left-side handgrip has an actuator that moves the zoom-lever on the housing. 

The trigger has a 3D printed spring to help with releasing the tension on the shutter button.

The top bar has several holes (drilled-out to fit photography-standard ¼" screws) and these can hold any LED-light attachment, in this case a diving torch with a TPU sleeve on top of an adjustable arm.  Be aware that stainless-steel must be drilled with (expensive) Carbide-Steel drills at LOW speeds with GREASE or OIL!  If Stainless Steel heats up too much it hardens making it nearly impossible to drill further, so keep it cool and oily!

Additionally there is a a TPU-printed cup with retainer ring to hold a wide-angle lens when it is not in use on the camera.

Attention!!!:  I always design 10X larger than normal, for smoother curves and smaller errors! All  STL / 3MF files are at 10X original size !!!!   Please scale the imported models down to 10% in your slicer !!!!

The STL files are exported from SketchUp, they might contain small errors. These files are then imported and corrected in Microsoft 3D-Builder  and saved as 3MF files and should work flawless. I always print with 3MF-files.

 

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