Water Bottle Steady Cam V3

V3 . . . Created a non-moving bottom holder for the phone. It's now joined to the main frame. A more durable design. V2 weakest point was around the pivot joint. The old version is still there for download.

Added a long version of the top phone holder for larger phones.

This my "First" 3D design. I am brand new to 3D printing! I was looking for a inexpensive and compact steady cam. I wanted the design to be comprised of inexpensive parts and to be mostly printed on a home 3D printer.

The bottom of the design is constructed to hold a water or pop bottle as a counter weight.

I used DesignSpark Mechanical to design the parts and used Simplify 3D to slice. The parts were printed on an Ender 3 printer.

Other parts needed:

1. 2 ABEC 7 skateboard bearings. (I found 2 suitable ones in a dollar store fidget spinner.
2. Hair elastic (for phone holder)
3. 3 M4 x 20mm bolts and nuts.

Print Settings

Printer Brand:

Creality

Printer:

Ender 3

Rafts:

Yes

Supports:

Yes

Resolution:

0.2 layer height

Infill:

30 %

Filament: CCTREE PLA Blue

Notes:

I printed the phone holder in an upright position with supports. See Simplify 3D screen capture.

A Sample Cam Video

This was designed completely in DesignSpark Mechanical. I loosely borrowed ideas from a few different designs I found on Thingiverse.