v-slot 2020 modular camera holder with magnets

Update 02.05.23

Because I found a Raspberry Pi camera in a drawer  I quickly managed to design a mount for it. Of course it fits in with the rest of the project :). See pictures of how the tape is routed and how to mount it in the grip. I did the printing in PLA with a resolution of 0.12 mm.
 

Happy printing

emirpie

Update 01.05.23 

When I designed the arm I assumed that I could save on time and filament so I made an openwork construction. 

This worked well for the single arm. When I tested the combination of several arms in a longer structure, it turned out that the vibrations are too high, because the arm is flexible. Therefore, as an update, I made a version without holes, which is stiffer and vibration is reduced.

Happy printing

emirpie

I propose a modular camera mount that can be fitted to any printer built on a V-slot profile.  

Solution which I made allows the installation of a Microsoft camera model LifeCam-3000.

If you want to use my design for a different camera - only the holder needs to be redesigned.

As you can see from the photos, 2 variants can be assembled:

- horizontal - mounted on top of the profile. Here you have the possibility to rotate the arm in full 360'. 
- vertical - mounted on the side. Here you have the possibility to rotate the arm 180'.

What is important:

- you can duplicate the arms 2-3 times and mount the camera higher or further away from the printer. 

- The arms have 12 positions. Arm 00 and arm 15 are rotated in relation to each other by 15', which means that you can have a total of 24 different positions, which should give you the ability to accurately position the camera on the printer table.

I did my prints in PLA with a resolution of 0.12 with a nozzle of 0.4 and a fill of 20%. I used 10mmx3mm neodymium magnets. I glued them to the prints for safety.

The holes you see on the printouts are specially made in case you mix up the polarity sides of the magnet and need to remove it. Then you can push it out with something narrow