Mantis Arm

Still (mostly) Print-In-Place!

Print Instructions:

• Supports required under for the ‘post’ portion of the clamp as well as the Qube500 mount points & post-hole. I recommend organic supports for this.
• I've place some special voids inside the post to ensure additional perimeters are there for strength. If that isn't enough strength for you, you can also insert a M3x20 screw into the hold at the bottom of the post.

Post-Print Instructions:

1. Remove the supports.
2. Slid a thin metal piece (knife/scraper tool) into the groove between the outer ring of the planetary gears connected to the ‘post’. Slide the knife along the joint to separate the two rings as much as possible.
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3. Rotate the dial clockwise to move the post away from the clamp gears
4. Rinse and Repeat above steps 2 & 3 for the remaining planetary gear systems
5. While slowly inserting the post into the post-hole, twist the parts around the post's axis of rotation so that the two parts work each other smooth..
6. Enjoy! 

• Thickened the ring gears by 0.5mm
• Added bumps between the stacked ring gears in order to improve the ease of breaking the stack printed rings apart
• Added a post leg for the swivel mounting
• Added truss arms between the 3 planetary gear systems