Anycubic RPi & notebook cam mount

thingiverse

I loved the original clip- but the camera mount doesn't work with the QuickCam Pro For Notebooks, which Logitech gave me a few years ago. I simply added a mounting bolt and wingnut (initially created with https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:193647), with a tab added on top, for the cam's mounting clip to grip. The use of a wingnut and bolt instead of a fixed mount allows for adjusting the panning of the camera. (Tilt is handled in the camera's mount.) (See important note below.) The added bonus is that if I switch to a different camera requiring a different mount, I can simply print a new bolt, instead of the whole apparatus. Swapping back and forth between cams will simply mean changing the bolt. The RPi case top at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3726254 fits perfectly. I am using a 30x7mm exhaust fan. This means air must be drawn in- and the biggest hole is the mounting hole on the case bottom- I added a little offset pad to the clip, for better airflow (see important note below). Current Rpi temps hover between 35C and 37C, so I'm happy with the final outcome. *****IMPORTANT NOTES***** When printing the wingnut and the bolt, I scaled the nut up by 2% along X and Y (but *not* Z!) to add a little play for better fit. It came out perfectly. I did not scale the STL, as your mileage may vary. If you use the nut & bolt design, I suggest doing the 2% scale, and adjusting as needed. Kind of goes without saying, but the bolt needs to be printed with supports. :) When I added the buffer for airflow, I may have accidentally scaled-down the dovetail that inserts into the case bottom in the original design. It doesn't fit perfectly, but a little tape solved the problem, as reflected in my pictures. (I was going to glue it, but didn't have glue handy. I suggest gaffer's tape, which I also didn't have handy. If my tape job doesn't hold, I will move to glue.)