Camera Bed Mount for Ender S1 w/ silicone spacers

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This is a remix of several files that I combined together to work for my specific equipment. Thingiverse is still broken when searching for the thing ID to attribute the files I remixed so I'll just be linking them at the bottom. These are parts to attach a camera to an Ender 3 heatbed, designed for those of us who have upgraded to silicone spacers. I have an S1 Pro but I believe it will work for all Ender 3s. The arm can rotate around where it is attached at the heatbed level screw on the left side (or right, if you attach it there). Since many of us have so many different modifications, most likely you will only be able to use parts of this and will need to mix-and-match like I did to make this. But, this will give you some more options to work with . I wanted the camera low so I didn't include any additional lengths to my setup, but more pieces can be added to make the camera location higher and more flexible. I also wanted to minimize the weight I add to the Y axis, and minimize wiggle in the camera, and each extra extension would increase both of those negatives. I have noticed no problems with the way I have mine installed. The camera case is for a generic Pi HQ camera (InnoMaker, see photo), which is slightly larger than the real one at 39mmx39mm, and has mount holes in a different spot. At about $15, the quality of this camera is pretty close to the RPi V2, but it has an interchangeable M12 lens with manual focus. I mostly wanted the manual focus. I used no screws to connect the camera case together, just a tiny amount of hot glue. You will need one M3x20mm screw and nut to attach this case to the mount. The ball-and-socket system requires one spacer and one nut to be printed and installed for each ball joint used. Be sure to install the spacer the correct direction - with the bevel side facing the ball joint (see photo, which shows a longer piece than I included in this model but can be found at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3161886). It works best if you push the spacer to the back of the nut before trying to screw things together. Modified and inspired from the following models: Bed mount: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5243967, which is a remix for silicone spacers of https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4634481 Adjustable ball and socket connections: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1079807 Another remix using these parts can be found at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3147899 which has a lot of comments you can read through if you have questions about how to use this system. Joint to connect camera: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3188580