Cell phone Adjustable Tripod Mount

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This is an adjustable tripod mount for your cell phone. It will hold an old small ipod touch, and a really big phone too (not a tablet). There are 3 parts to print, and this is not a super easy print. You will have to manipulate g-codes a bit to make this work, as there are 2 steel nuts that are embedded inside the plastic. This makes it really durable (won't strip plastic thread over time). There are a few pieces of hardware that you will have to buy, really easy off the shelf from any hardware store. See picture, hardware is shown. Also I recommend buying some sticky foam padding, to protect your valuable phone (this is optional). Oh and you need some super glue for plastics (pretty sure you have that already). I used Gorilla Super Glue; it does not dry very fast with PLA, but let it dry overnight and your stuff will never come apart! Print Settings Printer Brand: RepRap Printer: Prusa i3 Rafts: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 30% Notes: 1st part to print is the "Bottom Mount". No support material needed. This is the most complicated print, in that you will have to split your gcode program into 3 different programs. Slice the part, then look in your slicer for the layers, and notice when the 1st nut pocket gets covered up. Backtrack 1 or 2 layers and edit gcode to stop the 1st program here (make copies of the original program before saving!). If you used 0.2mm resolution, this will be around layer 34. When your program stops, insert the 1st nut in the pocket (make sure it doesn't stick out above the pocket!). Repeat the same thing for the top nut (will be around layer 289). So now you have 3 programs, 1 that will stop after the 1st nut, the 2nd will stop after the 2nd nut, and the last one will carry on from that point to finish the part. I am not responsible if you crash your printer!! You need to understand at least some basics about gcodes to make this safely. If you are not comfortable doing this, try my other tripod mount design, it's an easy print, and it works great too!! The 1st nut is the one that screws on your tripod. The 2nd nut is the one that allows opening and closing of the top mount. 2nd part to print is the "Top Mount". There is no challenge for this one, it is a straight forward print. You will need to enable support material for this one, and make it as flimsy as you can, because the support material will be inside a pocket and is hard to remove cleanly. You might even want to use a dremel tool, but I did not and it worked anyways (I used a pointy file to remove supports in the corners of the square pocket). When you remove the support material, try to make the top portion break loose (it should rotate nicely inside the top mount). If it doesn't work, you can try tapping it gently, mine came free really easily. Last part to print is the "Knob". Nothing special with this one, no support material. Once you have the 3 parts, insert the top mount in the bottom mount, and put the bolt in. Make sure the square drive on the bolt goes inside the square pocket in the top mount. Make a few turns at least, this will make sure that the bolt is straight, before gluing the knob. Then put some glue inside the round pocket at the top of the top mount (make sure no glue gets on the outside!), and put the Knob in that pocket, making sure it sits straight. Let dry overnight, and in the morning this should be all working perfectly... Let me know if you have questions or comments, and if you made one please take the time to upload a picture, it's always nice to see! Changes - Revisions April 23, 2016 I updated the 2 files for the Top Mount and the Knob. I made the pocket a little bit deeper for the bolt head, and made the turning part of it a bit tighter, it was slightly loose. Made the Knob slightly tighter in the pocket. Nothing major, these are very small changes, the 1st version worked fine too.