Microphone Shock Mount

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This is a fully functional microphone shock mount for a side-address microphone. (Also called a "spider mount.") It's functionally equivalent to equipment that can cost around $50 to buy retail. This design is meant to be printed on a RepRap style 3D printer. This design is parametric -- that is, it can be scaled up to larger diameters fairly easily and thanks to the truss structure, it has the excess strength to accomodate that. (Also, to head off the inevitable comment, the hose clamp does not touch the mount body. There is 3mm clearance, and that's the largest hose clamp that will work for the design shown in the pictures. This was actually made for my Austin Ribbon Mic, and there's plenty of space for that one, as it's a narrower mic using a smaller hose clamp.) Instructions Print out two copies and epoxy the bottoms together. Multiple clamps like hemostats are very helpful for this. You may find that the bottoms of the uprights do not match due to warping/shrinkage when trying to glue them. This design has enough excess strength, this doesn't matter. Add a hose clamp, 5 hair bands, and the bottom part of a microphone clip, and you have a fully functional shock mount.