Paint Pole Camera Mount

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<p>I wanted to make a camera mount that would allow me to get shots from above and behind me as I fished from my kayak, so I made this using a $5 extendable paint pole from Lowe's. It uses the 5 threads per inch thread pattern from halley's model. It screws on tightly to the paint pole and is held together with 1/4" x 20 bolts and lock nuts. The camera can pan and tilt and maintains its angle due to the use of a rubber washer that grips the striations in the parts nicely.</p> <p>This should work with any camera that uses the standard 1/4-20 mounting screw, but it could easily be adapted for use with other cameras.</p> <h3>Instructions</h3> <p>Hardware needed</p> <p>1 1/4-20 x 1.5" bolt</p> <p>2 1/4-20 x 1" bolt</p> <p>1 1/4x1/2x1/16" rubber washer</p> <p>3 1/4-20 lock nuts</p> <p>4 1/4" washers</p> <p>Print out all three pieces. No supports are needed. I printed them at a layer height of 0.3mm and an infill of 15%. This seems plenty strong enough, but if you are expecting more stress from a larger camera or impact, you could always print them with a higher infill.</p> <ol> <li>Attach the fork to the screw base with a 1x1/4-20 bolt with a washer between the fork and the screw base and also between the screw base and the lock nut. This should allow the fork to turn without the nut loosening.</li> <li>Attach the camera plate to the fork with a 1x1.5-20 bolt with a lock nut with a 1/4x1/2x1/16" rubber washer between one side of the fork and the camera base . This allows you to change the angle of the camera, but still holds it very secure.</li> <li>Put a 1/4-20 bolt up through the camera plate and secure it with a lock washer. Screw the camera onto the bolt and adjust the bolt to the desired rotation.</li> <li>Screw the assembly onto a paint pole, broom handle, mop handle, etc. with a thread count of 5 per inch.</li> </ol> Category: Other