Raspberry Pi Articulated Camera Mount

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This is an articulated camera mount for the Raspberry Pi's camera. I leveraged the wonderful joints from TinkerPlay, and built a system that should allow you to put as many joints in your mount as you'd like. This is a (spiritual) remix of thing:587765; most of the parts are recreated from scratch. The only thing I reused was the case for the camera, and pieces of the camera bracket. Updates: 01/17/16: Added a through hole to frame_clip.stl so you can tie off elastic to help the arm articulate. 12/31/15: Removed the Work in Progress flag, as this has been working so well, there's not much more work left to do. 07/07/15: Added an improved 8020 clip that clips internally, as opposed to externally. I renamed the previous clip to external_frame_clip.stl 04/23/15: I've printed this, and it works wonderfully! Please, try it, and give me some feedback! Instructions Print one of everything, except the arm_joint.stl file, which you will want several. I suggest starting with three, and printing more if you need them. Assembly is pretty simple. The camera presses into the case_front.stl, and case_back.stl just snaps into the back. You then put two M3 screws/nuts through the holes on the side, and camera_bracket.stl. From there, just snap in as many arm_join.stl pieces as you need, and clip it to the frame! Note: One suggestion is to get some rubber, either from a hair tie or a rubber band, and tie a not in one end, run it through the joints, and then tie it off on the other end, after pulling it tight. This just helps the joints pull against each other and makes it easier to articulate.