GoPro tripod mount

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Toyotany
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GoPro tripod mount

Post by Toyotany » Fri Mar 06, 2015 4:15 pm

Simple GoPro tripod mount. 1/4-20 nut pressed into base
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:277027
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Jules
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Re: GoPro tripod mount

Post by Jules » Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:37 pm

Nice! :D

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Re: GoPro tripod mount

Post by Matt_Sharkey » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:12 pm

Cool!

Could I offer a critique? Having the nut nest in from the bottom may tempt the whole thing to pull out (even if its glued). Perhaps have a slot cut above the bottom disk so that the nut cant pull out.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:713400
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Unfortunately my remix of it would need support...

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Re: GoPro tripod mount

Post by msmollin » Tue Mar 10, 2015 4:37 am

Matt_Sharkey wrote:Cool!

Could I offer a critique? Having the nut nest in from the bottom may tempt the whole thing to pull out (even if its glued). Perhaps have a slot cut above the bottom disk so that the nut cant pull out.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:713400

Unfortunately my remix of it would need support...
That's the same issue I had back in the day with the penny bottle openers that were popular on thingiverse for awhile. Like those, you could mitigate the problem by just decreasing the nut's hole size a bit more, and then heat the nut up on the stove hot enough so it'll melt into the ABS/PLA/whatever you used, and then weld it into the model that way. Requires playing with fire, but I think we could handle that :)

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Re: GoPro tripod mount

Post by Toyotany » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:07 pm

My original idea was to combine this thing with the Quick connect arca Swiss mount. I tried to combine them in 123d but when I printed it S3d saw 2 pieces and tried to print them sideways with 2 brims. What a mess. This one turned out with the nut recess distorted so I used an arbor press to press in the nut.
Since I am a noob I haven't shown all my failures. My new problem is getting pla to stick when the part is narrow and long. One end pulls up. I have had great results with round based objects. Most of my errors I could fix by doing a search and finding solutions on old threads. Everyone seems togo through the same learning process.
Thanks for the help.
Lou

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Re: GoPro tripod mount

Post by sthone » Tue Mar 10, 2015 2:57 pm

Toyotany wrote:My new problem is getting pla to stick when the part is narrow and long. One end pulls up.
Almost sounds like your bed may not be level.

You might want to look into these Heat-Set Inserts for Plastics, I'm not sure how strong they are I've only used the little 2-56 and 4-40 ones so far but they a pretty easy to use. I get them from McMaster in bulk but they might available else where too in smaller quantities.

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