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3D printer tripod
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Skip to contentiPhone 5/5S Otterbox Tripod Mount
Free
Anycubic Vyper Camera Tripod
Free
Phone Tripod X42
Free
Mintion BeagleCam Photographic Support
Free
Top clamp for Magnus VT-400 Tripie
€1.53
Bottom clamp for Magnus VT-400 Tripie
€1.53
Mount for Photo Head mk2 ( 3486628 ) for tripod from ring lamp AL-18
Free
Mount for 3D Printed Tripod Ball Head V2 ( 3483656 ) for tripod from ring lamp AL-18
Free
Tripod Adaptor [Selens BH-30]
Free
Gopro Tripod Mount
Free
Phone holder for tripod
€3
Light Stand Camera Adpator
Free
80mm 100 watt LED Tripod Mount Fixture
Free
Awesome Phone Stand Tripod Compatible
Free
Rig para monitor 7" Feelworld 4K
€3
Liftpod VESA Mount 100x100
Free
Painter's Tripod - No Supports
Free
Tripod quick release plate for digital concepts tripod
Free
Camera tripod feet with M10 screw
Free
Tripod Plant holder
Free
Camera Quick Release Camera Mount and holder for tripod M6 Threaded
€0. 50
Star Adventurer Dovetail Mount for Celestron Tripod
Free
3/8" Knob Tightener
Free
Tripod for ruler - tiler's level
Free
Tripod
Free
GoPro tripod/ string fixing/ screwing base
Free
Vertical Antenna Tripod
Free
Coldshoe Tripod Adapter
Free
Wyze Tripod Mount (remix)
Free
Telescope Tripod Gears
Free
Cell phone tripod 95cm
€2.57
Spigot Product Plate
Free
Celestron PowerSeeker 114AZ tripod bracket
Free
Zoom Phone Tripod (notched)
Free
camera tripods
€4.07
Pocket Tripod Support
€0.
50
Tablet stand/Tripod
€1.92
LIEBER 7" FPV Monitor mount for a tripod
Free
GoPro Tripod
€1.80
Orion Funscope telescope tripod mount
Free
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds- The New Generation- Martian Fighting Machine
Free
2005 Fighting Machine
Free
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds Tripod Head Keychain
Free
1894 War of the Worlds Martian Fighting Machine- Alvim Correa style
Free
1978 Martian Fighting Machine
Free
Fully Articulated Martian Fighting Machine
Free
Meade DS-90 Tripod Clip-On Holder for Autostar and AudioStar Controllers
Free
CamTilt Mini Camera Tilt Head
Free
How XSPECTER Combines SLA and SLS 3D Printed End Use Parts to Manufacture Its Outdoor Camera Tripod
With an innovative idea and lots of motivation, many entrepreneurs have already managed to fill gaps in the market.
After he couldn't find anything similar available, Matthias Mähler had the idea to build the first prototype of a special camera tripod for night vision and handheld thermal imaging devices.
One of the main challenges was to implement a complex product design, which would have required an initial investment of more than €100,000 in tooling had he chosen injection molding. Without any prior knowledge of how the product would work on the market, this would have been very risky for a small startup. By using 3D printing in developing and later manufacturing the tripod, however, it was possible to avoid this substantial investment. Now, his company, XSPECTER, manufactures its first fully developed camera tripod T-Crow XRII in-house and is successfully selling it through an exclusive partner.
In an interview, Mähler told us how a finished product can be manufactured using a combination of different 3D printing technologies and why he chose this process.
Night vision and handheld thermal imaging devices are standard equipment for hunters, boaters, and in the security industry.
The problem: the devices do not work through glass and windowpanes. When driving a car at night, this means that drivers have to hold the device out of the open window by hand or get out of the vehicle again and again.
Recreational hunter and entrepreneur Matthias Mähler set about looking for a suitable solution to mount his devices on the outside of his vehicle.
After realizing that there was no suitable mount or tripod on the market, he took matters into his own hands. He began with the prototype construction of a stabilizing and controllable tripod for night vision and thermal-imaging devices, which can be mounted on the roof or windowpane of a car using suction or magnetic feet.
The T-Crow XRII with different cameras on the car window (left) and on the car roof (right).
With integrated 360° rotation and an additional tilt range of 55°, the T-Crow tripod from XSPECTER enables you to comfortably track animals and obstacles from inside the vehicle.
The thermal image on a tablet screen inside the car.
“3D printing was integrated into my production line because I used these technologies to produce the prototypes. It worked so well that we ended up designing the entire product using various 3D printing technologies, and we are still producing it with 3D printing today,” says Mähler.
First, Mähler iterated several prototypes of the tripod in partnership with 3D printing service providers on FDM printers. Once the rough product design was in place, he contacted Formlabs partner AMPro 3D for advice on which 3D printing technologies and materials would be suitable for the first series production.
“We adapted the whole thing to the SLS process, because the high details and the lack of support structures naturally give you many more options in SLS printing. We went almost seamlessly from the prototype to series production.”
Matthias Mähler
A ready-to-ship T-Crow tripod with the housing produced in Nylon 12 Powder.
He chose the Formlabs SLS 3D printer Fuse 1 as well as the large-format SLA 3D printer Form 3L to initiate the mass production of T-Crows through 3D printed end-use parts.
"I believe that the Formlabs 3D printers really are the best printers currently available on the market in terms of value for money"
Matthias Mähler
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For the manufacturing of the T-Crows, XSPECTER relies on a combination of SLA and SLS 3D printing to produce almost all of the components for the 3D printed camera tripod, except for the electronics.
The case is made on the Fuse 1. Thanks to the Formlabs material Nylon 12 Powder, the case remains light and is resistant to environmental impacts. It is also very well-suited for subsequently melting in threaded bushings during assembly.
For axles and gears, XSPECTER uses their Form 3L and Durable Resin. The flexible, yet impact-resistant and low-friction properties of the material make it possible to install interference fits, which are required for the two-axis control system.
Gears for the T-Crow made of Durable Resin on the Form 3L.
After the individual parts have all been printed and post-processed in-house, they are assembled using the threaded inserts and are completely ready for dispatch within three days.
All 3D printed components of the T-Crow before assembly.
'With the printers we currently have, we could produce 1,500 complete T-Crows ready for dispatch in one year," says Mähler.
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Best Tripod・Cults
3D Printer Models Skip to contentTripod mount for iPhone 5/5S Otterbox
Free
Anycubic Vyper Camera Tripod
Free
Phone stand X42
Free
Photographic support Mintion BeagleCam
Free
Top clamp for tripod Magnus VT-400
1,53 €
Lower clamp for tripod Magnus VT-400
1,53 €
Mount for mk2 photo head ( 3486628 ) for tripod from AL-18 ring lamp
Free of charge
Mount for 3D Printed Tripod Ball Head V2 ( 3483656 ) for AL-18 ring lamp tripod
Free
Tripod Adapter [Selens BH-30]
Free
Gopro tripod mount
Free
Phone holder for tripods
3 €
Light stand Camera Adpator
Free
80mm 100W LED lamp on tripod
Free
Amazing Phone Stand Compatible Tripod
Free
Rig para monitor 7" Feelworld 4K
3 €
Liftpod VESA Mount 100x100
Free
Artist's tripod - without supports
Free of charge
Quick release tripod plate for digital concepts tripod
Free
Camera tripod legs with M10 screw
Free
Plant holder on tripod
Free of charge
Quick release camera mount and tripod holder with M6 thread
0,50 €
Star Adventurer Dovetail Mount for Celestron tripod
Free
3/8" Knob Tightener
Free
Ruler stand - tiler's level
Free
Stand
Free
GoPro tripod/string mount/screw base
Free
Vertical Antenna Stand
Free
Coldshoe tripod adapter
Free
Wyze Tripod Mount (remix)
Free
Gears for telescope stand
Free
Mobile phone stand 95 cm
2.
57 €
Spigot Product plate
Free
Celestron PowerSeeker 114AZ Tripod Bracket
Free
Zoom phone stand (knurled)
Free
camera stands
4.07 €
Pocket support for tripod
0.50 €
Tablet/tripod stand
1.92 €
LIEBER 7" FPV Monitor Tripod Mount
Free
GoPro tripod
1,80 €
Orion Funscope Tripod Mount
Free
Jeff Wayne's "War of the Worlds" Musical Version - New Generation - Martian War Machine
Free
2005 Combat vehicle
Free
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds Tripod Head Keychain
Free
1894 War of the Worlds Martian War Machine - Alvima Correa Style
Free
1978 Martian combat vehicle
Free
Fully articulated Martian fighting vehicle
Free
Meade DS-90 Tripod holder for Autostar and AudioStar controllers
Free
Tilt head for CamTilt mini camera
Free
smartphone holder and tripod model
Smartphone users often try to place their mobile device in a way that makes it convenient to use: watch movies, take pictures, communicate via video calls.
Holders and tripods for smartphones are widely sold, but these are mass-produced models. If you want a holder that no one else has, you need to print it on a 3D printer.
- 3D Printing a Phone Stand
- Mistakes When Printing a Phone Stand and How to Avoid Them
3D Printing a Phone Stand
3D Printable Phone Stands and Tripods . Such products will not only perform a utilitarian function, but will also be a unique object of interior decoration. The main thing is to be patient, choose the right design, create a digital model or download it on the Internet and send it to print. And this article will tell you which filament is suitable for the job and how to avoid common mistakes.
Which model do you prefer?
The choice of model is determined by the purpose of use:
- The phone is needed for making conversations, making video calls, but the hands are busy with some kind of work. In such cases, the mobile device is placed vertically and the stand is a simple case-like design with a support.
- The screen is used to view video content. For convenience, the phone is placed horizontally. Such a tripod is structurally similar to the previous model, only it will be oriented in a horizontal position.
- If occasional adjustment of the display position is required, the stand has a console swivel mechanism.
Important! If the holder will be used as a tripod to keep the phone stationary during shooting, this design will be the most optimal. Changing the position of the smartphone camera will be very convenient.
- The phone holder will be used as an interior design element. Such stands are the most unusual: in the form of fantastic animals, cases of retro telephones, surrealistic objects, flower buds - everything that the wild imagination of the smartphone owner will tell you.
The most difficult to print models are those with an adjustable console. This is a prefabricated object, to create it, several parts are printed and connected to each other.
Which material should I choose?
PLA, PETG, ABS, Nylon are suitable for smartphone holder 3D printing. Models with a large number of small elements are preferably printed in PLA - this material provides the best detail. In terms of the quality of the resulting volumetric objects, PETG is not inferior to it. Both plastics do not require special printer settings, the parts from them are obtained with a given accuracy.
Important! When printing prefabricated models, the dimensions of individual elements are required. Otherwise, without mechanical refinement, it will not be possible to mount the stand so that the rotary mechanisms work normally.
Decorative holders can be printed with ABS. Post-processing the model in an acetone bath will give the effect of varnishing, and solvent vapors will increase the adhesion of the layers.
Nylon is a capricious material. Large shrinkage and high extrusion temperatures are intimidating for 3D printer users, especially beginners.
But products from it are extremely durable, and thin walls remain flexible. In addition, nylon shows a minimum coefficient of friction, which means that all parts of the adjustable consoles will rotate easily and their wear will be minimal.
How do I print a tripod or phone holder?
The easiest way is to choose a finished 3D model and download the STL file on the Internet. If you have the skills to work in programs for creating digital spatial objects, you can create a stand from scratch: come up with a design, calculate the dimensions, prepare a file of the required format.
Further, the order of work will be the same for both the downloaded model and the one created by yourself:
- The object is sent to the slicer program.
Attention! Depending on the material that will be used for printing, settings are set, in particular, scaling the model with the expectation of filament shrinkage.
- The G-code file is loaded into the 3D printer to start the printing process.
It is better to print several small details separately, and not to place everything at once on one desktop. Simultaneous printing of many elements requires a very fine adjustment of the retract, otherwise post-processing will require a lot of effort. - The finished base is sanded and painted if it is provided by the design idea, assembled if it is printed from several parts.
Important! Not always printing the stand as a whole can be called an easier option. The complex geometry of the object will require the creation of supports and their subsequent removal. It may be preferable for some to print a few simple-shaped parts and then assemble a finished tripod from them.
Mistakes when printing a phone stand and how to avoid them
Common mistakes that are most often made when printing spatial models prevent you from getting the expected result:
- Incorrect printer settings will lead to distortion of the shape and size of the product.
These include the inconsistency of requirements with the capabilities of the printer, the wrong choice of layer thickness, print speed, extruder and table temperatures.
Solution to the problem: When specifying the printing parameters in the slicer, one should take into account the potential of the printing device, the type of filament, the shape of the future object and set the appropriate settings. - An unsuitable filament was selected, the detailing of the model is insufficient, the geometry of the part is violated.
Solution to the problem: for each specific model, a material with specified properties is needed. High-precision products are printed from PLA and PETG.Attention! When giving preference to one or another filament, first of all they find out if the printer can work with this material.
- The printed parts cannot be put together because the dimensions do not match. Possible reasons for this are plastic shrinkage or incorrect modeling.
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