{private constructors} Smooth sailing all the way to the printer

We needed a camera. Said camera needed to be on top of a servo, spinning around. All sorts of contraptions were thought of. We could use duct tape. Lots, and lots of duct tape. We could use lego, and duct tape that lego to the servo. We could use strips, together with some duct tape.

There were many good ideas. Sadly, all of them would seem to be unfit for the sturdiness and stability that a RasPi-camera required to take images of it’s surroundings.

In comes the magnificence of Windows’ 3D Builder app, some modifications of a smart design for holding previously mentioned camera, into creating our specifically-designed-for-our-servo-RasPi-camera-holder.

3D builder in action
Taking shape
Finished product

For anyone who hasn’t used 3D Builder before, I can highly recommend it for simple tasks such as creating your very own RasPi-cam mount, a full size Iron Man Suit or a new 3D-printer!

Servo with it’s newly acquired camera mount
Missing some user-testing – as the finished product could not be screwed into the servo.

Applying for Eyes wide shutter and Smooth object.

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