I, Stonez56, also known as Kevin Chen, am a tech enthusiast based in Hsinchu, Taiwan. I’m known for my work in Arduino, IoT, app development, and more. My YouTube channel and blog are platforms where I share my knowledge and projects. I’ve also developed an online tool for generating U8g2 UTF8 font codes for Arduino projects. My work is educational, aimed at helping others learn and implement technology in their own projects. Visit stonez56.blogspot.com
Tired of using tape to glue the iPad to the treadmill, my wife asked me to design and print an iPad holder for her. Here it is!
This is a multiple weekends project, since the 3D design took me many weeks to complete. Hope you could also get some inspiration from this and design your own.
I needed a smartphone mount for my tripod, so I designed this from a sketch using Fusion 360. I know there are relatively cheaper smartphone mounts for tripod out there in the market, but I just can't help to make one myself to learn.
In fill: 70% for the middle part and 20% for rest
Nozzle: 0.4 mm
Layer high: 0.2 mm
For people who like to use this STL file, please be aware that not each tripod mount base has the same dimension, so, I highly recommend you to measure the base before 3D print.
Also, for the middle part, please use 70% infill to make the clip part stronger.
After couple of days struggling with Fusion 360, I was able to make the thing!! :)
My draft sketch about the mount design.
For the base, I printed 3-4 times to perfectly match my camera tripod. I think this is due to the precision of my Ender 3 Pro printer or PLA material.
Filament was broken inside the Bowden tube during a print.
My printer is Creality Ender 3s (or Ender 3 Pro). Maybe the tension on the filament spool was so tight caused filament broken inside the tube.
How to remove the broken filament:
Turn on Ender 3s
Adjust nozzle temperature to 210 degree Celsius (keep it at 210 degree the whole time)
From main menu -> Control -> Temperature -> Set it to 210
Raise the Z axis to see the nozzle from below
Remove the nozzle with a wrench. Remember the nozzle is heated at 210 degree; it's super hot! It's better to use a socket wrench to remove the nozzle.
Cut the end of filament flat and then push it through Bowden tube, until the broken filament is pushed out of the Bowden tube.
Use the socket wrench to screw the nozzle back to the printer.
Be sure the nozzle is really tight and level the bed before try to return nozzle back to home. Here is what happened to my magnetic bed! (see below) I forgot to level the bed and hit the HOME command, then the nozzle scratched it badly! (The photo shown was after I cut the scratched part off the bed.)
