Raspberry Pi camera mount adapter by ctgreybeard

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

I bought a detached case for my Raspberry Pi V2 camera. This one: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IJZJKK4/ and wanted to mount it on a CamRah tripod. This one: http://camrah.com/collections/frontpage/products/pro-series-flexible-tripod-with-jaws-phone-holder-and-bonus-bluetooth-shutter-remote
So I designed these in OpenSCAD.
The first mounts directly to the 1/4-20 tripod mounting screw using a square 1/4-20 nut. I used Bondic to secure my nut inside the mount adapter. Because my nut was very shiny I had to "rough it up" a bit to get the Bondic to stick. Gluing the nut inside the adapter isn't necessary for proper operation but it helps prevent losing the nut.
The second adapter is to use when you have a "cell phone" mount for your tripod. There are spring loaded adapters that clamp to the cell phone. This adapter works well in one of those.
I have included the source OpenSCAD files for those that wish to modify the design. Everybody should include their source file for their designs.
I'm using the camera as a HumCam and for other goodies.