Camera Mount Design

scruffydog

Black Delrin would be easy to machine so it'll probably be cheap in cost. However, the down side to Delrin is you can stick anything to it. Which in this case shouldn't be a problem. Thanks for the suggestion

v8zracer260z

Add an adjustment pivot in the cylinder so you can adjust the camera up and down and you'll have a winner.

Nikon FM

Very easy to machine but not super cheap. Very tough, durable, wear resistant plus no additional anodizing required (could be a negative if someone wants color?)

Buying online ~$64 for a 4"x4"x8" block. Another site showed ~$440 for a 4"x12"x12".

I machined/prototyped some underwater equipment (years ago) using Delrin…….love the stuff.

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scruffydog

yea, they're definitely very easy to machine and thanks for letting me know they're not that cheap because I only use it for work and whenever i send out prototypes I hardly pay any attention to cost since most of the things i make the final product is a combination of metal brackets inside an injection molded part. Anyhow, I am not here to try to start a business to make any money. I just want to design stuff for 370z members (mainly myself) and hopefully I could get it out there cheap enough so others will also buy it. Right now I'm struggling between the swivel idea because I want it really robust and I think having it on a rotating ball just seems like it provides too much of a degree of freedom for something that's only going to be adjusted one time unlike a typical camera mount where you adjust it constantly at different locations. I don't want someone giving it a minor bump to move the camera angle.

I am trying to come up with either slide rails type of adjustment for height instead - that way it'd be more steady. Plus, I want something that looks good as well while keeping functionality and cost in mind.

Nikon FM

Very simplistic approach for height adjustment.

I have no design software on my IMAC so please don't make fun of my hacking in PowerPoint (for Mac) of all things…….

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scruffydog

HAHA, that's exactly what I had in mind too! But I was just trying to stay away the push in ball probe approach or a hood pin design because it'll stick out and would look ugly...I'm thinking of a knob right now that compresses a block to the shaft....what do you guys think? I'll try to change the design a little.