A thing I thought of

[johnridley]

jebra might want one. A device that clamps to a microphone stand and holds a Zoom H2 audio recorder on the side of the stand. Features an integral pressure plate between the clamping screw to avoid marring the stand, and a captive nut for firm grip. The 1/4x20 bolt is held captive with an E-clip.

Took about 3 hours in OpenSCAD to design, 30 minutes to print, 15 minutes to tweak what I got wrong the first time, printed another copy while I designed the knob for the 1/4x20 bolt.

I learned a bit more OpenSCAD and several things about figuring out how to design so that the printer can print. The first print had a part where the bridging was impossible, I fixed it on the second copy.

As I get better at this I should be able to get ideas ready to go faster. The knob only took probably 20 minutes to design, and I think I could do the main clamp body in less time now. Also I will have a library to draw on.

I need to get some M4 hex heads to replace the cap screw that I used for the clamp for this photo. I'll also cut a bit of bicycle inner tube and contact cement it to the top so the recorder doesn't spin when attached as it does now.

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Comments

[mrs-sweetpeach.livejournal.com]

Very cool, John. I've been watching your posts about the reprap with interest as I have a product idea. I have one of those clip things mounted on my camera tripod (you know, the thing that holds the camera in place and lets you mount/dismount the camera speedily). I keep the other part screwed into my camera's base and then grumble that my camera no longer sits flat when I put it on my desk (or whatever). What I'd really like is to have is another of the mounting mechanisms (the part that's on the tripod) with just a flat bottom that I could detach when I actually want to use the tripod.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

What kind of tripod and which plate? There are dozens of manufacturers and hundreds of plates. There are some plates up on Thingiverse but not many. If you have a standard Bogen/Manfrotto head there may be a plate up there but probably not. I could design something but it would probably involve having the plate in front of me.

[mrs-sweetpeach.livejournal.com]

It's a Targus TG-P60T. I got the tripod & assorted other accessories (backpack, etc.) at Costco back in, um, February. I tried looking at Targus' website and searched through google, but heck if I can find just the mounting things as individual items.

[jebra.livejournal.com]

Nifty item!

It doesn't fill a gap in my current H2 usage needs, but I can't say with any certainty that I wouldn't find it useful. New tools tend to create new ways of doing things.