3D Printed Mounting Adapter for Security Camera

[@MrKlawUK]

enjoy you walking us through the problem, the planning and the solution. Really helps to ground the project

[@dantadysak5485]

I like how you explain the issue/problem and then talk through the solution as you go.

[@jerrygaguru]

I’ve been doing a lot of the same thing I find myself looking on online for a part for forgetting I have multiple 3-D printers in about 10 or 15 minutes and I go. I have got a printer I could just print that part exactly how I need it. Is so nice to be able to do stuff like this with the 3-D printer. I do a lot of computer refurbishing so I need a lot of weird things sometimes and refurbishing and I’ve been able to pay for my printers just buy the parts I did not have to buy, and could manufacture myself on the 3-D printer. of course like you did here fixing things around the house that are broken. I’m replacing and need a new mount up. It is absolutely a wonderful tool to be able to do this. My mother actually thought I was going crazy for buying 3-D printer then on her last visit, she got looking at everything I had fixed and made from the 3-D printer and was totally blown away by what it could actually do and the things I could repair and not have to throw out and buy new and the massive amount of money it can save you can print several versions before you even get close to the replacement of the parts or device. I’m sat down and design several 2.5 inch hard drive mounts stuff I was by paying $15 apiece for and now I can print it for less than two dollars that adds up really really quick. And my process of doing things is exactly the way you do it. I’m disabled and I put it in a handicap walk in bathtub and when my family visited they were complaining because I didn’t have something to hang the shower spray nozzles on 3-D printed one works great matches the bathroom looks like it was something I bought from the store cost me about four dollars in filament. Great job great video of very much enjoyed watching it.

[@MrCoaster36]

Can you show how you are getting measurements for your designs? IE how you knew where to place those posts. Making a circle with posts is easy to design. But accurately placing features, knowing how to layout can be tough.

[@micronetwork]

Love your videos, but what about slowing down the high speed design and actually telling what you do in the design process? would be very useful for me as a beginner.

[@W.Keeling]

Nice to hear a American use metric, only joking, another great video, I agree so satisfying to design and print a solution.

[@andyb7754]

I like how your mount came out, good job. I only problem I would for see is the mount just slides on and isn't locked. I've got 8 cameras around my house because I was broken 3 times with another 2 attempts. They pushed up all my cameras out of view! After readjusting I locked them in place. No attempts or breaches in the last 3 years (knock on wood). Thank you for the video, keep them coming.

[@TheINKspiredLife]

I am a newbie to your channel. I love your concept of creating 'functional prints'. I am a high school CAD and Architecture teacher and really like how you explain the reasons and constraints for your objects you are designing before you 3D print anything. I also see that you are using Sketchup. We use Tinkercad and Onshape, but I may give sketchup a try. Just ordered a Bambu Lab A1 for home use. Excited to give it a try. Thank you for your videos. Happy New Year.

[@spasecookee]

Hard enough crimping ethernet cables sitting in a chair with good lighting, never mind standing on a ladder working above your head! The mark of a true network engineer.

[@75keg75]

You could probably do a square mount that gets rid on the little gaps for future spider homes. You could have the base Match the trim all round, so near zero gaps. So when it slides in as it does it would be like those fancy carpentry joints where it looks square but slides on an angle. Interesting print to do… for next Friday?

[@rpffmedia]

One thing that is important and you didn't say if you did, you have to disconnect the other side of the ethernet cable or you risk shorting out the port or even the switch/router you have it connected to if you cut the cable like that as you are shorting all the cables by a split second

[@StephenWestrip]

I would have used heat inserts for this. Would overcome the torque issue on the posts, not that in the end that was a problem. Generally though I prefer heat inserts as a more reliable and consistent thread.

[@joell439]

FPF is becoming my favorite inspirational 3D printing channel. Nice solution. Really appreciate the detailed design requirements and solutions narration. 2024 is going to be awesome 👍👍😎👍👍

[@iamtheweakone2463]

Try export to .STP file not to .STL and you will see betternquality and smoother printing (without this vertical lines as you have here). And remember to change setting during exporting to best quality. I tried it and now I am always using STP files, it really allow your 3d printer to shine with quality. :)

[@nonchalanto]

Those very slight “facets” around the circular face of your part are probably because you are exporting an STL/mesh with a lower triangle count. I don’t know anything about that CAD, but you should see if you can export higher quality STLs to get rid of that artifact and have smooth cylindrical surfaces.

[@haydenc2742]

Very nice design! And quite functional ;) Keep em coming!!!!

[@zenginellc]

Not a dig at you, but an oversight I saw regarding the bugs thing... They can just squeeze into the gaps around the camera itself from the underside 😅

[@slypig24]

My similar IP cameras came with a plastic plug for the unused power connector. Could you 3D print some?

[@75keg75]

Doesn’t the software allow you to increase the curve resolution so you can get rid of the facets? Nice smooth camera then a faceted mount. Looks like you bought a cheap knockoff. In autocad you can do facetres. In fusion there’s a setting for it too - possibly refinement in stl export.

[@JimSmith001]

You beat me to that comment, I use Freecad and my cylinders look like cylinders, not 64 sided polygons. Appreciate the detail and time put into the video. Keep it up.

[@Btolbert]

You could have designed a plug that would have allowed for the Ethernet connector to pass through the wall of the housing and then close the hole all but the Ethernet cable.

[@badjuju6563]

Even a bigger tunnel to fill with caulk or silicone. This one is an almost practical print friday :-)

[@MrKlawUK]

big hole for the ethernet to pass through, and a second TPU gasket (grommet?) to fit in the hole and seal it up?

[@Btolbert]

@@MrKlawUK This is what I was thinking. Only a tpu plug with a hole at the edge of the plug as big as the diameter of the Ethernet cable. With a slight taper to the plug it would seal nicely to the hole in the housing.

[@marcfair3d]

Which Material was used?

[@beingabdaal950]

@FPF could you please help me with a design shape from a pic 🙏 😭

[@Hilmi12]

Itterative design is pretty normal when designing one off parts. I have been trying to add an accessory to a tripod in a manner that won't spin around when a load is applied you have no idea how manj itterarions I had tongo through

[@davidcrandell9539]

What software are you using to design?

[@thelightspeed3d712]

Are you using Rhino?

[@RB-yq7qv]

[@servant74]

Quick question, what CAD are you using?

[@FunctionalPrintFriday]

sketchup make