Anet A8 Rpi Camera Bed Mount 3D Printer Model Free Download

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2016.11.09 Added v3, based on v2 but with longer horizontal arm. With bed all forward and extruder at the far right, it has 0.5 cm gap from lens :)

2016.11.04 Added v2 that is very stiff and won't wobble. This is shorter, but you can't use the macro lens with this or it will hit the X axys. Working on v3..
Also added a timelapse video recorded with v1. Lights are very poor, that should be the next mod :D

Mounting a camera for timelapseweb monitoring was an idea I had from the beginning.
So when I started planning the installation of OctoPrint I was looking around for a camera mount. The key was mounting the camera on the printer bed so resulting timelapse are much better.
I found the beautiful mount design from Jerware http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:442063 and tried to adapt it for our Anet A8 (thus maybe it is good for other Prusa i3 printers too).
So the backfront camera case and tilt arm are Jerware's original design, while the camera arm mount is my remix.

You need:

Raspberry PI Camera (v1 or v2 - v2 has better quality);
Rpi camera extension cable http://www.gearbest.com/raspberry-pi/pp_451150.html?wid=21 I bought three different sizes for maximum versatility;
(optional, but recommended) 0.67 X Detachable Wide Angle Macro Camera Lens for Mobile Phones http://www.ebay.it/itm/122118851619?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=421705232711&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT it's only 1,30 eur and you have a perfect wide camera lens for this application!

Check out all my Anet A8 projects:

Anet A8 Prusa i3 Simple filament guide (Horizontal) http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1764285
Anet A8 RPi Camera Bed mount http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1867549
Anet A8 Y Axis Cable Chain v2 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1915486
Anet A8 hotbed thermal insulation http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1917197
Anet A8 Power supply cover wLCD power meter http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2087761
Anet A8 Z-Axis RPi Camera mount for panning timelapses http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2265949
Anet A8 LED Illumination MOD http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2285674
The One - Anet A8 - Universal Spool Holder https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2456038
Anet A8 Easy Magnetic Extruder Access Mod (8x2 magnets) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3512382

caseBack.stl	3.7MB
caseFront.stl	4.2MB
RPI_camera_bed_mount_for_anet_a8_v1.stl	190.5KB
Rpi_camera_bed_mount_for_anet_a8_v2.stl	85.6KB
Rpi_camera_bed_mount_for_anet_a8_v3.stl	94.4KB
tiltArm.stl	133.1KB

Anet A8 Rpi Camera Bed Mount 3D Printer Model

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