Document Camera Mount for Smartphone

Assembly instructions below

Connect your phone to your computer and use this doc cam mount to display documents to students over Zoom, Google Meet, etc.
Here is a link to the application I designed this stand for:
Kinoni: Turn your phone into a webcam

If you are using an iPhone and a Mac, I figured out an experimental way to present your phone camera for free:

First I installed an app on the phone so the phone screen just shows what’s on the camera, without the user interface. An app that I found works well is Live Camera Cast by ScriptProjects:
Live Camera Cast
Open the app on your phone so it’s ready to use, and tap "Start Casting Back Camera. Next turn on your Mac and plug in the phone to the Mac using a USB charging cable***. If it’s your first time doing this, you will need to trust the computer on your phone, and possibly enter your phone’s password. There may also be a pop up on the Mac saying there is a software update required, it doesn’t matter for this project, so click ”Not Now”. Then open QuickTime on the Mac (click the magnifying glass on the right side of the toolbar at the top of the screen, start typing "QuickTime", and double-click it when it comes up). Once it opens, click "File" > "New Movie Recording":

Then click the down arrow in the recording bar at the bottom of the window:

And select the name of your phone under “Camera”:

It may take a few seconds to load, but then it will display in a QuickTime window the screen of your iPhone. Then you can present that window in zoom or whatever program you are using.

***A common issue I have found with this method of connecting the iPhone to the Mac is the phone may begin to repetitively connect and disconnect from the computer. If this happens, a solution that usually works is to route the phone through a USB hub before it enters the computer. So plug in a USB hub into your computer's USB port, then plug the phone into the USB hub. (Note: if you do not have a USB hub, sometimes trying out various non-Apple charging cables works) Not sure why this fixes the issue XD

Assembly Instructions

First remove support structures from all holes.

To assemble, insert the two parallel rods on clampOuter into the holes in clampJoint and string two rubber bands across the two sets of prongs on the bottom. I suggest 1/4”-20 screws (items 1 and 2) with wing nuts (item 3) to screw together the shaft and attach it to the clampJoint.

To mount, you can either screw the base of the shaft to a piece of plywood and clamp it to the table, or place it into a container and add concrete or plaster to act as a counterbalance.

ITEM 1 - Quantity 1 - Low-Strength Zinc-Plated Steel Hex Head Screw, 1/4"-20 Thread Size, 1-1/4" Long, Fully Threaded (Mcmaster PN 91309A544 or equivalent):
91309A544
ITEM 2 - Quantity 1 - Low-Strength Zinc-Plated Steel Hex Head Screw, 1/4"-20 Thread Size, 3" Long, Fully Threaded (Mcmaster PN 91309A554 or equivalent):
91309A554
ITEM 3 - Quantity 2 - Zinc-Plated Steel Wing Nut, 1/4"-20 Thread Size, 31/64" Base Diameter (Mcmaster PN 90866A029 or equivalent):
90866A029