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I needed an adjustable mount for another project, something that will be able to hold a few hundred grams or more and take a bit of a vibration....so I came up with this design.
**The tolerances are pretty tight on this, so any part with a thread (nut and socket) I would print at 0.1mm, or increase the size of all the parts**
There is a short video showing a quick demonstration of the parts.
https://youtu.be/XHjbzKNqYlk
The ball and socket is nothing new, inspiration was taken from a Manfrotto camera mount and a cheap Ebay car windscreen mount for my phone. The ball jointed end can be easily redesigned to any length to meet your needs, but I have included a few variations and this is the same for the socket and ball combination.
The socket is sized to 15.3mm in diameter and the ball to 15mm, there is also a small ridge in the socket that gives a satisfying click when the ball is inserted. The shaft diameter is 8mm in all cases, this can be increased or decreased depending on your requirements. I have given a bit more tolerance on the threads and allowed for 0.4mm here, for me these work straight off the printer but I printed them at 0.1mm and at 40mm/s.
The ball_ball parts come in a *Ver* (vertical) and *Hoz* (horizontal) version, this indicates the flat edge (edge to touch the print bed) and the orientation of the part when you print it. The vertical part will allow for a more complete ball shape to be printed, whereas the horizontal part will not. …
