OT: Pi tripod case

[Mike Bonner]

Hey, that's nifty. And reminds me that I don't have to design a whole case,
I just have to design something that a current pi case can slip into that
has a tripod adapter. (which is easy since its basically a hunk of
something with the right size/thread nut, and a pocket to hold the pi)

I think I'll still go with a 3d print but just making a receptacle that the
pi will fit into with properly placed holes for cabling and tripod nut
brings it back within my fabrication abilities.  (Goes to get out the
dollar tree foam)

I could probably even do something out of metal. (I'm lucky, my dad has a
metal lathe, and recently rebuilt a mill from the ground up, so if I can
figure out what I want, he can help me with the fabrication)

Thanks for the help, I don't know why I was so stuck on having this be an
all integral case. It will actually work much better as a separate unit. (I
can design in a place to mount the external wifi antenna and a shelf for
the battery pack too)


On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 2:44 PM, Roger Eller <roger.e.eller at sealedair.com>
wrote:

> TinkerCAD is a great & free online easy peazy 3D design program.
>
> I made this in about 30 minutes (with no instructions), and printed it on
> my 3D printer.
>
> https://tinkercad.com/things/blam4ODyd9t
>
> ~Roger
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:36 PM, Rick Harrison <harrison at all-auctions.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > You might try:
> >
> > http://www.shapeways.com <http://www.shapeways.com/>
> >
> > You can design whatever you want, and they
> > will 3D print it for you and ship it to you!
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > Rick
> >
> >
> > > On Jun 7, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Mike Bonner <bonnmike at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm looking for a decent pi camera case with a tripod adapter on the
> > bottom
> > > (so that pictures are correct orientation without worrying about
> rotating
> > > them)  Since most cases are set up so that correct rotation is attained
> > > with the usb cables poking out the bottom, the case would have to use
> an
> > > offset adapter of some type for my wifi dongle to poke out the bottom.
> > > (cabled dongle, so there is some flexibility (no pun intended) as far
> as
> > > clearance goes)
> > >
> > > I have a project pretty much done (with lc server/picam on the pi being
> > > remote controlled long distance by an lc application grabbing
> snapshots)
> > > but having a more functional casing option will make a huge difference
> in
> > > the final product.  A custom print with a hole to cement in the right
> > size
> > > nut, or with a threaded hole would be fine, but chances that I'll ever
> > own
> > > a 3d printer is slimmer than none.  Plus my fabrication skills for this
> > > sort of thing aren't so good, so I guess i'm looking for an affordable
> > > pre-made, or affordable 3rd party that can print a few cases for me.
> > >
> > >
> > > Suggestions?
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