Easy-Install Gopro Scuba Mask Mount by jayziggy

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Easy-Install Gopro Scuba Mask Mount

jayziggy

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Published on May 2, 2012

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Modified GoPro Scuba Mount

by jayziggy

GoPro Scuba Mask Mount

by 3dprinterbot

Description

I modified the snap details from my original mod to make this thing bulletproof. Easy to install and holds the gopro well.

Instructions

Make sure to print in the orientation with gopro mounting bosses parallel to build platform. This will give you the greatest strength of the snap details. The file was saved in metric, so please scale as necessary (might need to scale by factor of .001).

If you would like it printed for you please visit shapeways, and you can purchase for around $30.
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Japalura on March 15, 2013 said:

search for "gopro scuba" on shapeways.com

russcasey on March 13, 2013 said:

I had this printed for me by a local service in white resin, and it stood up well for 5 dives and a couple of snorkelling trips however the clips started to spread out after that, and broke when I tried to gently prise them straight again. I understand printing in Nylon might give better results.

Also - if anyone can mod the design to include a socket for a captive nut that would be *awesome*. Without that it is tricky to get the gopro mounted tightly, and I had problems with the camera getting knocked out of vertical alignment. While I was looking at the pretty fishes the camera was filming great footage of the seabed!

Another tip when using this mount is to try to move your head as little as possible, and take time to look at your subject - otherwise you get a jerky movie!

jayziggy on March 22, 2013 said:

Printing orientation is key-- I suspect they printed this with the clips oriented vertically, and this will result in the clips breaking over time. I suggest printing with the clips oriented parallel to the build platform, which reduces the chance of the clips warping and eventually breaking. I printed one out this way, and the posts are much more resistance to the shear forces your are applying to them. Best of luck.

kakard on March 5, 2013 said:

jayziggy, I was also looking for a mount for scuba use and found your solution. I had a local source quote printing this for me and they were ridiculously high. do you have a recommendation for reasonable printing of this part (and maybe a few other things)? what do you think this should cost? let me know if you can help me out. Thanks.

SGdiver67 on February 9, 2013 said:

This could be the mounting solution I've been seeking for my gopro. I had a local company (I'm in Singapore) have a look at the STL and provide a quote.

Their response was: "This part is not suitable for a single material extrusion printer as it has overhanging structures and the strap clips are impossible to print without support material. As such, we could only print it on our Objet printer. In polypropylene it would cost S$198. If the part was FDM friendly, it would cost $31."

I have no understanding of 3d print technology. Are you able to explain any of this to me?

Many thanks

jayziggy on February 9, 2013 said:

This part is FDM friendly- that's how I made it. It is not designed for injection molding, and perhaps that is what the company was trying to tell you. FDM (fused deposition modeling) utilizes a support material and a base resin (typically ABS or similar polymers.) The process not only allows for undercuts etc. but it's ideal for its low cost.
The object will work, but that utilizes a photo cured polymer that tends to result in a higher cost part (albeit higher resolution).
My final thought is the company you sent the file to did non scale it appropriately, please read my instructions CAREFULLY and you should be able to reproduce the part.
Best luck.

unclebob on December 17, 2012 said:

Tried to slice this using CURA 12.08 and slicr, took a long time and then crashed.

unclebob on December 17, 2012 said:

Ok sorry forget to scale to 0.001. BTW would it be ok to use PLA ?

vintage22 on November 14, 2012 said:

which one has the longer arm? file version2 or the original?

jayziggy on November 15, 2012 said:

Same arm length in both files. In V2 I strengthened the living hinges in the design (strongly recommend using this file over original.)

nothinman on September 7, 2012 said:

I'm using slic3r 0.9.2 and it won't load this file

Would love to print it. On a side note, has this been printed with support material?

jayziggy on September 7, 2012 said:

Unfortunately all I have is this stl format. I printed it with abs on a uprint plus and the support material had to be removed, are you asking if you could print the whole part out of support?

xvlastik on July 27, 2012 said:

Works great! Fit my mask very well. Thank you for posting this great thing.

jayziggy on July 27, 2012 said:

Glad it works. One thing I've noticed-- its best to use the longer GP adjustment post-- if you use the shorter one, you might have difficulties adjusting.

On a separate note. It might be nice to make this a two part design that allows for easy removal and re installation underwater, as I've wanted to pass my camera to friends while diving.