3 Axis Gimbal for GoPro Stereo

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Work in Progress.... My design utilizes iPower Motor GBM2804 100T motors effectively. To achieve this, I employed a step bit to clean the circular holes efficiently. Initially, my original remix design had a critical flaw where I removed the hole that allowed for a bearing rod installation. This resulted in clamping the mount of the arm down on the bearing, locking it up completely. Subsequently, I added the hole back into the design on one end of each arm because it was only locking up one side of the motor. To accommodate this change, I drilled out the hole. Since friction from the drill bit slightly melts the layers around the hole and adds more structural integrity to the fair size hole, I preferred this approach over enlarging the hole from a design perspective. To alleviate pressure on the mounting holes, I plan to use M3 washers on all screws. The base is currently in a Work in Progress state as I am still adding features to the camera housing. Following the completion of these additions, I will then need to adjust the length of one or more parts to accommodate for balancing the entire gimbal. Print Settings: Printer: HicTop Rafts: No Supports: Yes Resolution: 0.25mm Infill: 25% Triangles Design Process: I utilized Sketchup and Solidworks in my design process. I imported the STL file to Sketchup, deleted redundant lines, and proceeded from there. To enhance the design's strength, I added cable managing features and more geometry because the pieces I needed were significantly longer.