Camera Bed Mount for Wanhao i3 / Maker Select V2 (with RepRapChampion aluminum carriage plate upgrade)

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This is a mounting bracket that can be used to attach webcams or other small cameras to the front of the carriage plate (below the heated bed) on a Wanhao i3 or Monoprice Maker Select v2, so that the camera moves with the bed - great for time-lapses. IMPORTANT! -- THIS MOUNT WILL ONLY ATTACH TO PRINTERS THAT HAVE THE REPRAP CHAMPION ALUMINUM CARRIAGE PLATE UPGRADE (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MUAMRN7/) - IT WILL NOT ATTACH TO THE ORIGINAL PLATE THAT COMES WITH THE PRINTER! I wanted to design a mounting bracket that did not interfere with access to the bed leveling thumbwheels - there are camera mounts out there that attach to the bed mounting screws which means they partially block access to the thumbwheels. This bracket is very low-profile when no camera is mounted, so it really is very unobtrusive. Mounts can be made for different types of cameras - I'm including two here in case they are useful -- basically they just need to have a 14.5mm diameter circular base that will slide into the hole on the bracket. Camera mounts can be installed or removed very easily without taking the main mounting bracket off the printer. **Notes on included camera mounts** (edited/updated 2/20/18) I've made three camera mounts to attach to the bracket, all of which are included here. + The first is a base for luc_e's Logitech c270 tripod - the tripod arms slot directly into the base. + The second is a mount for my Thieye T5e action camera - this is very similar to a GoPro, but the dimensions are not identical. + I've also made a GoPro-compatible version - this is based on the dimensions used for other GoPro mounts posted on Thingiverse, so it should work - however I don't have a GoPro myself so I can't test it. If you print it out and it doesn't work with a GoPro, please let me know!