Camera Mount for bare USB Webcam Board (v3)

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I'm designing a third version of my camera mount for 3D printers and I think it's getting close to what I need. This design is made with bare board cameras in mind, which have a standard mounting that fits nicely inside the mount. One such camera that I'm using on my Rostock Max can be found at Amazon.Com: http://www.amazon.com/180degree-Fisheye-1080p-Angle-Camera/dp/B00LQ854AG I'm using a ball and socket joint with a locking ring for the goose neck, which seems to be working well so far. However, I may end up redesigning these parts in the future to improve grip further. If I do, they'll still have a threaded top ball to remain compatible with other designs. Here's a link to this design: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1393617 Use as many ball and socket joints as you like to get the right length and flexibility for your goose neck. I've created three different camera chassis backs, each of which has a unique feature set. Choose one that suits your needs. My initial camera back is 15mm thick, fitting a board camera with enough room for wiring if you remove any connectors from the board camera and solder the USB wires directly to it. Some people may not want to do this, so I've also created a thicker version that allows the camera board to fit without removing the connector. I've also created a third camera back that might work with the Raspberry Pi's camera module, but I haven't tested it myself, so YMMV. If you try it and it works for you, please let me know. This design requires four additional small screws to secure the Raspberry Pi camera module directly to the camera back. With the camera fronts, the first version only has an opening for the camera lens to stick out. The second version is a bit thicker and allows for the addition of an Adafruit Neopixel 12-LED ring. This ring can be controlled with a separate Arduino to illuminate the print bed or for whatever signaling purposes you like. In addition to the groove to mount the LED ring, there are holes for Neopixel wiring. Here's a link to the Neopixel RGB ring that I designed this for: https://www.adafruit.com/products/1643 There's also a new RGBW Neopixel ring that might fit and put out more light in full-on mode. There is also a thin cover that you can print to protect the camera lens. The camera front with light ring requires supports to print well, but you may find a better way to do it than I have. After printing, check the ball joints for any significant imperfections. A slightly rough finish is fine and will actually work to provide additional grip. However, if there are large imperfections, you'll probably want to file them to allow the ball to move cleanly within the socket. Assembly should be fairly straightforward, but may require some soldering skills depending on parts used.