Crappy Magnet (Guitar Camera Mount)

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This is a simplified version of: https://troygrady.com/magnet/ The design takes inspiration from the Magnet, stripping it back to its core form and functionality to make it easier to print and use fewer non-printed parts. As a result, it's less ergonomic and can't be attached or detached as quickly as the real one, but should still do the same thing: letting you mount your phone to the neck of your guitar so you can record your picking in slow motion. This allows you to identify issues with your technique that are hard to diagnose at full speed. Some additional materials are required: 1. 2x ~4x60mm screws/bolts (to clamp the jaws of the mount shut). 2. 2x ~3x60mm screws/bolts (may not be needed but can be used to clamp front and back of the mount shut - to keep the phone in place; I didn't use the holes). 3. Some kind of grippy material to help it hold onto the guitar neck, such as rubber or foam rubber tape, like you'd use to stop a keyboard from slipping on a desk. You could also put it on the surfaces that touch the phone for more grip. I embedded the bolts for the 4mm screws into blocks of plastic (named bolt in the file list) with a soldering iron so I could tighten the whole contraption into the neck with just a screwdriver. I've printed this in PETG and PLA. PLA seems a bit better due to its increased rigidity. Only the "male" side of the mount needs supports, and that's only when it touches the build plate (i.e., not in the bolt holes). All parts are designed to be printed "face down." So, the "rail" parts point upward. I tried it on 2 guitars - one with a very thin neck and one with a fatter neck. It didn't stay on with the thin-neck guitar but seems quite stable with more surface area.