DSLR Shoulder Rig

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I'm using the industry-standard aluminum pipe size and spacing, so combining these printed parts with commercially available parts and/or rigs should be possible. I've only tried that once with a part for a friend's rig. All the parts are designed in OpenSCAD, and the source files are included here, allowing you to modify them to work with other pipes or differently sized screws. In addition to the listed parts, you'll need 16 of these little thumb screws by Habbycam (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11848). They're designed for 1/4 inch, but I'm using them with M6 without any major problems. You'll also need some aluminum pipes - the main ones have an outer diameter of 15mm, and the two handle pieces have an outer diameter of 20mm. The fairly cheap aluminum pipes from the local hardware store can vary in dimensions, so it's what I use in my rig. Sometimes you'll need to trim the parts a little bit to fit the pipe, at other times you might need to adjust the drawings (via the OpenSCAD files) to fit your pipes. The foam handles are for a kids' bike and also from the local hardware store. The foam shoulder pad is just a leftover piece of foam covered in nylon cloth and mounted in the shoulder piece with velcro. To put everything together, you'll need some screws and nuts - I use M6 for everything except mounting the Manfrotto sliding plate, which is done with 4 pieces of M4 screws and lock nuts. I'm using a MANFROTTO 357 SLIDING PLATE ADAPTOR to mount the camera, but if you don't want that or prefer to use a different quick-release plate, I've added holes in the middle of the camera plate for a 1/4 inch screw (with thumbscrew) that mates with the camera tripod mount or quick-release plate. In addition to the rig itself, I've also added parts to hold an audio recorder like the Zoom H4n (h4n_holder.stl and h4n_mounting_clamp.stl) and a little clip to hold the camera strap in case you use one. The lasercut_parts.pdf file holds two designs for cutouts in 2mm corc, intended to be glued onto the camera plate and the H4n holder to ensure a good grip without scratching the mounted equipment. When mounting the Manfrotto plate, you won't need this corc piece.