Mavic Air Lens Removal Tool

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This tool helps remove the factory Mavic Air lens to make room for an ND or other filter. The factory lens is quite difficult to take off without some mechanical assistance. When printed, the tool's inside diameter should be slightly larger than the 15mm Mavic Air lens. Scaling up the design so it prints around 15.35mm works well. The STL file has an inside diameter of roughly 16mm. The goal is for the tool to fit snugly over nearly the entire circumference of the lens, making even contact. Check out the pictures for examples of how to hold the tool in relation to the drone and its proper orientation on the lens. With the drone turned off, flip it upside down and place the tool over the lens as shown in the photos. Hold the gimble in place with your left thumb while using your right thumb and two fingers against the tool's nubs. While holding the gimble steady, gently (but firmly) unscrew the lens with your right hand, keeping the tool clamped evenly around the entire circumference of the lens. Once you've removed the factory lens, this tool won't be needed again - there's no need to tighten the lenses down that tightly! No support structures are required. The examples shown in the photos were printed with PLA at a .2mm layer height. A simple gap fill is enough, as the body of the tool is only 2mm thick. Did this help you remove your lens? Didn't it work for you? Do you have improvements to suggest for the design? Your feedback is appreciated!