MB Rep 2 & UM 2 iPhone (time-lapse) mount

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Everyone loves watching a time-lapse 3D print movie, it's an amazing way to see the magic of desktop 3D printing happen right in front of your eyes! However, setting up is usually a real pain - tripods are just too big to fit around my desk and getting that close-in shot is tricky to set up. So I designed this compact, articulated, multi-angle mount that's perfect for desktop 3D printing. Both top and front shot options come with a threaded frame clamp mount. I've included two frame mount files for the MakerBot Rep 2 and Ultimaker 2, as well as two phone clamp files for the iPhone 5 & 6. Phones slide into their mounts effortlessly, and you can also print additional joints to give you different shot angle options or shoot with two phones at the same time! I'm hoping that people will be able to remix this set with other printer mounts and phone mounts. DISCLAIMER: The iPhone mounts are designed to hold both phones securely, but please make sure your phones are secure in your printed mount - I would hate to hear about anyone dropping a phone or breaking their Ultimaker 2 glass heated bed! Enjoy printing! Here are the settings I used: Print Settings Rafts: 1 Resolution: 0.1 for sockets and thread Infill: high infill Notes: Printed in Faberdashery Robot Silver and Arctic White (http://www.faberdashery.co.uk/products-page/) Print the ball sockets and threaded parts at a high infill for strength and fine resolution to get a nice tight fit. If your printer is over extruding, the threaded parts may be too tight to work. Post-Printing The ball and sockets will be a tight fit, but I found they still became loose after only a short time. So, I added the snap ring file. Follow the exploded diagrams to fit these snap rings into the grooves around the sockets - again, they will be tight to slide on, but they'll hold the socket closed around the ball and keep the articulated joints tight.