Mini macro studio

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If you like it, please vote for it on the Instructables contest! http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-Macro-Studio/Files to print:2x Adjuster.stl 2x Bolt.stl 1x/2x Bottomtrail.stl 2x lockpin.stl 2x Slide.stl 2x Gear.stl 1x Mount.stl 1x Toptrail.stl 1x Stageholder.stl Print stages as needed or remix them. I printed most parts with 0.15mm layer height and around 50-60mm/s. Red parts are printed with 0.1mm layer height and about 30mm/s. Also, recommend printing red parts all together to avoid overheating problems. Bottom trails need small support amount, but it shouldn't be a problem for any slicer. You can print one or two bottom trails depending on how big your camera is. If you have a normal SLR camera, you'll probably need two of them. Print the clip.stl to slide the camera in the mount if needed. If you already have a tripod for your camera, you might be lucky and the clip from that tripod fits in the mini macro studio mount. When you've printed all parts, you're ready to assemble everything. I tried to keep everything as simple as possible so you won't have much trouble here. Use the knife or rasp if parts don't fit correctly. The glue is only needed for the little gear under the slide. Just place the little gear in one trail and push the slide over it until you center the gear in the hole, then put some glue on it and push the adjuster into it. Note that there's a small notch to hit! If you printed two bottom trails, you also need to glue them. After gluing them, make sure to apply some pressure so the trails align flat and the slide won't get stuck. The rest is pretty easy. You can tighten everything by pushing the lock pin in until the joint doesn't move. If you want the joint to move, just pull and turn the lock pin out until it starts moving. This way, you can basically adjust the strength you need to turn things on the mini macro studio! Stages With stages, you can get creative. You can hack this hack! There are already some stages I made for you. But there's also a DIY-stage (DIYstage.stl) that you can easily customize without the need of a 3D printer.