OE-2.1

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Happy to share this design with you. A newly designed adapter to capture images from your microscope or telescope using your smartphone. OE-2 is designed to line up any smartphone camera to any microscope or telescope eyepiece lens ranging 15 to 50 mm in diameter. Align OE-2 to the smartphone camera and attach to the eyepiece. OE-2’s eyepiece clamp automatically centers the eyepiece lens to the camera window. Print Recommendations: - Design for general FDM 3D printers using PETG, PLA, or ABS. - No additional support needed, easy to print - No additional hardware needed, easy to assemble - Layer height of .3 mm works fine. - Infill: can be 20% for most of the body - Infill: OC Drive (worm screw) must be at 100% solid infill - Lube recommended for the gear teeth to improve performance. Silicone grease is best. What’s New: Each part is followed by the OE version number. To update your printed adapter that is in an older version, print the parts with the latest version number and swap these parts into your adapter. 2.1 - 2022.01.11 - OC Drive - The turn knob diameter is increased to improve clamping force and comfort of use. - PC Retainer - Material subtracted from the insert tab to loosen the fit within the PC Positioner - PC Clamp - Adjusted thread spacing to match the threads on the PC thumbnut. 2.0 - 2022.01.04 - Self centering eyepiece clamp - Pivoting alignment for the smartphone camera with height adjustment - Designed without the need for support material Wish List: - A brace to hold the phone from sliding out of the clamp. Known Issues: - It's a very tight build and is designed with clearances between the parts at .25mm. This may be too tight for some printers which will make assembly not work. Any requested design modifications are posted at the OpenOcular designs section under OE-2 Accessories & Modifications. This project began as a way to expand digitized microscopy throughout underfunded schools. The goal is to improve microscope data communication and comprehension using the prolific smartphone camera and 3D printed microscope adapter that is easy to use. If you would like to purchase a print of this design, visit my store on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/OpenOcular For design updates, support, and other request, visit https://www.openocular.com/ Please comment if you have any questions or run into any issues with the design.