Very light tripod (40cm to 130cm high) with selfie stick for cameras such as Gear360 (trépied léger avec perche selfie) V3

thingiverse

Here are the materials and tools needed to make a stable and ultra-light tripod for a camera or 360-degree camera from a selfie stick: PLA or PETG filament: Choose PETG if possible, as it is harder but not brittle. Use TPU for the three legs of the tripod, which should be elastic. The following items are required: * A selfie stick with a 1/4" thread * Three carbon tubes, each 320mm long and 6mm in diameter. These can be purchased from AliExpress for $4. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/6mmx4mm-length-330mm-carbon-fiber-pipe-carbon-rod-hollow-tubes-carbon-fiber-rod-airplane-model-kite/32764397447.html * One screw and nut with a 1/4" thread. This is a double-nut model for longer screws, which can be purchased from AliExpress for $1. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Woopower-1-4-single-layer-Tripod-Screw-To-Flash-Shoe-Converter-Adapter-DSLR-Camera-Tripod-Screw/32742464884.html The result is a very nice and extremely light tripod. It is easy to disassemble the tripod by pinching the three rods in the central part. This might lead to an articulated version later on. Version 2 of this project involves updating the tube holder. Version 3 uses PETG filament, which has more resistance and is not brittle. The tube holder has also been upgraded. You can find a French language blog post about this project at http://chezcyril.over-blog.com/2017/06/trepied-stable-et-ultra-leger-de-1.2m-pour-appareil-photo-ou-camera-360-a-partir-d-une-perche-selfie.html