Tank Tread 3D Printed Camera Straps
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- This video walks through the design of simple, tank-tread inspired, camera straps that I made with my 3D printer and some paracord. Thanks for watching!
Download the files here (3MF, STL, STEP):
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Wow that was awesome:
Great storytelling
Kept my attention
Easy enough to understand
Brought me along for the adventure
I wish I could be like you! (I got time constraints cuz of school and other stuff)
Thank you so much! Glad the story was clear. :)
Something I noticed that I may have done: I would not have actually made the medallion round. i would have trimmed it down to match the width of the tread portion. it would make it a little more cohesive, comfortable, and saved on material while still affording you the functionality that you designed into it. all in all that is awesome. Maybe you could also make it a modular system. instead of having the pivot rod in between each "tread" go all the way through just have it be a tab on either side allowing you to snap the next tread into place. this allows for more sections and slightly better printability. you dont have to worry too much about the strength at that point because the actual stress is not on the print itself with the paracord taking most of the load.
@@TheFaithfullMaker Hey! All excellent suggestions. I agree making the medallion strait would be more cohesive and functional. Having the individual links snap together is also brilliant! Great ideas for the next revision. This is why I love posting my stuff - the community suggestions are awesome.
Cheers! Thanks for the comment.
Really cool :)
@@Ludooy. Thanks :D
looks amazing honestly, i might waanna print this later for a small backpack that i have
i would have made some snap in ( or glued) parts inside the strap, and then printed a long rectangular tpu piece that snaps on the inside, making it foam like and more comfortable to use, maybe make it connect every 5/6 connections so it bends apropiately, but it does look good this way!
Love the idea of using TPU. That’s not a material I have a lot of experience with . . . maybe it’s time I give it a shot!!
Thanks for the view and the comment!
Hi, which CAD software you have used for this project? and thanks for this amazing project it looks awesome :)
It’s Shapr3D for the iPad. Works really well!
The pinch points worry me a tad.
As for knots, you want to do a sliding knot at the end.
Either join both ends to each other with double fishermans, so you can slide them apart to shorten/tighten the strap (this is how some wristbands are made)
Or loop the ends back on themselves and tie a prusik knot that you can slide up and down to make the strap tighter.
@@liammurray9274 Thank you so much for the thoughts and knot advice!!! Really appreciate the suggestions!!
The pinching is actually something I thought a lot about. All of the surfaces are rounded (to avoid any sharp pinching areas) and the joints are spaced in such a way that even at full bend they leave a few millimeters of distance between them. I was also concerned about the joints ripping out arm hair, haha, that is why I opted for the central cylindrical axle. That allows the body of the chain to mostly cover the opening and reduce the risk of something getting caught in there. More iteration could probably improve the comfort further though. :)
Thanks again for the comment and view!
@@liammurray9274 I will experiment with the knots you suggested this week. If they work well I will update the MakerWorld/UA-cam description with your recommendation and credit you!!