JohnRambozo
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I've taken some pretty bad video of my flights by holding a transmitter in one hand and my phone in the other, so I got the idea to use FT materials to mount my phone to my transmitter so that I can concentrate on flying (mostly).
The goal is to make it tall enough that the screen can be seen for framing the shot without having to hold the transmitter in an uncomfortable or awkward manner. It needs to be rigid enough to keep from bouncing or swaying too much and should be easy to remove.
Here's a preliminary sketch on paper. After writing the description I can already think of some changes that will need to be made.
So I didn't use anything I sketched. I started to do the 4 point thing then realized a 4 SIDED object is much more rigid. That's right! I made a box tube and it even telescopes a bit. Have a look at the step by step.
The box tube is cut much like an FT fuse with alternating A and B folds. Its really strong!
I miscalculated the size for the insert / telescoping section but I got it.. I like the accidental I-Beam shape. It works very well and fits snugly enough to stay put when I adjust the height.
The phone mount is just 2 pieces of foam board glued together with a close fitting phone shape cutout. Notice the bevel along the bottom:
I just glued it to the top/front edge of the Ibeam with plenty of glue.
For the base that fits around the Tx, I wanted it to be removable. This is where the elegance fell by the wayside and I just started gluing pieces together until the area was filled up and sturdy enough to do the job. I don't think there's any practical way to explain how this was done. I just started adding pieces until I had something that interlocked around the Tx. Here is the two pieces apart and fit together:
It actually fits pretty nicely on my Spektrum DX5e. I recommend you make some kind of box shape. The more edges you can get glued down, the better. Then cut slits to slide in the connecting pieces. I will need to add popsicle sticks to reinforce, but it actually holds and the little bit of sway acts as a kind of damper so it doesn't bounce.
You'll notice I added a vertical support behind the phone mount to give it more strength. It sits right at eye level with a nice angle upward when holding my Tx at my usual position. I'll be posting videos soon. Lets hope my evening of hard work pays off in youtube royalties.
The goal is to make it tall enough that the screen can be seen for framing the shot without having to hold the transmitter in an uncomfortable or awkward manner. It needs to be rigid enough to keep from bouncing or swaying too much and should be easy to remove.
Here's a preliminary sketch on paper. After writing the description I can already think of some changes that will need to be made.
So I didn't use anything I sketched. I started to do the 4 point thing then realized a 4 SIDED object is much more rigid. That's right! I made a box tube and it even telescopes a bit. Have a look at the step by step.
The box tube is cut much like an FT fuse with alternating A and B folds. Its really strong!
I miscalculated the size for the insert / telescoping section but I got it.. I like the accidental I-Beam shape. It works very well and fits snugly enough to stay put when I adjust the height.
The phone mount is just 2 pieces of foam board glued together with a close fitting phone shape cutout. Notice the bevel along the bottom:
I just glued it to the top/front edge of the Ibeam with plenty of glue.
For the base that fits around the Tx, I wanted it to be removable. This is where the elegance fell by the wayside and I just started gluing pieces together until the area was filled up and sturdy enough to do the job. I don't think there's any practical way to explain how this was done. I just started adding pieces until I had something that interlocked around the Tx. Here is the two pieces apart and fit together:
It actually fits pretty nicely on my Spektrum DX5e. I recommend you make some kind of box shape. The more edges you can get glued down, the better. Then cut slits to slide in the connecting pieces. I will need to add popsicle sticks to reinforce, but it actually holds and the little bit of sway acts as a kind of damper so it doesn't bounce.
You'll notice I added a vertical support behind the phone mount to give it more strength. It sits right at eye level with a nice angle upward when holding my Tx at my usual position. I'll be posting videos soon. Lets hope my evening of hard work pays off in youtube royalties.
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