Logitech C270 WebCam Holder from "Noga" Style Arm Indicator Holder - Jointed Single Action Locking Holder

I set up a Logitech C270 webcam to view my 3018 CNC remotely, and I needed some sort of holder for the webcam. I wanted a holder which held the camera at the end of some sort of flexible arm which could be easily re-positioned if necessary. Initially I tried a ball and socket design, but the connections were not tight enough to hold the camera firmly. Previously, I had made a “Noga” style jointed locking arm model as an experiment, and I realized I could use the same design (with some modifications and additions) as a webcam holder.

The final design has three major components :

1. The adjustable arms
2. A weighted Base
3. A webcam Grip

The adjustable arms have a “ball and peg” swivel joint at each end. I modified these from the original design to split each ball-and-peg in half so they could be printed in a stronger print orientation. I also made the “peg” parts a bit larger in diameter and a bit longer.

The weighted base is hollow, and filled with steel shot (you could also use sand). There is a fill hole on the bottom of the base that is sealed with a screw in plug after filling.

For the webcam grip, I opted to make a grip which does not require taking the original webcam base apart (as I have seen with some other 3D printed Logitech webcam holders).

Assembly Instructions

See the link to the original model for assembly instructions for the adjustable arm. An important difference from the original is that each ball end is printed in two halves with an alignment peg - join the two halves by inserting the alignment peg into one half and then pressing the other half onto the peg. Also, note that each arm can be installed in one of two orientations, depending on which way you want the ball peg slot to face - just choose an orientation that works for you.

Before adding the arm to the base, fill the base with sand, shot, or similar material to give it added weight, and then screw in the Plug. The arm is a friction fit into the base.

The webcam grip is also a friction fit onto the end of the arm. Simply fold up the webcam base and insert it into the slightly springy Grip (see photos).

Print Instructions

Print in PETG using the 3mf files provided; otherwise :

All of the parts are in these files :

• BallJoint06 - All.3mf
• BallJoint06B - All.3mf
• Knob2.3mf
• Ball06AB - Balls-All
• Base04 - Base.3mf
• Base04 - FillPlug.3mf

Print the Arm parts with these settings :

• 3 perimeters
• 0% infill

Print the Knob with these settings :

• 3 perimeters
• 15% infill

Print the Ball-Pegs with these settings :

• 11 perimeters (note : the large perimeter number improves the filament orientation)
• 0% infill

Print the Base with these settings :

• 2 perimeters 
• 0% infill

Print the FillPlug with these settings :

• 4 perimeters 
• 0% infill

Print the Grip with these settings :

• 3 perimeters 
• 0% infill

CAD

The OnShape 3D CAD files for this are here :

Adjustable arm and Base : https://cad.onshape.com/documents/daa24b8324a91cb603797f4c/w/ef898285ad0fa691a7d23691/e/f8b1ccdd6a78067a4d818ee9?renderMode=0&uiState=65371b59c76b9a3ce529962e

Webcam Grip : https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f32f451f2b42f2c8b0b770f0/w/fadd7e23b83e06b60489d23d/e/afc8dd1d471674344eabd24e?renderMode=0&uiState=65371b820bb4cf2c70a408ef