Phone Holder/ Grip for Tripods

I have a Smallrig for my camera but I wanted another for my phone as it is more accessible than a camera. However, the original designer did not point out any compatible 3D-printed phone holder/ grip with the cage. This led me to three months of testing what would be the most suitable phone mount for the cage I have referenced. Turned out that each of the ones I tried had some little caveat that I have to deal with which I am not that fond of. The original designer suggested to “buy” a phone mount; but why buy when you can print?

So this is what I came up with albeit by editing some of the original designs. With these changes, this phone mount I believe is easy to print, only has 3 parts, easy to assemble and it's also versatile whereby the original designer used rubber bands to get the top end to grip into the phone. I improved this by using a tension spring which has a better and stronger grip. 

A butt-naked phone works fine but it might be a bit slippery because it's plastics against plastics. Hence I recommend having a phone case or bumper for superior grip. 

What comes with this design:

• 3D printed M6 bolt with end for ease of grip. However, you can use an actual M6 bolt as it would be much stronger and less susceptible to shear stress

Recommended item to buy or find:

• A tension spring
• If you don't have any springs or can't find one, a rubber band as per the original design would suffice

I did the modifications quickly hence my tolerance is tighter than it should be. Some changes to the print settings you ARE REQUIRED to change (other slicers may vary):

• X-Y Compensation: 0.2mm (Orca Slicer)
• Supports: Yes, Tree (Auto) (Orca Slicer)

Other Settings you may want to consider:

• Layer Height: 0.2mm
• Brim: No
• Infill Density: 8%
• Infill Pattern: Gyroid

Credits to the original designers.