GoPro Ball and Socket Mount

Overview

I have a suction cup from an old backup camera monitor and wanted to use it for mounting my GoPro. I scaled the Universal Ball Joint by MORON up to fit the 22.5mm diameter ball on my device, and then merged that into a GoPro mounting plate by ADAMCA.LAB. 

I've included a Prusaslicer project file 3mf so that you can easily adjust this model to any size ball joint you might have. 

Scaling

First measure your ball mount and do the math to see what scale you need to use. My model is currently sized for a 22.5mm ball, so if yours is, say, 17mm….

17/22.5 = 0.7555, so you'd want to scale my model to 75.56%. We don't want to scale the GoPro mounting plate though, so I recommend using the “scalable” project file I uploaded. 

Upon opening the file as a project, you'll see two models, one of which is comprised of 3 pieces.

Grab the “screw” model and scale it up or down to match the size of the ball mount you're using. In this case, we'd scale to 75.56%

Use the move command to make the screw flange sit flush on the GoPro clip.

Grab the nut and scale to match the screw. Again, 75.56% in this example.

At this point you're done and I would use File > Export > Export Plate as STL/OBJ to save your model as an STL for future use. 

Printing

For printing, I recommend splitting the side with the GoPro plate in half so that you can print with minimal supports. The Cut tool does a good job and you can add interlocking pins or even a dovetail if you want. Use support enforcers on the GoPro mounting plate.