Camera mount for CF-2.75
26/Jun 2017
This is a hinged plastic clamp that attaches to the outside of a 2.75” Conflat flange, serving as a mount for a small digital camera for in-chamber inspection. We used a $15 camera (from China via Amazon) intended to be used as an after-market vehicle backup camera. It comes with built-in LED lighting and works beautifully (when it works – we bought two and one had its LEDs die after a month or so of intermittent use – but at the price we won’t complain.)
The clamp prints well on a home printer in ABS, and needs a 1⁄4” screw/nut/washer to hold it closed. Of course, it needs to come off the chamber for any sort of bake-out.
The Autodesk Inventor file is here. The STL file (for 3D printing) is here.