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Raspberry Pi Camera Mount for Prusa MK3/S/+ MK2/S

CAD rendering of the Picam mount, front right.

I have been using the Articulating Pi Cam mount with my Prusa MK3S. The joints between the links were coming lose all the time, and the 3D-printed screws were breaking when I was trying to tighten them. I designed my own arm for the mount, which:

  • Uses metal M3 fasteners, which can be tightened properly so that they would not come lose,
  • Is more than twice lighter than the articulating arm,
  • Has a slightly bigger ball for the ball joint, to make that joint a little bit tighter,
  • Is compatible with the camera head from the articulating arm, so if you are already using the articulating arm, you can reuse the camera case from it.
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Beer Can Mod For Prusa MK3/S/+

Installed shims

This article describes a very simple way to level the bed on a Prusa MK3/S/+ virtually for free. I’ll show you how you can use a beer can to make metal shims, and then easily install those shims to achieve a nearly perfectly flat printing surface on your Prusa. I will also discuss the reasons to do (or not to do) this, and compare this method to the fairly popular “Nyloc Nod”.

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