Pinchy Pinch

Update: The camera was installed several days ago, and I've been beating the heck out of it. I had no issues. But finally, today, I slammed it into a concrete floor after a power loop and caused the camera to rotate about the side screws. It never loosened on the pinching screws. I just tightened it back up and was back in business.

This is a camera mounting bracket specifically intended to mount the Tiny Whoop Pinch cam into a HappyModel Mobula 6 “Ballsack” canopy. At this time it has not been tested. It does fit the camera and the canopy as shown in the photos. I am waiting on a new camera to be delivered to I can try it.

This was derived from the popular Tokyo_Dom Pinch camera adapter: Mobula6 canopy Pinch camera adapter by Tokyo_Dom | Download free STL model | Printables.com

I tried using the Tokyo_Dom version before mixing this.  However, I was running into problems getting a camera into it. That version is very popular so I think the issue was unique to me. I suspect the Bambu TPU that I was using is harder than what is commonly used and that was the problem. Unfortunately, I had already purchased two rolls from Bambu so I had to find a way to make it work. Consequently, it may require harder TPU to work well, this is something that needs to be tested.

This version is easier to install but also heavier than the original because of the additional screw. After I've tested it for a while, I may try it with a plastic screw to get the weight down. I have tried to make the ring fit tightly to the neck of the cameral. I have also tried to size the “ears” of the bracket to pinch against the side of the rectangular base of the camera. This is meant to prevent rotation. However, I have based the geometry off of one camera so there is no accounting for variance.