3D Printing Film Gear to Save My Wallet

My lav clip broke, so I 3D Printed a new one. One of my favourite aspects of 3D printing is saving money by making the part yourself, whether you're recreating a part that broke, or engineering one from scratch.
A resin printer would have been handy for this video, but I unfortunately no longer have access to my previous one.
Link to the .step file
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Film Gear Used:
Camera: amzn.to/3WL1S0o
Lens1: amzn.to/3I8ZM6C
Lens2: amzn.to/3PVwVo9
Light(300W): nanliteus.com/nanlite-fs-300-...
Mic1: amzn.to/3Wx5nHZ
Mic2: amzn.to/3FXMwyJ
Tripod: amzn.to/3hQUVME
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:20 - The Problem
0:43 - The Plan
0:48 - Executing The Plan
1:03 - Version 1
1:56 - Version 2
2:55 - Does it work?
3:04 - V3
3:22 - Final Print
3:28 - Comparison
3:39 - Outro

[@fionahoughton241]

Yes, same here, I didn't realise how small the parts are. Awesome, detailed and interesting video, Tommy! I've learnt a lot thru your videos! 😀🎤

[@benlizondra2792]

can't believed it worked

[@Ayce47]

When reverse engineering, THE way to sketch from a photo, is the same as when drawing a sketch in the artistic way. You decompose complex shapes, into basic shapes, while thinking "how would another engineer pick a shape here?" After that you check that the values make sense. Also, all engineers pick nice numbers. Almost always do half of the design then mirror.

[@TommyHoughton]

Thank you for the information! I'll take this aproach next time, I've always struggled a bit with reverse engineering, so I'll give these techniques a shot in the next project. Thanks again!

[@Ayce47]

@@TommyHoughton no problem! if you work on small parts, it's always best to place it on paper scanner next to a quarter, and use that as a photo. then autoscale it using that quarter. if you don't have a scanner you can use your phone with a portable drill press attachment, or literally anything that can level your camera with the part. also if available try to see where the part was designed. to know if the "nice numbers" are metric or imperial.

[@graphguy]

Great video!

[@TommyHoughton]

Thank you!

[@mileswilledwcoulson8180]

How small those parts are? 😅 thats average!

[@elitesmidgen1020]

Wdym? Thats massive!