Build Your OWN DIY Camera RIG with 3D-PRINTING

Key Features:

⚙️ Half-cage design — mounts to the left half of the body only (bottom 1/4" screw + hot shoe) — The grip, card slot and battery stay completely free.
⚙️ Integrated Arca-Swiss base — quick release straight onto tripods, ballheads and DJI RS gimbals, no extra plate needed.
⚙️ 35 points for 1/4"-20 UNC threaded brass heat-set insert nuts on a 15 mm grid with Anti-twist 3 mm ARRI locating-pin holes — industry-standard spacing, Compatible with SmallRig/Tilta accessories
⚙️ 10 printable NATO rails variants included, 35–80 mm, — can be mount on top, side and bottom.
⚙️ STL + STEP source files — tweak tolerances in CAD to match your printer and filament (for perfect fit)
⚙️ Two-point mounting — hot shoe on top + 1/4" screw bottom. The camera is locked down with zero tilt and shift
⚙️ 100 g of filament — twice as light as metal cages, with more mounting points and versatile
⚙️ Stronger than you can imagine — Even printed in PLA, it holds over 10× the maximum loaded weight of the camera rig

 🎁 In addition you also get two more of my designs:

• Arca Quick Release 3D-printed STL
• 3D-Printed Custom Bokeh Filters
  

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Compatibility:

Panasonic LUMIX S5 II (DC-S5M2), S5 IIX (DC-S5M2X), G9 II (DC-G9M2)

Full list of Camera Gear and fasteners I use:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10GmsmiP_616u3bbYXAUFEXvoFx94dq-nBDOqNK0W5Tk

🔩 Hardware you'll need:
• 2× M3 heat-set inserts
• 2× M3×6 countersunk screws
• up to 35× 1/4"-20 heat-set brass inserts
• 2× M4 threaded rods (88 mm)
• 1/4"-20 bolts for NATO rails

Assembly Instructions:

1. Hot shoe insert part

Requires 2× M3 (Length 3 mm or 3.5 mm) brass heat-set Threaded insert nuts
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_c3hL10AD (Length 3.5mm Size: M3(OD4.5mm)

For brass insert install:

• Soldering Iron — https://ali.laoleaf.com/Soldering-Iron-80W
• Heat insert tips — https://ali.laoleaf.com/Heat-Insert-Tips-M2-M6

The cage and the Hot shoe insert part are joined with two M3×6 mm countersunk-head screws — https://ali.laoleaf.com/M3-Countersunk-Bolts

Two versions of the cage

• One-piece monolithic cage — for resin printing (ABS-Like)
• Two-part version for FDM printing. To join it you need M4 threaded rod, from which you cut 2 pieces 88 mm long.

They are screwed into the upper part of the cage and glued into the lower part, as shown in the video.

1/4" brass inserts

Up to 35 pcs can be installed in the cage — 1/4" brass insert, UNC 1/4-20 (length 6 mm) — https://ali.laoleaf.com/Brass-Insert-Nut-Inch

Between the threads there are standard Anti-twist 3 mm holes for ARRI pins — 1/4" brass inserts on a 15 mm grid
Works with SmallRig/Tilta accessories

Arca-Swiss base

The bottom of the cage has an Arca-Swiss profile — the quick release standard for mounting on all kinds of tripods ballheads and gimbals, no extra plate needed.

Underneath, the cage is fixed to the camera with a 1/4" screw from Arca-Swiss plates — https://ali.laoleaf.com/1-4-Tripod-Screws

In the archive you will also find an STL model of ARCA plates, which you can fix to the side of the cage for a vertical shooting setup.

NATO rails

The 1/4" brass inserts are on a 15 mm grid, and NATO rails of various lengths can be mounted in them.

The kit includes STL models of NATO rails in various lengths and mounting styles — 10× NATO rails, 35–80 mm. The best option for printing them is ABS filament.

To mount them you need these screws: 1/4"-20, 3/8" long — https://ali.laoleaf.com/1-4-20-Hex-Socket-Cap-Screws

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Bonus

In addition you also get two more of my designs:

• Arca Quick Release 3D-printed STL
• 3D-Printed Custom Bokeh Filters

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Tips

• Even in PLA the assembly withstands more than 10× the loaded camera weight.
• Do not use filament with carbon fiber filling (CF) — it has lower interlayer adhesion, which is important in this model.
• Heat-set the 1/4" brass inserts. Set the iron to 230°C for PLA, 250°C for PETG / ABS. 
  Press straight down and stop about 0.5 mm short of the surface — then press the part against a flat cold surface. The insert levels itself perfectly flush. See the video for the exact motion.

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This is a digital download, not a physical product. Nothing will be shipped out. This will automatically be sent to you via email.

License — Personal, non-commercial use only. Files may not be resold, shared or redistributed. 
for Commercial license contact me laoleaf.collab@gmail.com