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Step 4Make the Camera Arm
The camera arm needs to hold the camera rigidly in front of one eye, but also be flexible, positionable and easy to manufacture.
The best material we have found in terms of rigidity, flexibility, machinability, cost and weight is 9-gauge aluminum wire. This type of wire is often used as a support structure inside clay and plaster sculptures and can be found at art supply, hardware, craft and DIY stores. It often has a plastic coating over the aluminum, which is helpful in our case in order to electrically isolate the camera arm from the camera circuit board. If the wire you use is not insulated, you can wrap it with a few strips of electrical tape.
To machine aluminum wire you can use a pair of tin snips or simply bend the wire back and forth repeatedly until it breaks.
1) Break off a long piece of wire 20 to 30 cm in length
The best material we have found in terms of rigidity, flexibility, machinability, cost and weight is 9-gauge aluminum wire. This type of wire is often used as a support structure inside clay and plaster sculptures and can be found at art supply, hardware, craft and DIY stores. It often has a plastic coating over the aluminum, which is helpful in our case in order to electrically isolate the camera arm from the camera circuit board. If the wire you use is not insulated, you can wrap it with a few strips of electrical tape.
To machine aluminum wire you can use a pair of tin snips or simply bend the wire back and forth repeatedly until it breaks.
1) Break off a long piece of wire 20 to 30 cm in length
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