DIY iPhone Tripod Mount - easy and cheap!

After browsing lots of instructables on various ways to make a tripod mount for my iphone I decided i needed to invent my own.  The primary feature I wanted was the ability to have a secure mount that didn't require me to remove my case.  I also needed it to hold my phone in both the horizontal and vertical positions.  And I didn't want to pay more than a few dollars for it either.  Well, I found my answer while browsing Home Depot.  This mount holds my iphone so securely that I can even rotate my tripod 90 degrees and take time lapse of the clouds or the ants if I want to and there is not even a mark left on the screen or the case.  Read on to see what I found...

Step 1: Materials Needed

1 - Tarp Shark - $0.97  Link to product on HomeDepot.com
1 - 1/4" x 20 nut - $0.06  Link to product on HomeDepot.com  - This is a link to a box of 100, but you can buy just one at Home Depot
1/2 stick Mighty Putty - ~$5.00 Link to product on Amazon.com
1 - box knife - Example of the kind of knife I used
Wax Paper

Time Required: 20 minutes assembly, 24 hours to let the putty cure