Most of the time I use a Wyze cam to monitor print jobs (mount) but I also want a close-up view of the nozzle, for troubleshooting.

I have tried a few of the various Pi cam mounts for the Mk3S but they were either bed, not x-axis, mounted, bulky, didn't give me the angle I was looking for, or didn't fit my camera (v2 with square around the lens). 

So I designed my own, by blending SethBon's mount for the Logitech C270 and P4ckit's camera module, plus some extra home-grown ingredients.

Print settings

Print at 0.15mm layer height. I didn't use supports, but it may not be a bad idea to paint some small support under the hinge of the Cam Body.

Hardware

2 x M3x12 bolts -- to attach the Cam Body to the Mount.

1 x M3x18 bolt – to attach the mount to the X-axis motor

Mk3S+ version:

Disclaimer: I have upgraded my extruder to the Mk3S+ version, but not the x-axis (which works perfectly as is), so I can't actually test the MK3S+ version myself. I designed the elongated screw hole for the M3S+ solely by copying from other designs.

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