Topic: Chumby One - On a tripod
Ok so this is no major hack but I think its worth posting.
I received my Chumby One only a few hours ago but had this idea a about the time I ordered it.
I realize that the Chumby is designed to be picked up and handled but when its on the table I think it is a bit awkward to see.
I had the idea of mounting the One on a tilt and turn (swivel) tripod.
Simply drill a hole in the battery cover, push the tripod through and get nut and screw on.
I found it was stable enough to use as long as the tripod stayed still which mine doesn't (I have already ordered a different one).
Anyways I'll let the pictures show what I mean.
I made sure I taped up the battery lid before drilling just in case the cover cracks.
The tripod I used, yes its small:
The battery lid:
Now this is where I went major wrong. I simply drilled a hole in the middle of the battery cover not realizing that the back of the One is heavier. I then tried to rectify this by drilling a hole further back, far enough not to just make one huge hole but ended up too far. The red dot or in between my two holes is where I should have drilled, but too late for that.
So I then simply screwed the nut on:
and clipped the One back on:
Anyway turned out the tripod was a bit small to support the One, so I ordered another one which will hopefully be better.
So feedback please, any better way to have done this or something with similar results?