---
title: "Build Guide: Claw"
date: "2022-07-26"
categories: ["Guides", "Build Guides"]
tags: ["Build Guide", "3D Printing"]
excerpt: "What You’ll Need: Click the buttons below to collect the print files! Printables Thingiverse Makerworld #b"
featuredImage: "/images/resources/build-guide-claw.jpg"
---

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/6c156f39-d49e-4cf7-bf21-61ddeb66195d/Final.jpg)

## What You’ll Need:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/3e67ee2f-fd06-43da-8850-0abfcd1023b6/Slide1.PNG)

Click the buttons below to collect the print files!

    [
      Printables
    ](https://www.printables.com/model/639391-micromelon-claw-attachment)

    [
      Thingiverse
    ](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6284251)

    [
      Makerworld
    ](https://makerworld.com/en/models/147783#profileId-641414)

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/99b36761-8464-4ea7-9f32-f81fb17ddffd/Spacer.png)

## Step 1:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/f5b6a919-d962-4eaa-a4fb-70b0ecd22a46/Slide2.PNG)

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## Step 2:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/24ab4146-8c9c-42c6-b83b-22297ff402fc/Slide3.PNG)

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## Step 3:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/80d8c2ae-ab27-4592-acd1-dfcd794c355f/Slide4.PNG)

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## Step 4:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/49fa3def-2370-43e2-9537-3ed322ec597d/Slide5.PNG)

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## Step 5:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/7e58cfbf-af36-4e3b-8e44-a93de19b6a56/Slide6.PNG)

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## Complete

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/0561b1a6-6082-490b-a77c-7fa8a18c9c5e/Complete.png)

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## Servo Calibration:

Before attaching a servo horn to a servo, we need to make sure that the servo moves in the correct range. This guide will help you calibrate your servos correctly.

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#### Step 1:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/c2c5dbf1-de8d-43c7-8b9c-18c801ebe357/Code.jpg)

Once step 1 is completed, plug the servo into the right port and run the following code:

![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/8809c767-f8fe-4991-b7a5-eeb7d250fcb0/Step+1+servo.jpg)

Once the code has been uploaded, without rotating the servo, re-attach the servo horn, so when the servo is at 0, the servo horn is in the same orientation as the image.

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## What’s Next?

With your fully built Micromelon Claw attachment, head on over to our claw attachment activity to get started! For a bonus print, grab our Meloncube from Printables or Thingiverse to help with your activity.

    [
      Activity: Claw Attachment
    ](/resources/activity-claw-attachment)

    [
      Printables: MelonCube
    ](https://www.printables.com/model/639390-micromelon-meloncube)

    [
      Thingiverse: MelonCube
    ](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6284246)