---
title: "Build Guide: Claw"
date: "2022-07-26"
categories: ["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"
---

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## What You’ll Need:

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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)


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## Step 1:

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## Step 2:

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## Step 3:

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## Step 4:

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## Step 5:

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## Complete

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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:

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

![](/images/content/9a4f20-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)
