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---
title: "Build Guide: Claw"
date: "2022-07-26"
categories: ["Build Guides"]
tags: ["Build Guide", "3D Printing"]
excerpt: "What Youll Need: Click the buttons below to collect the print files! Printables Thingiverse Makerworld #b"
featuredImage: "/images/resources/build-guide-claw.jpg"
---
![](/images/content/2aa593-final.jpg)
## What Youll Need:
![](/images/content/677540-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)
## Step 1:
![](/images/content/5bb78b-slide2.png)
## Step 2:
![](/images/content/feac2a-slide3.png)
## Step 3:
![](/images/content/aaf72e-slide4.png)
## Step 4:
![](/images/content/fc4beb-slide5.png)
## Step 5:
![](/images/content/9e36ed-slide6.png)
## Complete
![](/images/content/36211c-complete.png)
## 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.
---
#### Step 1:
![](/images/content/e5095c-code.jpg)
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.
## Whats 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)