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---
title: "Build Guide: Claw"
date: "2022-07-26"
categories: ["Guides", "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"
---
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/6c156f39-d49e-4cf7-bf21-61ddeb66195d/Final.jpg)
## What Youll 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.
---
#### 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.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a43bf842d7b601064a8828/727606f4-ca0c-4d20-a6c1-a15a7793b53d/Black+Spacer.png)
## 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)