Cheap and dirty solution for the lack of a proper camera
I love my CoreOne to bits, it is conceptually simple and well executed ... as long as you do not mention the lack of a proper camera. Having heard all kinds of bad things about the Buddy3D, I decided to build my own. I invested 25€ in a TAPO C110 camera, which will send real time high quality video to any smartphone or tablet over wifi, and designed and printed a bracket to keep the camera stuck to the printer door. It works wonderfully, real time, no server, not even any internet.
Here's the bracket. The camera attaches with double sided tape.
Here's the way it mounts to the door, hooking unto the ventilation louvers. The lens views through the door itself, just above the light bar.
And here's the image you get on your phone, in real time, anywhere in the house or even in the world (if you wish to):
The only catch is that you need to remove the camera before you open the door, which only takes one second.
If you are really cheap, you can get a TAPO C100 which only costs 20€ and still offers great video quality, and if you are REALLY REALLY REALLY cheap, you just drill a suitable hole through the door (Sorry, Josef!) and attach the camera to the outside of the door with double sided tape, no need for a bracket. And if you are REALLY REALLY REALLY lazy, don't even drill a hole, just stick the camera to the outside of the door with tape.
Hope this helps.
RE: Cheap and dirty solution for the lack of a proper camera
Why not something like this: https://www.printables.com/model/744585-magnetic-mount-for-tapo-c100-c110
Or is there too little space inside?
RE: Cheap and dirty solution for the lack of a proper camera
I have trouble understanding the positioning of the camera from the pictures provided in the printables solution you mention, so I can't judge. The advantage of my solution is that it took almost no time to conceive, print and apply, and also that it does not involve entering the enclosure at all. It could well be that yours is better, but mine worked and I paid it no further thought.
RE: Cheap and dirty solution for the lack of a proper camera
My design is for magnetically attaching the camera above the printer, which won't work here. The original core one camera seems to be sitting in a front corner and the enclosure is magnetic, so I thought something similar might work. You'll not get reflections, you could adjust the position easily with the magnets, and it's not in the way of the door. But I don't own one so maybe there isn't enough space and if it works for you, why not. Lazy solution would be to print a triangular prism to stick the camera on, the fix it with double-sided tape.
Btw. you can remove the entire casing to make the camera slimmer. Good choice of camera, I'm still happy with mine and got another one with motors.
RE: Cheap and dirty solution for the lack of a proper camera
I did consider a magnetic attachment in the upper frontmost left hand corner of the enclosure, but the space was kind of cramped and I thought the view could be partially obstructed by the extruder. Ultimately it came down to finding a simple solution, and I left it at that. Maybe someone will come up with a better solution which I will immediately adopt. Thank you for your input!