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[Pagusas]

I'm building a simple telescoping pull down pull so i can mount my new 4k webcam to the top of my desk/hutch. I have everything working great, i used a nice torque resistance hinge so i can change the angle of the camera up and down, works perfectly. The one thing I noticed I'm missing though is the ability to rotate the camera. I thought of using just a tiny ball bearing between the camera and the mounting plate... but that would move wayyy to easily. So then I thought "if they make torque resistance hinges, maybe they make the same in bearings? But for the life of me I can't find anything through google searching/amazing listings. Anyone have any idea?

TLDR: I'm looking for a tiny ball bearing that had built in resistance so i can rotate/pan a camera and it will stay in place once i let it go.

 

[Trimesh]

I don't know if you can get something like that off the shelf - I would probably get a small ball race and pack it with something like Nyogel 744.

 

[Spaceman292]

What you're looking for is something called a stiff ball clenching dangle fangler. You'll probably find one on amazon.