Overhead Phone Stand - Laser-Cut SVG Files

A tab-and-slot goalpost stand that holds your phone flat overhead to film top-down build videos of your hands at work.

A goalpost stand that holds your phone flat above your work so you can film a build from straight overhead - your hands, the parts and the cutting mat, the way it looks from your own eyes. The phone lies screen-up on a tray with a window under its back camera, so you can watch the live picture while you work. Each side is two posts locked into a base and a triangle fin; two rails pass through all four posts at one of three heights and wedge keys lock them. Every joint is tab and slot - no glue, and it comes apart flat for storage.

What you get (instant download)

• SVG cut files for 2.7 mm, 3 mm, 4 mm or 5 mm plywood (pick the folder that matches your calipers)
• 16 pieces on 6 boards, each 12 x 12 in - the posts and rails run corner to corner
• Every piece as its own SVG, for recutting a single part
• A 10-page instruction booklet: cutting guide, board maps, parts list, 4 illustrated assembly steps and close-ups
• Finished-model mockup images

Finished size

• Stand: about 13.4 in wide, 14 in tall, feet 5.5 x 4 in
• Work space: about 10 in clear between the posts
• Camera height: 9 in, 11¼ in or 13½ in above the mat
• Room for your hands: about 7½ / 10 / 12 in under the rails
• Phone: fits phones up to about 4 x 7 in; the camera window suits a lens in either top corner

You'll need

• A laser cutter with at least a 12 x 12 in work area
• 2.7 mm, 3 mm, 4 mm or 5 mm plywood
• Fine sandpaper; optional clear finish (no glue needed)

Laser-friendly files

Black = cut, blue = score. Every part's name is scored right on the piece in single-line lettering, so it marks in the same quick pass - no engraving.

This is a digital download. No physical items will be shipped.

License

You may cut these files as often as you like and sell finished, physical stands you make from them. Please don't share, resell or give away the digital files, or sell unassembled cut kits made from them without permission.