This is a Cnc Machined Drone Camera Mount — a rigid aluminum or stainless bracket that locks your imaging sensor, gimbal, or thermal camera to the airframe without flex or vibration drift. We hold fla
This is a Cnc Machined Drone Camera Mount — a rigid aluminum or stainless bracket that locks your imaging sensor, gimbal, or thermal camera to the airframe without flex or vibration drift. We hold flatness to 0.01 mm, hole-to-hole runout under 0.02 mm, and surface finish at Ra 0.4 µm, which keeps your footage stable even at 60 m/s forward flight. Typical production lead time is 7 working days for prototypes, 15 days for 500-piece runs, and we ship worldwide from our Dongguan factory.
Most drone camera mounts fail not from breakage, but from micro-flex under G-load during punch-outs and hard yaw. A thin 6061 bracket deforms 0.15 mm at 8 G, which translates to 0.4° of angular error at the lens — enough to ruin a stabilized shot. We counter this by using 7075-T6 aluminum (yield strength 503 MPa) for racing mounts, and 17-4PH stainless (hardness HRC 38-42) for heavy cinema gimbals. Every mount is stress-relieved after roughing to remove internal residual stress, then finish-machined in one clamping setup.
Rubber isolators degrade at -10°C and swell at +50°C, changing your damping frequency. Instead, we machine integral flexure arms into the mount itself — thin-wall slots that act as mechanical springs. For a 250 g camera, we cut a 0.8 mm wall, 12 mm long flexure that gives a natural frequency of 28 Hz, which isolates motor vibration (typically 80-200 Hz) by 90%. If you need active damping, we also machine precise pockets for aftermarket gyro-stabilized gimbals, with mounting hole tolerance of ±0.01 mm.
We stock four alloys specifically for this product line:
6061-T6: Best for general aerial photography. Cost-effective, weldable, anodizes to a deep black. Hardness 95 HB.
7075-T6: For racing and heavy-lift. 40% stronger than 6061, but less corrosion-resistant — we add hard anodize (40 µm) to protect it.
17-4PH H900: For gimbal shafts and hinge pins. Hardness HRC 40, tensile strength 1310 MPa, resists salt spray for 500 hours.
Ti-6Al-4V (Grade 5): For ultralight long-endurance drones. Density 4.43 g/cm³, we machine it to 0.8 mm thin walls without warping.
Standard DJI, GoPro, and Sony mounts are off-the-shelf — but they never fit prototype frames. We machine custom hole patterns from your STEP file, with true position tolerance of 0.02 mm per ISO 2768-mK. For critical lens alignment, we use a 4th axis rotary table to drill cross-holes at 90° ± 0.01° and counterbore depths held to ±0.02 mm. This ensures your camera's optical axis stays parallel to the drone's forward vector within 0.05°.
| Material | 6061-T6, 7075-T6, 17-4PH, Ti-6Al-4V |
| Available Sizes | 20 mm x 20 mm to 300 mm x 300 mm, thickness 1.5-25 mm |
| Hardness (Aluminum) | 95 HB (6061), 150 HB (7075) |
| Hardness (Steel) | HRC 38-42 (17-4PH H900) |
| Machining Tolerance | ±0.005 mm for critical bores, ±0.01 mm general |
| Surface Finish | Ra 0.4 µm machined, Ra 0.2 µm lapped on mating faces |
| Runout (concentricity) | ≤ 0.02 mm for gimbal shaft bores |
| Flatness (mounting face) | 0.01 mm per 100 mm length |
| Lead Time | 7 days prototype, 15 days for 500 pcs |
| MOQ | No MOQ — 1 piece for testing accepted |
We run 100% inspection on every drone camera mount, not a sampling plan. Our CMM (coordinate measuring machine) checks all 6 faces for flatness and perpendicularity. A dial indicator verifies runout on every gimbal bore. Surface roughness is measured with a profilometer — we reject parts above Ra 0.5 µm. Each part ships with a dimensional report (PDF) showing actual measured values versus your drawing, so your QC team can clear it without re-measuring.
Bare aluminum corrodes in humid air — we see it on competitor mounts within 3 months. Our standard finish is black hard anodize (MIL-A-8625 Type III), 40 µm thick, which gives a surface hardness of HRC 60 equivalent and withstands 1000 hours of salt spray. For stainless steel mounts, we offer electropolishing (Ra 0.2 µm) plus passivation per ASTM A967. If you need a mounting surface that won't scratch your camera body, we add a 0.5 mm thick silicone pad, bonded with structural adhesive rated to -40°C to +120°C.
Our 20 years of precision manufacturing experience lets us cut a typical 50 mm x 50 mm mount from 6061 in 8 minutes per piece, including tapping 4 x M2 holes. We use 3-axis machining centers with 15,000 rpm spindles and through-tool coolant. For small features (M1.6 threads, 0.5 mm slots), we use micro end mills down to 0.3 mm diameter. Before quoting, our engineers run your CAD through DFM analysis — we catch thin walls, deep pockets, and sharp corners that break tools. If we see a problem, we suggest a design change that cuts cost by 20-30% without losing strength. For tooling decisions, refer to our CNC cutting tool selection guide — it explains why we prefer 4-flute end mills for aluminum and 5-flute for stainless. And check our CNC machining tolerances guide to understand which dimensions we can hold tighter than standard.
No MOQ — we machine 1 piece for your prototype testing, and you pay the same per-piece price for 1 or 1000 pieces, only shipping and setup differ.
Yes — send us a STEP or IGES file of your gimbal's mounting holes, and we'll machine the pattern with ±0.01 mm true position, including counterbores for bolt heads.
Every part gets a full CMM inspection, runout check with a dial indicator, and surface roughness test — we email you the actual measurement report before dispatch.
Prototype (1-10 pcs) ships in 7 working days; production runs (100+ pcs) ship in 15 working days after drawing approval, and we offer DHL Express for urgent orders.
Get a firm quote within 12 hours — send your drawing to sc@bquq.com or WhatsApp +86 13713157787. We'll confirm material, tolerance, and price before you commit. No MOQ, made in China, precision manufacturing guaranteed.
| Parameter | Capability |
|---|---|
| Materials | AL6061/7075, SUS303/304/316, 45# steel, T2 copper, H59 brass, POM, PEEK, nylon |
| Tolerance | ±0.005mm standard, ±0.003mm on request |
| Machines | 3/4/5-axis CNC, turn-mill, Swiss lathe |
| Surface | Anodizing, nickel, zinc, passivation, sandblast, polish |
| Size Range | Max 400 x 300 x 200 mm |
| Prototype | 72 hours, no MOQ on samples |
| Inspection | Full report per batch, CMM data on request |
