and it only cost 14 bucks! haha! <BR> <BR> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/87667/527453.jpg" alt="Upload"> <BR> <BR> <BR>got the plans here. (and no, i'm not related to the guy!) <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.steadycam.org" target="_blank">http://www.steadycam.org</a>

I made one of those too. <BR> <BR>Works surprisingly well. My problem was it got heavy very fast. But I have a Canon XL-1 so it's a heavy camera to begin with.

yeah, i figured it would get heavy after a while, especially with the big battery on it! <BR> <BR>i'm thinking of putting some soft "grips" on the pipes. if you notice too, i used plastic caps instead of the metal ones. since i live in a condo, i didn't want any metal shavings inside or below in my neighbor's patio. <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/lol.gif" border=0>

NICE

nice, but having my $3k camera held in by a plastic cap might concern me. Do you think that's going to hold up?

i'm almost sure it will. it's not a plastic cap from a 2-liter bottle. <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/lol.gif" border=0>

How well does that camera attachment work. It looks like the camera is screwed down onto the bolt and then the wing nut tightens it up so it doesn't move? <BR>Looks cool. Did you make it out of metal or plastic pipes.