another DIY project

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-13-2007, 7:53 PM

and it only cost 14 bucks! haha!

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got the plans here. (and no, i'm not related to the guy!)

http://www.steadycam.org

(bigdad) · (bigdad) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 12-13-2007, 8:53 PM

I made one of those too.

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.

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-13-2007, 8:59 PM

yeah, i figured it would get heavy after a while, especially with the big battery on it!

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.

(antbug) · (antbug) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 12-13-2007, 9:18 PM

NICE

(dcervenka) · (dcervenka) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 12-13-2007, 11:19 PM

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

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 12-13-2007, 11:27 PM

i'm almost sure it will. it's not a plastic cap from a 2-liter bottle.

(bailey) · (bailey) **Join Date: May 2001** 12-14-2007, 11:26 AM

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?
Looks cool. Did you make it out of metal or plastic pipes.