I Made a Tripod KILLER

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[coolbionicle]

Here's a little something you can do to improve the stand: modify the base by raising it a little and drill a couple of clearance holes so you can mount another set of v bearings at the bottom of the bar. This is to add another cable that runs thorough the bottom, that way you have a closed loop pulley system that you can add tension to. This will stabilize the cable since the tension will not be weight dependant and you can slide the whole gantry as quickly as you want without worrying about momentum slacking the cable and possibly breaking something.

[mohammadios]

2:36 that pixel wave was *chef's kiss*

[sandrajacobson]

One of your many talents, and possibly the one I appreciate the most, is your ability to explain things. Excellent video. Love your enthusiasm for problem solving.

[ShaggyTDawg]

Very cool build! Three hopefully constructive thoughts:

1. I wasn't a fan of drilling through the main column of 40-40 to mount to the base. I was assuming you were going to use captive nuts (which I know would be a pain to install, but allows you the flexibility to address my next thought)

2. (Edit: disregard, see replies below) If you had mounted the center column 90 degrees rotated from how you ultimately mounted it, wouldn't the connectors in the column have been out of the way and then you would need the 90 degree adapter?

3. The storage on the base is clutch! But since it's so low and near the ground, won't it be prone to collecting a lot of saw dust, etc? Maybe make a lid on hinges? I was thinking have it overhang the actual storage box then add a lip to the bottom of the overhang so it covers the seam between the lid and the box.

Again, cool build! I love builds that are more utility and for "behind the scenes"

[bhgemini]

If you have enough rolling room I just duped BTS's version with the Neewer ST003 ($127) 88" rolling pole stand. It comes with one pistol grip sliding arm and travel bag. The casters roll and lock so well. I picked up an extra arm for $30. Added my existing light and ball head. Used a unused. pole mount monitor arm to attach a cheap mic stand to. So for $200 including the mic arm parts this works terrifically.

[TrondDanielKvalvik]

You should check out the stand Alexandre Chappel made! It's on his Youtube channel

[rgbwatcher]

Awesome!
1) I fully expect a ton of unnecessary low angle and high angle shots in future videos - just ‘cause they will be easier to do!
2) I NEED an update in a couple of months - does it continue to work how you expect? Have you found any new ways to use it? Any disappointments? Etc…

(Couldn’t you have just turned the trollies 90 degrees to have the lock not hit the connectors? Or are the connectors on all 4 sides?)

[masterofnone]

This is definitely a game changer. So many things you can add to and improve it if you need.

[TheEvilVargon]

One thing I haven't seen people do with these is to use something like a pair of car batteries as a weight on the base. That way you could charge the camera while using it, and charge the whole stand overnight.

[DarkArtGuitars]

This is awesome! I also saw the video you referenced and thought that it is the perfect YouTuber "tripod" then was disappointed by the price. Your solution is super elegant and I might have to give it a shot myself.

[straycatt]

You may already know this, but McMaster Carr has .3d files for everything they sell, So if they also sell the extrusion you are using, you can grab pre-made files for them that are compatible with Fusion.

[thenextlayer]

Oh DUDE I totally have been working on my own version of ! Also after seeing Cam showing off his setup. I ended up using a light-stand with these "trigger" type arms, which I'm goign to extend. I spent WAY more than you did, but hopefully I'll get a good result.

[IsYitzach]

20:46 What you're supposed to do is say it so awesome that this is in fact a second one that you're building and shot the whole rest of the video on the first one. But you probably only need one.

[TheOfficialOriginalChad]

Minor correction at 2:00 :
That’s 20-4040. 20mm profile, 2 profiles wide and deep. Many machines use 40mm profile, so a 4040 in 40 profile just has one slot per side. So we designate the profile before the dimensions - 40-4040.

There’s also little 10 profile, and crazy enough 15 profile is bigger than 20, as it refers to 1.5in instead of mm.

Later in the video you drive screws into the profile to fit the brackets - this weakens the profile significantly. If you had used 40-4040 the holes in the bracket would have lined up with the profile and standard tnuts would have done the job.

[Entarra]

Random thought. Replace your locking mechanism with a spring clamp or similar, since you have it counter-weighted you shouldn't need much force to hold it in place. So you could use the clamp as a handle to just grab, move and then let go and it'll stay.

[airuiz]

Watch Alex Chappels 3d printed camera mount video. His design is very cool and extremely well though out😊

[GodardScientific]

I love seeing tech thats been in photography since the 80s being finally brought to the video side of stuff! You can get these (in photography, called salon stands) for cheap online pretty often as long as you go pick them up. I got my 8' manfrotto one in good condition from ebay for $300 last year.

[pileofstuff]

I'm really liking this new style of "making it up as I go along" problem solving videos.
Sure, planing ahead is fine enough, but reality seldom conforms to advance planning, so being able to say "well, that didn't work - let's try something else" is a great way to approach a project.

[todayletsbuild]

I made a very crude version of this a few months ago and it is a game changer for the one man show. I used mostly scraps on mine, but I really like the materials that you used. I think the plywood base flexes too much seeing it shake after you move it. I filled the pipe I used with sand and it helped a lot, filling the center of your 40-40 might be helpful. I also used large hospital casters and it glides around the shop so nice. I filled my base with gravel, it helps a lot for fast reposition and setups. I added an additional light bar to the top recently. Great job!

[inventorsyndrome]

That shockwave effect on putting down the steel mounting bracket was very cool!!