A Life Changing Filming Upgrade || INHERITANCE MACHINING

Welcome back to the machine shop! For over a year I’ve suffered through using a camera tripod to film all of these videos, and I’ve finally reached my breaking point. So for this build I’m making an articulating arm for mounting my DSLR camera. And better yet, I’m suspending it from a ceiling gantry that spans my entire shop. The balance arm will be similar to those used with desk lamps, only much larger and much more robust. And the arm will be mounted to a 2 axis gantry system made up of unistrut channel and unistrut trolleys. This is a perfect little engineering and machining project that not only results in something cool, but is a serious improvement to day to day life!

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Thank you again to the Micrometer level Patreon members listed at the end of the video!

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
1:19 A Design, You Say?
2:57 Gettin' Grippy
6:37 Tell it to the Boss
7:18 Sketch Filming
8:41 Davy Jones Locker
11:41 Inspired by CEE
12:47 Stacks on Stacks
14:52 When Form Meets Function
15:36 Tubular, Dude
17:43 Insurance Policy
20:02 Wood?!
23:18 Does It Do the Thing?

FAQ
Editing: Final Cut Pro X
Intro Song: Way Back Way Back When (Instrumental Version) - Gamma Skies

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[InheritanceMachining]

I really can't believe how well this actually turned out. Nor can I believe I made it through without a single trip to the BOS 😂 But seriously this is going to make filming these projects so much easier and I can't wait to try out some new angles. See you again March 3rd!

[colinfurze]

I feel your tripod pain lol, i thought about something like this but my shed is to small with quite a low ceiling and the barn is to big. Top job and greta video as always.

[techstuff]

I greatly appreciate you summoning our workshop's dark lord of the fly cutter, Chipthulu.

[_D_P_]

Consider a soft bumper (think tennis ball) on the bottom tip of the vertical handle. I worked in a shop with a similar apparatus and it only takes standing up under it once to make you hate the thing.

[Joe-xqzu]

Can we all just stop and take a moment to appreciate the most impressive part of this whole episode?

No side projects or oopsie-do-overs for the Box Of Shame!! He has really come a long way!

[louisquarendon]

As a mechanical engineering student, this channel is therapy. Keep up the good work!

[BRamz_]

One of my favorite things that I noticed early on about your videos it's how you show certain shots throughout the manufacturing process in the intro, and usually show the finished product as the final shot before the logo, but even though I've seen what the final product looks like, my interest in the process it took to get there remains just as high.
Excellent cinematography and storytelling.

edit: Now all we need is Mark Rober to install some simple moters and software to move the whole thing for some sweet panning shots 😂

[Kevin_Aus]

I think that you are selling yourself short with this project. It's impact cannot be overstated. This is going to inspire many other makers and improve the quality of filming for a lot of people. There are many makers like Adam Savage who are going to be green with envy when watching this. Adam's flexible lights and phone mount are great, but they have their limitations. What you have made is a work of art that performs flawlessly.
I can even envision more generic youtubers creating versions of this out of pvc and 3D printed parts to hold their iphones.

[StefanGotteswinter]

Impressive build! Between this and Robin Renzettis Camera arm, i think these two designs are the ones I like the most in avoiding a tripod.

Thanks for taking us along the design and build, enjoyed it!

[cheeseplated]

Not only do you create really high quality content, but also take the time to write captions. Not many youtubers of your size do this and it isn't that noticeable for the people that don't need them, but for the ones that do, it could be the main reason they choose to subscribe

[JogauTV]

I am not a machinist, I never operated a significant tool other than a screwdriver, a drill or a hammer in my life. But, I admire the work that you do, the dedication to the precision and the quality. And I admire that you're able to do what do you at this level whilst being a film-maker. Your videos and your editing is seemless and it's something that I know I shouldn't take for granted for it is an enormous amount of work to show what you do in video (lighting, angles, focus, editing, story-telling etc.)

Your content for me is what ASMR is for a lot of people, the precision, the quality, the film-making and the rest brings me peace. I would like to thank you for this.

Jordan from France

[samuelcompton]

This could mean some great breakthroughs in videography as well! You have a built-in dolly that can cover almost any place in your shop; I'm going to be absolutely shocked if you don't have other shop-based YT makers destroying your inbox trying to order one of these.

[SkaterChan]

Great video as always! One upgrade I would suggest is a small HD monitor mounted near the handle, with an HDMI cable running down the arm to the camera. That way, you could always see your camera angle, without having to look at the small camera screen.

Super impressed with how well it holds in place after you move the camera!

[Trainwreck]

Somehow you managed to tackle the same project so many other machining channels have done but in a way that nobody else thought of. What a great idea and amazing outcome!

[toddlawrimore]

Beautiful. - Engineering. Simplicity. Propose driven. It checks all the boxes.

[digitalradiohacker]

"Easy peasy"
"Turned out exactly how you'd expect"
For man with a BOS as impressive as yours, these are BOLD statements. Each time a tool touched metal, I could feel the latch on the BOS loosen. An edge of the seat thriller for sure.

[bilboechtste]

Seeing you engineer and machine your way out of problems gives me a level of satisfaction I struggle to put into words

[jacksoncarroll]

I think one of the best parts of this project is we will never see it again. We see some of the projects getting used like the knurling tool or the tiny machinist hammer. We will BE this project for future videos. Love that.

[alfderbabybenz]

So many thanks for you sharing all those cool things with us!
The old man would have never thought his little world would be seen by so many people, the stuff he carried together for so many years enjoyed from all over the world.

I bet he is proud of you!

[RedDogForge]

that arbor centering tweaks HANDY ty!!