Building a motorized slider / pan & tilt head setup for <$1000 ?

[sinapps]

Thanks sinapps, that's exactly what I was looking for. Did you build this yourself? (I see the URL in your signature). If so, do you have any additional photos that might make it more clear how you fastened the servo to the rail?

Sorry - I sold the slider some time ago. That page should have a downloadable PDF with the design of the holder (for laser cutting). Would recommend going with a servo that has more torque than the one I have listed on that page.

[Mark Williams]

Might want to check this out . Could be mounted to the underside of the Igus rail like in the sketch below after drilling mounting holes and drive shaft hole in the rail. You could call Servo city and ask how slow, how fast and how smooth movement would be using the gear motor and controller shown here. http://www.servocity.com/html/robotzone_gear_motors.html

Also a nice alternative servo based mount here http://www.servocity.com/html/ddp125_standard_pan.html






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