who wants a stabilizer?

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zakaree

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i have access to a machine shop with cnc and other machines.. but i have no plans on how to build a good stabilizer.. if someone can come up with some good plans i can prolly get the machine guy to build it. and then ill sell them reasonably. let me know
 
I'm interested and I actually ordered one unit last friday from a new manufacturer for a customer of mine. But I'll have more customers interested. What's the price range?
 
if people can provide me with blue prints.. i can prolly get anything machined... i just need to have numbers and design
 
zakaree, this water is much deeper than you think.

I'd recomend you do a lot of reading before trying to build one of these things. But either way I can promise that it will take you lots of time and effort to get a stabilizer of your own built.

They are deceptivly simple, and once you understand how they work to the point that you could start building (even with plans), you may want to re-consider your plans. Head over to e-bay for a look at all the disasters beeing sodl by people sho don't properly understand them.

That beeing said, have at it! Head over to www.homebuiltstabilizers.com and their forum, allready mentioned above. And have fun creating.

- Mikko
 
I haven't had the chance to try the FS-pro yet, so I can't really comment on it fairly.

Lets keep this thread on topic of building a rig.

- Mikko
 
Building a rig for a $25,000-$30,000 camera? This is not a toy. Glidecam can be a solution but frankly it'll be interesting to read other options, real options. Not just talk.

Just my two pence.
 
You should really do your research before you start investing time and money$$. Believe me this is alot harder than what it seems. It really breaks down into physics, weight, balance, etc... There's alot to be learned with just the gimbal, then the top and bottom sled, and so on.
 
This is the freakin' twilight zone... we went through this EXACT same scenario about 1.5 years ago... I mean EXACT EVERYTHING... I thought this was a revived thread... I was one of the ones who said I'd pay $1500 for what was going to be the Cody stabilizer in it's fully realized state... then the thread simply died out... I said I was flying into LA anyway and that I'd meet this guy and pay him and pick it up... then the thread dies...

So are we going to simply repeat the same thread again?

If so I'll save you the time... if you can do a Cody stabilizer for $1500 then I'm in... and you'll sell at least 3 more... but you'll have 10 people that say they will buy and only 4 of us will actually follow through if you follow through.
 
zakaree said:
i have access to a machine shop with cnc and other machines.. but i have no plans on how to build a good stabilizer.. if someone can come up with some good plans i can prolly get the machine guy to build it. and then ill sell them reasonably. let me know
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alot of people are saying it's difficult, since I am new to this thing I will not disagree. I too am interested but if there are a lot of people interested. The only person I see who is building a professional system is charles on HBS who is building an amzing system and all professional made. I saw some of his CAD drawings and they look very very good. He has even finish some pieces. Should take a loot at some of the drawings in HBS forum. There are many people with very nice ideas.

BTW, didn't someone say he will be offering the complete drawing for sale? I'm not too sure. Mabe mikko knows something. Mikko have you seen charles rig he is building?

Any how, you should see HBS and read through the forums like what Mikko and another person said before. There is so much information and you will learn plenty. Maybe you can make a deal with charles :)
 
i know its not a simple task, i am trained to use a steadicam and i know the difficulties involved. And you guys are right.. red is not a toy to be trusted on any "homebuild" piece.. im not just a dude who has access to a lathe and cnc machine.. i wouldnt personally be building it. the company i work for/dad owns.. has an entire engineering dept as well as machine shop.. if the plans were the real deal i could pass those off and get it done right. obviously if they say NAY, ill go ahead and get a bigger small business loan and buy my own steadicam.:)
sorry for the deja vu of this thread to some of you. i know its a subject most commonly found on DIY but... im so stuck in the red forum that i rarely venture back out to the other dvxuser threads.
 
Lowkus said:
What's preventing you from coming up with your own plans and blueprints?
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honestly.. the fact that ill be mounting a RED on it is what is preventing me..
i want something proven. i know how they work.. i know what they need to have..but i just dont have time to crunch numbers and figure out all the specs on my own.. although eventually i do plan on coming up with my own plans.
 
I also had a thought that just copying someone's plans and making a number of rigs for sale seems a bit unethical to me. A lot of work goes into the design and testing of these rigs and I know that if someone was to take my rig plans and make units for sale I would be pretty pissed. That said, I am so very glad that I made my own rig and HBS is the place to go if you are interested.
 
Bob Hill said:
I also had a thought that just copying someone's plans and making a number of rigs for sale seems a bit unethical to me. A lot of work goes into the design and testing of these rigs and I know that if someone was to take my rig plans and make units for sale I would be pretty pissed. That said, I am so very glad that I made my own rig and HBS is the place to go if you are interested.
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i agree.. i dont want to take plans from a company that is currently building and selling.. i want to get plans from someone who might not have the resources to build it. and also. im not planning on selling these and start a company.. ill make 3 or 4 maybeeeee.. most likely.. ill make one for myself and one for the guy who designed it
 
Zakaree,
Sounds like you best bet is to pick up Cody Deegan's book of plans. It's a ready set of plans to build yourself a simple rig that many people have done successfully. It's a good starting point.

And do get involved over at HBS too, there is much to be learned about home built rigs there.


The story Mattin tells is a prety common one.


No I haven't seen CK's rig in person. Just some photos. (There's photos of his system on the HBS forum)

- Mikko
 
how about a simple start - some nice billet aluminum gimbals (w/o bearing i guess but if u found a good source for these, all the better. This is the part tha'ts most difficult to make for a home-made stabilizer and people are always looking for those. Just something that would allow a bearing to sit inside of it and allow a handle to be mounted to the outer ring?
 
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