Recent content by SkunkWorks

Yeah I'm looking online at my local outlets and am seeing different types of legs... some of them do lock but not at 90 degrees so if you stood it up on end for a vertical shot it would be leaning. Am seeing some with not as broad of a top base so it would be closer to the actual width of my...

Here's a riser I made for the same purpose (Edit: new pic)

Nice, mang. Saw this and realized I never did post my mods here at this forum. I motorized mine witha 12VDC window crank motor (high torque) and pwm speed controller with direction switch. Wanted the belt to run over and under so it would pull on the center of the carriage. Never got around to...

Slider Update Slider Update So I've been meaning to post some updates I made to my Igus/ZaZa slider since my original and first post here on the forum which was post #2394 on page 240. - I made a brake to add some drag if need be and tighten down the carriage for transporting. Used a 1/4 20...

... which is why they are called linear bearings and not ball bearings ;) For what it's worth, you probably wouldn't want ball bearings for a slider anyways... they work "too" well. What I mean is they are too frictionless and don't have enough drag to get a smooth shot. While I was waiting...