DIY Cineskate - $8 in hardware, one wrench

[keylight]

$8 in hardware (not including wheels or gorillapod of course) available at Home Depot or Lowes. (An 8 pack of wheels cost $25.)

Best part is, no drilling, cutting, filing, welding..... Just one wrench and about 4 minutes. Parts list on Vimeo.

http://www.keylightdigital.com

 

[Jeremy_Sawatzky]

Well done. Just so simple and available to everyone. - The best designs are when you get back to basics and stop over complicating everything.

 

[keylight]

Well done. Just so simple and available to everyone. - The best designs are when you get back to basics and stop over complicating everything.

I've done some pretty complicated DIY projects in the past (often out of necessity) but my goal on this one was just to keep it super simple and have some fun.

You could actually replace the 3 nuts (tightened with a wrench) with more wing nuts and make it totally tool-less.

 

[FrameFarmMedia]

Great idea. Can't seem to find the conduit hangers at my local Home Depot.

 

[keylight]

Hmmm....

Try searching the home depot site for your local store: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/Search?keyword=1%22+conduit+hanger&selectedCatgry=SEARCH+ALL&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&Ns=None&Ntpr=1&Ntpc=1

Lowes (where I got mine) calls them "Rigid Clamps": http://www.lowes.com/pd_63200-15527-49120_0__?productId=1095129&Ntt=clamp&Ns=p_product_price|0&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dclamp%26Ns%3Dp_product_price|0&facetInfo=

Or this might work: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Betts-...YBXK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1330939178&sr=8-8

Cheers!

 

[FrameFarmMedia]

Hmmm....

Try searching the home depot site for your local store: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/catalog/servlet/Search?keyword=1"+conduit+hanger&selectedCatgry=SEARCH+ALL&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&Ns=None&Ntpr=1&Ntpc=1

Lowes (where I got mine) calls them "Rigid Clamps": http://www.lowes.com/pd_63200-15527-49120_0__?productId=1095129&Ntt=clamp&Ns=p_product_price|0&pl=1&currentURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dclamp%26Ns%3Dp_product_price|0&facetInfo=

Or this might work: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Betts-...YBXK/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1330939178&sr=8-8

Cheers!

I bet the issue is that I'm in Canada and our Home Depots carry different products. Did the same search on homedepot.ca and got nothing. I guess we don't hang our conduits up here. lol

Even though it seems silly I will check a few other stores then maybe order off the amazon.com link. thanks again.

 

[thoughtgrenades]

Simple, Effective and Efficient. Job well done

 

[David W. Jones]

I'll go one step cheaper... Skateboard left in front of my house by some kid, and a beanbag to sit the camera on.

 

[keylight]

I'll go one step cheaper... Skateboard left in front of my house by some kid, and a beanbag to sit the camera on.

Ah yes, nothing competes with free!

 

[Ted Ramasola]

Bravo!

 

[Heloperator]

Wow very nice. I will have to try this out with my flex gorilla pod and skateboard wheels I have lying around. A little cheaper than cinevate's