DIY IndieSlider...

Humanoid Typhoon said:
Just wanted to say thanks again to ZaZa for the info here. Just got done building two sliders, one is a compact/mini version and the other was that HUGE slider 4 footer. It's fine though as my friend actually prefers the weight and heft.
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Please post some pictures of the "MonsterSlider"... I bet you could slide a truck on that thing! :beer:
 
Zaza, had an interesting idea for you. Instead of mounting the slider on a tripod ... (because I'd like to keep the tripod free to rapidly re-take the 100mm head), put a 1-1/8" jr male peg on each end and use common beefy light stands to support it. Many lightstands easily support 50lbs+ and have rocky mountain legs and so forth, it could be perfect. Then you could also use jr female baby plates to set it on the ground securely.
 
Great idea Shawn. I was looking at some C-stand for this too. I'm still playing with the slider itself and finding a machine shop that can tweak the plate for me. So many options with this thing. Please keep the ideas coming....

Now... we won't have to worry about a thing if it's built like the Cineped!
 
For the spinning version, would it work if we mounted a furniture foot - the one with bearings that allows chairs to move on the floor.
Its cheap and there are some heavy duty ones..

This design is used in camera cranes all the time.. Just make 2 sets of 2 holes and use 1/4" bolts to hold some kind of a camera platform..

ZazaCast said:
Cool... I'm already working on the spinning version....and with the tripod I'm using, I can crank it up to about 5 feet, but the rest might be a little too much for my pee brain!

Nice find....oh the ideas....theyjust keep rollin'.
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Wow, just got done reading the whole thread. Definitely going to be ordering one of these for use in a couple features I will be DP-ing starting in October. Thank you so much for all the info!
 
majikfraug said:
Wow, just got done reading the whole thread. Definitely going to be ordering one of these for use in a couple features I will be DP-ing starting in October. Thank you so much for all the info!
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You will love having this around. Everything you need should be in the first post. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. :beer:
 
OK. I was thinking of adding a bearing between the legs of the dolly and the standard skate wheel bearings have 5/16" Inside Diameter (ID). The dolly thread is 3/8".
Does anyone know of a bearing that has ID of 3/8" ?
I know I can replace the nut with a 5/16" and use a 5/16" bolt but I like the sturdy 3/8" bolt and I have all my holes drilled already for 3/8"
This corresponds to approx 8mm and 10mm in metric land.
 
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adaptor question

adaptor question

Anyone using this adaptor? I've got a libec head and the screw is part of the head. Does this bowl adaptor accept the screw into the bowl side?

Thanks!

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If you have a head with a screw that comes out the bottom... I believe people have been using this adapter with success:
Manfrotto by Bogen Imaging 325N Video Head Adapter Bowl- for 75 mm and 100 mm Heads
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Shawn Philip Nelson said:
Zaza, had an interesting idea for you. Instead of mounting the slider on a tripod ... (because I'd like to keep the tripod free to rapidly re-take the 100mm head), put a 1-1/8" jr male peg on each end and use common beefy light stands to support it. Many lightstands easily support 50lbs+ and have rocky mountain legs and so forth, it could be perfect. Then you could also use jr female baby plates to set it on the ground securely.
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http://www.filmtools.com/58babspudw381.html

Also maybe a cheese plate on each end with a rubber pad on the bottom to have a flat surface for table top sliding. Or maybe even have four spuds as feet on each end (one on each corner of the cheese plate) then put rubber caps on them for table top sliding. This way it would have the spuds for a c-stands and the spuds would also act as legs to provide a stable platform for table top shooting.

http://www.filmtools.com/cheeseplates.html
 
Ok. I'm tired of using my Tripod head on the slider platform. Is there no fluid or fluid action pan head that I can use instead? I don't need tilt action on the tripod.
 
fishops said:
Why not just lock the tilt?
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It's not that. It's that I need to trim the head weight, there's got to be a simple collar mount that JUST offers variable friction panning. My Miller DS10 head is just too much. Maybe I just do it with the Manfrotto Micro Fluid head.
 
All you need are 2 bearings sandwiched between the camera and the igus slider.. Attach the 1/4-inch camera bolt through 1 bearing -> washer -> Igus Base -> washer -> 2nd bearing -> lock nut.

Make sure that the hole through the Igus Base is 3 sizes larger than the bolt - maybe 1/2-inch.

The washers touching the bearing must only touch the center ring leaving the outer ring to press against Igus Base
So the outer ring will attach to Igus Base and the inner ring will couple to the bolt leaving it free to rotate i.e. pan.


Now use a wing nut -> fender washer or mudguard washer to attach the camera. Tighten the wing nut to press the fender washer against the camera base.

I would say 5 bucks in parts. Standard 8mm ID (or 5/16-inch ID) bearings are used in skateboards, roller blades and available for 1-2 bucks each. You need a long 1/4-inch bolt, 2 washers, 2 lock nuts, 1 fender washer and 1 wing nut.
If you can use 1/4-inch ID or 6mm ID bearings, even better as they will be a snug fit.
You probably have these parts lying around in your house anyway..
 
I'm brain dead today. May I impose on you for a drawing? I'm talking about something that is like a psuedo fluid head's pan.between the Igus platform and the camera
 
Just finished my first effort using the DIY slider. The thing is truly awesome. It's 16 minutes long but it doesn't take long for the slider to make it's way into the picture.(pun intended)
The hardest part about using this thing for me is not using in on every shot. It makes a hack beginner look not so hack...... Clueless friends think I'm pro!:)

http://vimeo.com/6481712
 
ddp said:
Just finished my first effort using the DIY slider. The thing is truly awesome. It's 16 minutes long but it doesn't take long for the slider to make it's way into the picture.(pun intended)
The hardest part about using this thing for me is not using in on every shot. It makes a hack beginner look not so hack...... Clueless friends think I'm pro!:)

http://vimeo.com/6481712
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Great job on the slides!:beer:
 
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