DIY IndieSlider...

[ZazaCast]

I searched the thread for "weight" and got too many results. Does anyone know the weight of the carriage and 1m rail?

16-60mm: 1000mm (39") rail and a 100mm carriage.... about 6lbs.

 

[ZazaCast]

LOL! I will send you nice BTS!

I'm counting on it!

 

[groveChuck]

LOL! ... how many times are you going to post all those pictures? LOL!! :happy:

Hey, they're the first pics I've posted to the site, i was just trying to get some mileage out of them, lol! :violin:
Come to think of it, they're the first stills I've shot in ages, thanks for letting me use the thread as a photo album- ha ha, who needs flickr!

Of course I could post them a few more times if you like!!! :happy:

 

[groveChuck]

Za, I will doing a lot of sliding this Wednesday and Thursday at THE STRIP CLUB!!! So glad we have a STRIP CLUB scene for the film I'm working on. Did I mention it was a STRIP CLUB Za?

Richard, just make sure your holes are well tapped, you wouldn't want anything to slip out once stripped...

 

[Rick Burnett]

And just because I like to give back to the community, I was on a shoot two weekends ago and the film crew were using these sand bags:

http://www.skaeser.com/servlet/the-609/4-HEAVY-DUTY-SANDBAGS/Detail

You do have to supply your own sand or lead ingot, but the price difference using these and local sand bag costs were like 1/10th the price. I found these to be constructed VERY well.

 

[ZazaCast]

"ZazaSlider Complete" now available!

For those of you who don't want to be bothered with all the drilling & tapping, I'm now offering complete 1000mm ZazaSliders.
16-60mm, 1000mm (39") rail, 100mm carriage, ZazaSlider Feet, drilled, tapped & ready to slide.

http://www.zazaslider.com/products.html

Shipping 3/17.

 

[ChrisPrine]

Thanks! You might want to add that to the first post. Helps in figuring out if your tripod can handle the load.

16-60mm: 1000mm (39") rail and a 100mm carriage.... about 6lbs.

 

[N635DC]

Got mine today, The build begins!

I'll do some pics when I'm done but dont hold your breath just yet. I'm kind of tied up and probably wont finish it till next week sometime.

 

[drumbeatjay]

What tools are you guys using to tap in the threads to your sliders?

Thanks,
Jay

 

[Rick Burnett]

I used this:

(tap and drill bit)
http://www.lowes.com/pd_232576-1083-358101_?PL=1&productId=1065067

(tap wrench)
http://www.lowes.com:80/ProductDisp...077&catalogId=10051&cmRelshp=sim&rel=nofollow

And I'd recomment that tap oil they have if you do the end holes. You can do it without, but I found it made it a lot easier to do it with.

 

[drumbeatjay]

Thanks for the info / recommendation, I'll probably go with that when I build mine.

 

[ZazaCast]

Thanks for the info / recommendation, I'll probably go with that when I build mine.

Yes... it's called "cutting oil" and you can get it at Home Depot.
Complete build instructions can be found in the first post here...or here:
http://www.zazaslider.com/instructions.html

...now go forth & slide!:happy:

 

[Rick Burnett]

Yep, I got all my details out of the first post. There are A LOT of details there!!!

I figured some links might help people as the people at Lowe's were quite unhelpful to what I wanted. They were trying to get me to buy the whole tap/die set and I did not need that for this!

 

[ZazaCast]

Yep, I got all my details out of the first post. There are A LOT of details there!!!

I figured some links might help people as the people at Lowe's were quite unhelpful to what I wanted. They were trying to get me to buy the whole tap/die set and I did not need that for this!

There is a LOT of info in that first post, that's why I condensed it and posted here: http://www.zazaslider.com/instructions.html
This thread is out of control with over 1800 posts!

Yes.. they always try to upsell you!

...speaking of which, I now have a couple 1000mm ZazaSlider Complete's ready to go! Details here: http://www.zazaslider.com/products.html :happy:

 

[Kwan]

Hey Zaza,
I'm planing to build a slider like Cine Slider
http://www.kesslercrane.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=283

Using this from Igus
http://igus.bdol.com/pdf/drylindrive.pdf

If you have any experience on this or Positive & negative points? Please share

I'm interested in SLW series. (let me know if any other series have more advantage and best for us).
Model SLW 1660 three (3) feet. Most economical with this long of a stroke, Total weight 9.92 lbs).
Igus rep. quote it $489.
I will be using this either with View Factor's Motor (from Follow Focus System) or Vazizoom's Motors (from Robotic motor).

Thanks

 

[v00d0o]

Shipping

Shipping

How long does it take to ship to virginia?

 

[ZazaCast]

Hey Zaza,
I'm planing to build a slider like Cine Slider
http://www.kesslercrane.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=283

Using this from Igus
http://igus.bdol.com/pdf/drylindrive.pdf

If you have any experience on this or Positive & negative points? Please share

I'm interested in SLW series. (let me know if any other series have more advantage and best for us).
Model SLW 1660 three (3) feet. Most economical with this long of a stroke, Total weight 9.92 lbs).
Igus rep. quote it $489.
I will be using this either with View Factor's Motor (from Follow Focus System) or Vazizoom's Motors (from Robotic motor).

Thanks

To be honest... I'd get the Kessler. The SLW is a screw drive....ZLW is a belt. I've played with the ZLW but wasn't impressed. I think by the time you find the parts, etc... it would be cheaper & better to go Kessler. IMHO

 

[ZazaCast]

How long does it take to ship to virginia?

What are you looking to ship...or get...????

 

[Kwan]

Thanks for you input ZAZA

 

[v00d0o]

Small one

Small one

What are you looking to ship...or get...????

I think I'm getting the small one (10-40)
so like how much would it cost and how long (i thought I heard a month rogar-Shock(DBG):