DIY IndieSlider...

Hallo guys my IGUS pieces just arrived @ my house. I've ordered the
(1) WS-16-60 Drylin 'W' rail 1000mm
(1) WW-16-60-10 Drylin 'W' carriage
Could somebody in EU gimme the exact length in millimeters of the hole i have to drill in the middle of the thing?
thx
 
Hi, wanted also to know if anybody of you guys uses it with Ares2 from SEceed.
When you take the slider with you do you lock the upper plate?

thx
 
ZazaCast said:
I take the carriage off the rail for transportation.:happy:
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Have you tried this?

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Hi everyone,

has anyone had any luck joining 2 pieces of IGUS rail together so that your carriage can slide along both lengths ?

Just wondering if this is even possible.
 
David Zeno said:
I've never seen this before, can you explain what this is ? , my carriage doesn't have any of this on the side.
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It's a lock for the carriage. Basically, you just screw it to keep it in place.
It's an IGUS part, so just order it from the place you got your rail and carriage.

David Zeno said:
Hi everyone,

has anyone had any luck joining 2 pieces of IGUS rail together so that your carriage can slide along both lengths ?

Just wondering if this is even possible.
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I thought about doing this, but in the end decided to get one 150cm piece instead. It's a good length, still portable, and I don't know if I'll ever need to make longer slides.

The IGUS supplyer I talked to (colly.se) told me though it should be no problem. If you try it let us know.
 
Attention Canadians....

Just placed my order today for the standard

  • 1 IGUS DryLin® W shuttle plate - WK-16-60-10-1 100mm / 3.94 inch -
  • 1 IGUS DryLin® W rail - WS-16-60 1000mm / 39.37 inch
Sales rep i talked to said that there is a current backorder of 4-6 weeks for the rail WITH predrilled holes, and around 3-4 weeks for the ones without

The rail without holes is supposed to be restocked in the states by tomorrow.

Hopefully i won't have to wait for the full 4-6 weeks.

Thanks again ZAZA!
 
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^ My pleasure... now all you have to do is get a pair of ZazaSlider Feet and you're ready to go! (in stock now) :happy:
 
Is Canadian pricing available? Approximate shipping cost?

IF i did order those legs...Are you willing to declare the value of the legs to be like $50 so i don't get dinged at the border?
 
In regards to joining 2 lengths of IGUS rail, I'll have to try it. I have a feeling it would have to be bolted down, and must be 100% perfectly aligned to work, or it just wouldn't work. Not good for most applications though. It was a thought, but now that I think more about it, affixing it to a sturdy surface is very limiting, if you wish it to be a portable system.


Jawa Ex Machina said:
The IGUS supplyer I talked to (colly.se) told me though it should be no problem. If you try it let us know.
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David Zeno said:
In regards to joining 2 lengths of IGUS rail, I'll have to try it. I have a feeling it would have to be bolted down, and must be 100% perfectly aligned to work, or it just wouldn't work. Not good for most applications though. It was a thought, but now that I think more about it, affixing it to a sturdy surface is very limiting, if you wish it to be a portable system.
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Since the dry bearings have some length to them, I think if the ends of the two mating rails are beveled slightly, then as long as the rails are in fact bolted very flat together, than the carriage should slide off of one to the other with no visual disturbance.

Since the beveled edge would be small enough to just make sure that a slight (and I mean very slight) difference in the ends won't stop the carriage on slide.
 
I still don't understand why you would want to join two pieces of rail together?
It defeats the whole purpose of having a portable, easy to use slider.
If you want long slides, use a dolly. IMHO
 
ZazaCast said:
I still don't understand why you would want to join two pieces of rail together?
It defeats the whole purpose of having a portable, easy to use slider.
If you want long slides, use a dolly. IMHO
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Really? Adding one more piece of rail and a piece to connect them together doesn't add a significant amount of material and would be A LOT easier to use than a dolly track for when I don't need one.

It's not something I would use all the time, but in many shots I have already been doing, there were easily 2 out of 10 shots I wanted a little more length.

Having a longer track altogether wont fit in my car! So the next best thing would be two pieces. (IF I could even get two pieces)
 
Nicely done Chuck. How long is your slider ? 1000 mm ? or is it longer ? , you got some good slides ( long ) ones.

Question for ya, - how did you find it getting into the show ? did the people at the door / gate look perplexed and wonder what you were bringing in ? , did you get hassled at all ?

I have not heard of any incidents yet, but I'm sure there will be somebody who eventually posts that they were barred from entrance with their slider at some event, as it could be a potential weapon. Yes, crazy stuff, but in these times, they have any excuse for giving people a hassle if they want to.



groveChuck said:
Finally did my first shoot with the Zaza Slider, at the Fort Lauderdale Auto Show.

'Vettes and Vipers, Teslas and Shelby GTs (a Smart Car too :happy:).

Fasten yer seatbelt... turn it up and watch full screen.



http://vimeo.com/10583693
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David Zeno said:
Nicely done Chuck. How long is your slider ? 1000 mm ? or is it longer ? , you got some good slides ( long ) ones.

Question for ya, - how did you find it getting into the show ? did the people at the door / gate look perplexed and wonder what you were bringing in ? , did you get hassled at all ?

I have not heard of any incidents yet, but I'm sure there will be somebody who eventually posts that they were barred from entrance with their slider at some event, as it could be a potential weapon. Yes, crazy stuff, but in these times, they have any excuse for giving people a hassle if they want to.
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Thanks David! It's the standard rails (1000?).

I had experimented at home trying to maximize the slides; of course that changed when trying to find interesting angles of the cars that also took advantage of the slider and gave a good sense of movement- it's definitely a trial and error/learning process.

The most difficult were the slides straight in, even with the 4" Filmtools riser, sometimes I would see the end of the rail or the feet- maybe the car was slightly lower than the rails, although I had the tripod very low? I'm not sure.

Some moves I had the rails angled down, and would tilt the head on the slider up as I went in (I have 2 heads, one on the tripod, 1 on the carriage).

It was a bit of a challenge moving from car to car also.
I ended up taking the end stops off one end, then sliding the carriage, head and camera off and carrying that in one hand and the tripod/rails in the other, then sliding it back on at the next car.

I had some sticky bearing issues too, adjusted them 4 or 5 times on location.

Actually, the biggest challenge was dealing with the public- people constantly walking in front of the rig or ruining a shot right as it ended.
I would say I did each shot 5-7 times, sometimes more. If I didn't screw it up, then the public would... it took lots of patience!

I called the director of the show to let him know I was coming.
Nobody on the floor asked what I was doing, and I asked the rep of the Viper if I could take down the ropes (one at a time) and shoot inside them, he said sure.

I had the slider (with the carriage off) in my tripod bag along with the tripod, fully expecting to open the bag for inspection at the gate, but they didn't ask.
 
Hi Chuck !

hey great answer, great post !

You have taught me something very important ! ... the reason you have a riser ! ... I had no clue what that was for, I've seen it numerous times, but it never clicked WHY somebody would need it.... doh ! .... it's for shots that go down the rail, looking forward ( like a train going down the track ! ) you don't want to see the track ! ... got it.. and the riser helps with that... got it now ! - so thanks ! :happy:

smart move on calling them in advance, and that was mighty kind of them to allow you to. Very slick, and great work Chuck, thanks for posting it.

Ever notice that some people don't have a clue, or don't care if they get in the way of a shot ? ... you almost need bodyguards to keep people out of a shot LOL. That's life I guess. Isn't it funny how the final product doesn't show us all the work that went into it. That's how it always is. Great job !

Dave


groveChuck said:
Thanks David! It's the standard rails (1000?).

I had experimented at home trying to maximize the slides; of course that changed when trying to find interesting angles of the cars that also took advantage of the slider and gave a good sense of movement- it's definitely a trial and error/learning process.

The most difficult were the slides straight in, even with the 4" Filmtools riser, sometimes I would see the end of the rail or the feet- maybe the car was slightly lower than the rails, although I had the tripod very low? I'm not sure.

Some moves I had the rails angled down, and would tilt the head on the slider up as I went in (I have 2 heads, one on the tripod, 1 on the carriage).

It was a bit of a challenge moving from car to car also.
I ended up taking the end stops off one end, then sliding the carriage, head and camera off and carrying that in one hand and the tripod/rails in the other, then sliding it back on at the next car.

I had some sticky bearing issues too, adjusted them 4 or 5 times on location.

Actually, the biggest challenge was dealing with the public- people constantly walking in front of the rig or ruining a shot right as it ended.
I would say I did each shot 5-7 times, sometimes more. If I didn't screw it up, then the public would... it took lots of patience!

I called the director of the show to let him know I was coming.
Nobody on the floor asked what I was doing, and I asked the rep of the Viper if I could take down the ropes (one at a time) and shoot inside them, he said sure.

I had the slider (with the carriage off) in my tripod bag along with the tripod, fully expecting to open the bag for inspection at the gate, but they didn't ask.
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