DIY IndieSlider...

I would definitely go with a head you can pan with. I use the 501DV on mine and wouldn't think of using the clutch handle ball head. It just has so much freedom, and if I want to not use that freedom, I just lock it off.
 
Hmmm. I happened upon a second hand camera shop today and bought a rock solid old Gitzo ball head with QR plate for £60. It's beautifully engineered and takes a ton of weight.

It works great, but it's very hard to get some push ins set up, and takes so many rehearsals and adjustments, so perhaps you're right Rick - perhaps a pan-head is best on balance.
 
indisystem.com support really sux... ordered my indislidermini 1 week ago with Fedex delivery to Europe and is still processing... no email answer... wil try to call tomorrou.. but don't think I will get something positive.. so many negative feedback...
 
Another DIY Slider Feet Alternative for about $10

Another DIY Slider Feet Alternative for about $10

I wanted to share another alternative for a slider feet. It's put together using items bought from Home Depot. This feet stems from the zazabasic feet concept. Although I think that product is very well made and i'm sure it is high quality, I wanted an even more inexpensive solution. My friend and I rigged this idea up, definitely took a little while to search for the right parts but we believe it works very well. We've used it in a few gigs now and we definitely love it.

We don't really have the right tools to build a better quality product but we're looking to get some better tools. So i'm sure most of you do and have the right tools, so you'll even make this slider feet look a lot better.

Below is a list of what you need to build this, plus I added more details so you can easily find it from Home Depot.

Slider Feet
Brand Item Bar Code Cost Comments
Crown Bolt Tee Nut #10 - 32 x 5/16" 030699188819 $0.98 4 pieces
Crown Bolt Flat Washer #10 030699198115 $0.98 30 pieces
Crown Bolt Machine Screw Nuts #10-32 030699185313 $0.98 4 pieces
Crown Bolt Machine Screw #10 - 32 x 2" 030699279319 $0.98 4 pieces
Shepherd Surface Gard Screw Bumpers 7/8" (22mm) 039003091319 $1.95 4 bumpers
Wood 1" x 2" Poplar @3.5 feet 728927300088 $2.77 $.79/ft
Total = $8.64

The instructions are easy enough. First cut the wood to the length of your choice. Our slider feet is about 7.5" long. Then drill holes to fit on the holes where the igus rails end. On our end, there was a problem drilling just the exact holes where it perfectly fits the holes on the rails so our solution is to have one hole be a wider hole. You can then easily adjust one side to fit. I think the trick that made this slider feet worked well is the use of the Tee Nuts. We drilled a hole first, before we hammered them into the wood where we wanted the feet. This way the screw can be screwed into the wood, allowing to adjust the feet on uneven ground. The rubber feet is made from an already made bumper feet for chairs/tables. We just rigged it to the machine screw plus proper washer and nut to hold in place. The photos should hopefully help paint a better idea.

Advantages
- easy to make
- inexpensive to buy
- its very stable, it can handle just enough weight for DSLR shooting
- the feet is adjustable in uneven ground

Cons
- On a gig we left it on top of a table and it happen to fall to ground about 3-4 feet hence bended the screw (but it still works :Drogar-Happy(DBG):) therefore it isn't as durable as others

I hope you guys enjoy. We just wanted to share this with all of you. If enough people are interested me and my friend actually discussed about making more of these. We would be down to offer them if there's enough request. Of course, we'll make it better with the right tools.
 

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Very bad experience with indisystem.com. Not recommended. Tried to get the indislidermini. After 1 week with fedex delivery to Europe no response.
Send dozen emails. Nothing. Created fake email address with fake name. After a few minutes got response from Tim Ovel. Asked him about my 1 week older order.

Me: If you do, don't be - ash hole and send my indislidermini. If you can't do that, no stock, ... Just give me the money back.

My order: #7754

How you think I will order something else after this experience with indislidermini?

what's happening with you man? why you do this? Why you accept orders but don't send nothing?

Tim:
Refund made...to the credit card with the billing address of Brooklyn New York. Was that your card?


Me:
greate tim. excellent service. And what's the problem with my card? You think this is not my card? maybe you need my bank statements and ID? You think I stoled this card to buy $100 stuff? Let's be serious.

You now, you're the first who have issues with different shipping adress. I used another email because you haven't answered to my email, after that I sent you dozen mails. You have one more negative feedback. Any way, not yet refund posted.



Tim:
"Jeff" refund was made; FYI, refunds do take 1-3 days to post.
Tim


Me:
ok. will wait. hope never will have to deal with people like you. you understand what's the thing is to wayting something for important project and after to get nothing? and plus so try to get the money back? I think not. Tim, this is business not college games.


Tim:


Thak you Jeff, reported you to the authorities.


Me:
Reported for what?))
read this man
http://cheesycam.com/indisystem-contact/
maybe you will understand something

I don't know who must report to authorities, Me or You.

special for you my bank account statements

Waiting for my refund in 1-3 business days. If not, I will report your "company", After we will see who is scammer. Check the google and you will see how many people are frustrated by your service.


Tim:
no response...
 
I just ordered this Giottos VH6011-658D Quick Release Video Head everything seems to fit the criteria for the Igus setup can anyone else confirm or deny this?
 
Well I wanted to order several times from Indisystem, but every darn time I've mailed them with a simple question regarding shipping, I never ever got a response. Thank God that I didn't order after reading all the bad experiences ppl have had with them.
If a manufacturer/salesman dosen't understand that the customer is EVERYTHING for his/her business and survival, that person can shut down the business at once!

Anyway back on track... Some posts back I showed off my "smooth slider", quite some ppl have asked me for a quick tutorial of how I built it, I made a quick video showing the slider a bit closer. Hope this inspires some of you =) : http://vimeo.com/21556216
 
cptpinoy said:
I wanted to share another alternative for a slider feet. It's put together using items bought from Home Depot. This feet stems from the zazabasic feet concept. Although I think that product is very well made and i'm sure it is high quality, I wanted an even more inexpensive solution. My friend and I rigged this idea up, definitely took a little while to search for the right parts but we believe it works very well. We've used it in a few gigs now and we definitely love it.

We don't really have the right tools to build a better quality product but we're looking to get some better tools. So i'm sure most of you do and have the right tools, so you'll even make this slider feet look a lot better.

Below is a list of what you need to build this, plus I added more details so you can easily find it from Home Depot.

Slider Feet
Brand Item Bar Code Cost Comments
Crown Bolt Tee Nut #10 - 32 x 5/16" 030699188819 $0.98 4 pieces
Crown Bolt Flat Washer #10 030699198115 $0.98 30 pieces
Crown Bolt Machine Screw Nuts #10-32 030699185313 $0.98 4 pieces
Crown Bolt Machine Screw #10 - 32 x 2" 030699279319 $0.98 4 pieces
Shepherd Surface Gard Screw Bumpers 7/8" (22mm) 039003091319 $1.95 4 bumpers
Wood 1" x 2" Poplar @3.5 feet 728927300088 $2.77 $.79/ft
Total = $8.64

The instructions are easy enough. First cut the wood to the length of your choice. Our slider feet is about 7.5" long. Then drill holes to fit on the holes where the igus rails end. On our end, there was a problem drilling just the exact holes where it perfectly fits the holes on the rails so our solution is to have one hole be a wider hole. You can then easily adjust one side to fit. I think the trick that made this slider feet worked well is the use of the Tee Nuts. We drilled a hole first, before we hammered them into the wood where we wanted the feet. This way the screw can be screwed into the wood, allowing to adjust the feet on uneven ground. The rubber feet is made from an already made bumper feet for chairs/tables. We just rigged it to the machine screw plus proper washer and nut to hold in place. The photos should hopefully help paint a better idea.

Advantages
- easy to make
- inexpensive to buy
- its very stable, it can handle just enough weight for DSLR shooting
- the feet is adjustable in uneven ground

Cons
- On a gig we left it on top of a table and it happen to fall to ground about 3-4 feet hence bended the screw (but it still works :Drogar-Happy(DBG):) therefore it isn't as durable as others

I hope you guys enjoy. We just wanted to share this with all of you. If enough people are interested me and my friend actually discussed about making more of these. We would be down to offer them if there's enough request. Of course, we'll make it better with the right tools.
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Hi guys,
I'm a newbie here. I'm going to make this. Thanks
 
I'm wondering if anyone else has had difficulty getting a Manfrotto 701 head to lock down enough to prevent a one-meter W1080 slider see-sawing under nominal load (less than three pounds.) I have the slider screwed onto a QR plate and everything seems very sold except regardless of how much I tighten the tilt, the rail tilts ratehr easily at the extremes.


I suppose the best way around this is to use a pair of monopods for end support... does anyone know of a decent cheap model that is less 16 inches when collapsed? I use a Manfrotto 055X tripod with a short center column for using the slider less than a foot and half off the ground.


On another note, I've found that using a clean wide rubber band works very nicely as a carriage stop. If you use one like you found in gorcery stores on broccoli stalks, it WILL NOT slide off. Maybe 3/8" wide, free of dust and oil, and small enough to be reasonable tight. If you're paranoid use two and you're foolproof.
 
natxbrotha said:
Does anyone know what material they are using for the resistance friction control on the EZ Slider? http://www.e-zslider.com/features.html
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I have a nylon thumbscrew, which presses onto one of the inserts, (which I didn't drill through of course). I tapped the thread for it and use the nylon thumbscrew as a hand-brake, to stop it dead. I don't think it works at all for slowing down the slider, as it seems to be a bit stop/ start. I think using your thumb in the corner is the best slower-downer (to use the technical term :thumbsup: )
 
has anyone ever used the slider with a Red One? Having it on a single tripod should be impossible, but mounting 2 tripods at each end, can the slider handle the weight of it and still glide smoothly?!
 
So it's probably a thumbscrew with a shaped pad in between it and the rail. Should work reasonably ok - better than just a thumbscrew I guess...
 
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