eweye
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Yet another project my son wanted after (unfortunately for him) used a Kessler CineSlider at school. With a number of parts on hand and some things I had to order I put together this camera slider. Total cost for parts, not including the motor components was about $160. Motorizing was about another $125. Power supply and speed controller are not shown in the pictures, BTW. I used much of the same parts blogged about over at cheesycam.com (http://cheesycam.com/motorizing-the-juicedlink-diy-slider/), and in Bagelman's own JuicedLinked slider (http://vimeo.com/33134570).
One of the things he wanted was to be able to use a crank (like the CineSlider) to move the camera (when a quiet slide was required), as well as using a motor when really slow speeds were wanted, or audio capture wasn't critical. I made it so that the motor (servo in this case) could be disengaged when needed to avoid turning the server when not under power and to avoid gear noise from the servo.
The servo is controlled by a servo controller from Servocity, and a 6v battery power pack, which can be detached from the slider when not needed. The controller is on a 6' long cable to be able to 'remotely' control the slider. I added limit switches to prevent the servo from continuous running and either burning out the servo motor or stripping the timing belt when the camera mount reached either end.
The slider is about 4' long.
Since I'm just the equipment guy, and not the videographer, here is my own attempt at sample video. The first is using the crank, the second using the servo.
One of the things he wanted was to be able to use a crank (like the CineSlider) to move the camera (when a quiet slide was required), as well as using a motor when really slow speeds were wanted, or audio capture wasn't critical. I made it so that the motor (servo in this case) could be disengaged when needed to avoid turning the server when not under power and to avoid gear noise from the servo.
The servo is controlled by a servo controller from Servocity, and a 6v battery power pack, which can be detached from the slider when not needed. The controller is on a 6' long cable to be able to 'remotely' control the slider. I added limit switches to prevent the servo from continuous running and either burning out the servo motor or stripping the timing belt when the camera mount reached either end.
The slider is about 4' long.
Since I'm just the equipment guy, and not the videographer, here is my own attempt at sample video. The first is using the crank, the second using the servo.