fig rig anyone?

It looked like 3/4" tubing to me... it is CERTAINLY not 1/2"... it may be bigger then 3/4", but that's close. The hoop is 19" in diameter.

I will try to get exact weights and measures the next time I use it... but honestly I thought it was too big and a tad heavy. If it's 2 lbs I guess that's not bad... it felt heavier then that to me when I held it... maybe it was all the clamps and stuff on the one I was playing with?

I think 18" diameter would be a lot more comfortable... but maybe that's just me.
 
just got done with mine...its suuuper sick...way better than using a steering wheel...i ended up not using the fiberglass becuase it was a messy pain in the ass...just wrapped the pvc up in some handlebar grip for a mt. bike, threw some conduit clamps on there, drilled up the angle iron and slapped the QR plate on there - and she's done!

ultra lightweight but still stable as hell...there is a little play in the pvc if you flex it, but nothing so significant that it would affect a shot...this thing is sweet...best DIY one i've seen yet

i will post some pics late tonite or maybe tomorrow (my roommate has a canon 20D so i'll get him to take some pics of it)

i'm tellin ya...screw a heavy metal steering wheel - go pvc!!
 
ha yea I've had my PVC parts for my rig but have been kinda lazy to put it together...I'll probably do it tonight or tom. I just finished the basics of my 2x2 track dolly, adding a brake system to my skatedolly, and putting together a flouro ring light . I still dont know how I am going to mount the ring light though. I would like to put the ballast in a plastic enclosure with an on/off switch that can be mounted onto the hotshoe of my dvx.

garrr im goin off topic...just went ramblin.
 
anyone know of a lightweight steel tubing? i know its ideal to use aluminum but i dont know anyone that can weld aluminum.
 
i went with the pvc version of the fig rig - bent the upper part in a circle and put some feet on it , so it could stand instead of having to be hung. Painted it flat black and wrapped the sides with bicycle wrap. Voila, got me a fig rig. cheep!!!
 
OregonDank said:
just got done with mine...its suuuper sick...way better than using a steering wheel...i ended up not using the fiberglass becuase it was a messy pain in the ass...just wrapped the pvc up in some handlebar grip for a mt. bike, threw some conduit clamps on there, drilled up the angle iron and slapped the QR plate on there - and she's done!

ultra lightweight but still stable as hell...there is a little play in the pvc if you flex it, but nothing so significant that it would affect a shot...this thing is sweet...best DIY one i've seen yet

i will post some pics late tonite or maybe tomorrow (my roommate has a canon 20D so i'll get him to take some pics of it)

i'm tellin ya...screw a heavy metal steering wheel - go pvc!!
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Dude, where are the pics? I like my heavier sturdy version, but then again my overall setup is heavier and might flex too much with PVC.

However, I might want to make another one just for kicks. I want to see your steps.
 
matt s. said:
anyone know of a lightweight steel tubing? i know its ideal to use aluminum but i dont know anyone that can weld aluminum.
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Im not sure about welding aluminum.. but there is a whole bunch of products out there that allow you to "braze" aluminum at a temp pretty low, something you can get off of a little $15 handheld propane torch..

Try a few of these,.. or simply google for "aluminum repair"

http://durafix.com/
http://www.aluminumrepair.com/

or even buy a sample down at Home Depot (found it in the tools corral, next to the welding stuff).. a few sticks in a plastic envelope.. and has pretty low melting point (read the packaging and make sure your torch goes that high)

I can't vouch for the tensile strenght, but it looks to be pretty stout stuff, may be a good answer for us light weight "do-it-yourself'ers"



Joseph
www.lchaimvideo.com
 
TeamJoeDawn said:
Im not sure about welding aluminum.. but there is a whole bunch of products out there that allow you to "braze" aluminum at a temp pretty low, something you can get off of a little $15 handheld propane torch..

Try a few of these,.. or simply google for "aluminum repair"

http://durafix.com/
http://www.aluminumrepair.com/

or even buy a sample down at Home Depot (found it in the tools corral, next to the welding stuff).. a few sticks in a plastic envelope.. and has pretty low melting point (read the packaging and make sure your torch goes that high)

I can't vouch for the tensile strenght, but it looks to be pretty stout stuff, may be a good answer for us light weight "do-it-yourself'ers"



Joseph
www.lchaimvideo.com
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Thanks for those links. Have been looking into a TIG welder but they are so damn expensive. I am going to try some of this in a few weeks, after I finish filming my HeroFest entry.

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yeah i too was gonna try some alumalloy but seeing that you could only order in bulk i havent bought any. not knowing if it would work or not. im going to have to go look for those sample packs. thanks!
 
matt s. said:
yeah i too was gonna try some alumalloy but seeing that you could only order in bulk i havent bought any. not knowing if it would work or not. im going to have to go look for those sample packs. thanks!
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I know, I am also trying to find the time to do some testing.. I believe, though, that with this, some of the aluminum "L", bar or "T" stock from the local store.. and a good way to cut right-angle and 45 degree cuts (a mitered cuttoff saw, if you have a garage shop..), then you could lay out just about anything you needed to do in framework.

The demo of the low-melting-point sticks I saw at (funny enough) a gunshow was pretty incredible. He punched a nickel sized hole in the bottom of an empty aluminum can, and filled it in very quickly with the stick and a torch... then, taking a screwdriver, he tried to drive the plug through the hole, and only succeeded in compressing the bottom of the can.

Worth a try, as a basis for "from scratch" construction... should be stronger than PVC, and much lighter than aluminum.

Joseph
www.lchaimvideo.com
 
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