Homemade Steadicam

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shred444

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Hey guys, since i wont be buying a $20,000 steadicam anytime soon, i've decided to make my own. My budget is between $300 and $500. I'll be using standard tools as well as some CNC machinging. Here's some progress... comments are appreciated. If you want to see more, let me know and I'll post some more.

Cutting some of the arm pieces:
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Bearings, Two packs of these
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Lots of hardware from home depot
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Some shorter pieces of aluminum for the arm:
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Some plates for the camera stage and LCD Screen
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Yup cody's design with some tweaks. I've been using a mill for almost everything and a CNC for the bearing holes
 
Here's another update for you guys


posts with holes cut out with a CNC machine
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bearings press fit in
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camera stage
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another view and less blurry
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Very cool! I bought Cody's book long ago and have since not touched it! Haha. Granted, I don't have a CNC or other good tools. Good luck -- looks like you're well on your way.
 
When ya' gonna finish this thing and give us some footy. Then we can all ask the next obvious question: how much? : )
 
haha I'm glad you guys like the progress so far. It's been a busy couple of weeks.

The last part I need to finish is the vest. I'm waiting for some pieces to be welded...and I dont know any welders.
 
shred444 said:
haha I'm glad you guys like the progress so far. It's been a busy couple of weeks.

The last part I need to finish is the vest. I'm waiting for some pieces to be welded...and I dont know any welders.
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Psh, just grab a MIG, point it down, pull the trigger and hope for the best.
it should work...



Horribly.
Nice Rig you go going there.
 
MiniMan13 said:
Psh, just grab a MIG, point it down, pull the trigger and hope for the best.
it should work...



Horribly.
Nice Rig you go going there.
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Miniman, I took your advice. I am now blind in my right eye and the steadicam is now permanently welded to my collar bone
 
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