My $15 diy stabilizer

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DM_rider

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While at home depot the other day I was looking around and I came across a shelf holder that was $5 so I bought it to see what I could make out of it. Then I picked up a piece of aluminum for $10 and this is what I came up with. I painted it with that textured spray paint.

It works really well, I was surprised, I was expecting the whole project to be a complete failure. The camera is almost perfectly balanced, the front end is a little heavy but nothing super noticeable. All the holes in the shelf holder were already drilled so all I had to do was drill and cut the aluminum. I'm very pleased for this being a quick diy spur of the moment thing. Just so happens that it all fits together and works nicely. I'd be interested to see if this works well with any other cameras.

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Here's the dolly I made. I have some aluminum track that I'm going to use so the PVC is temporary. I still need to put a 2x4 in the middle so I can put some weights on it and I need to get something to hold the tripod feet to the dolly.

Here are some quick shots with the dolly. The footage isn't that great, I need to get thicker PVC and mount it to 2x4's
http://files.filefront.com/dollytestmov/;7970434;;/fileinfo.html

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Look nice and simple - any idea of the brand / name of the shelf holder.. Wonder if I can get a hold of it at Ikea..
 
thats my favorite position for my multirig - so easy to just guide it around... anyways - fantastic use of $15. Thought this was going to be another stick with some weight on the end of it...
 
And the shelf holder ? Checked out Home Depots web site.. Didnt find anything :-) Driving me nuts..I want one too
 
zcream said:
And the shelf holder ? Checked out Home Depots web site.. Didnt find anything :-) Driving me nuts..I want one too
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I just stumbled upon it, I was looking around and there it was! I think I found it around the garage shelving stuff. There were bins full of them.
 
Home Depot definitely. I come across those all the time. I practically live there.

Take a trip. You'll definitely find it. I can't remember the exact area to look but if I make it pass HomeDepot today I will follow up.
 
:-( I live far far way in the land of Oz. Am in Sydney, mate. Normally I troll here looking at all the goodies you get and try hunt for something similar at Bunnings - everything is more expensive or not available (if its manufactured)
 
Yup... that looks great. And cheap, which makes it even better.

I'm wondering how this would hold up with my dvx. sgpro, mattebox combo (which is pretty heavy).

Also, have you thought (or is it possibly) to add another mount underneath the metal bar that's holding the camera, and maybe a nut to add a tripod release plate. That way you wouldn't have to take the contraption apart in order to put it on a tripod.

Might be something to look into (or maybe I'll do it myself)...

-brown
 
rcbrown23 said:
Also, have you thought (or is it possibly) to add another mount underneath the metal bar that's holding the camera, and maybe a nut to add a tripod release plate. That way you wouldn't have to take the contraption apart in order to put it on a tripod.
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I tried, but it wont work the way I have it setup. The only way i could do it is if I put another piece of aluminum on the bottom.
 
thats a dope setup.

Works like a figrig right?
I've been looking to make one of thse
for a while, just never thought about how
to do it or what to use
 
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