before anything i must say
this:

on average something like

The cost of the weights were
not included in the price. we
didn't include the price
because the price fluctuates.
We reccomend old bike pegs
because they are easy to
attach and easy to mount.
anything heavy works. If you
want you can buy more male
adap
more

before anything i must say
this:

on average something like

The cost of the weights were
not included in the price. we
didn't include the price
because the price fluctuates.
We reccomend old bike pegs
because they are easy to
attach and easy to mount.
anything heavy works. If you
want you can buy more male
adapters and use the base
plates as weights but that
tends to be more expensive.
Also the reason why we used
tape was because it is cheep!
that was our goal to build the
cheepest and most effective
steadicam that you build
yourself

you will need:

-3 2ft 3/4 inch pvc pipe
-2 45 degree 3/4 inch
adaptors
-1 tee Connector
-1 3/4 inch floor flange (base
plate)
-1 1/4 x 3/4 bolt
-1/4 hex nut
-Duct tape
-several washers to help
tighten the camera to the
steadicam

Make sure everything screws in
and fits!

Try your best to follow
exactly what we did. the most
important thing is finding a
right weights to use. once you
have the right ones selected
(we reccomend bike pegs) you
must mount them. Duct tape
works great but you can go
more elaborate by screwing
them down if you want to be
extra safe.
After mounting weights you
must put your camera on the
rig. make sure the camera is
ballanced left and right
before anything. if it isn't
then make adjustments on how
you mount it. REMEMBER THIS IS
DIY you must IMPROVISE!
after getting left and right
ballance you must ballance it
forward and backward. if its
too front heavy trim a few
inches off the front end and
then re attach the weight. be
carefull and do your best job
because the better ballanced
the better it will be.

DONT BE AFRAID TO IMPROVISE!

Finally tape down all joints.

once your all done take it for
a spin. the longer the legs
are and heavier the weights
are the more stable.

This concludes this tutorial
and if you read this correctly
you shouldn't have to ask me
questoins but if you have some
please go ahead and ask!

Category Howto & DIY

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