this is an excellent design, great job! do you think you can put a list of parts in the description? im really interested in building one based on your design. thanks!
@theCRAZYartGUY You need a way of keeping control of the rotation with your fingers. Search WSCLATER for his steadicam videos. He shows in more detail in his design how he controls it.
Absolutely beautiful man! I think it looks better than the real deal!!! I just made a shoulder mount with basic shop tools, and I know my next project, a steadicam, can nowhere be as beautiful as yours... Which makes me sad but hugely inspired! Great work!
......wait for it .................................... dary!
A thing though... you're not selling it, don't want to post a step by step tutorial, the steady is anyway wayyy to complex and complicated to DIY... So my Q is:
WHY DID U POST THIS VIDEO?
It's like showing a bunch of kids an AWESOME TOY and then send them to bed. It's CRUEL!!!
Great work mate, I'm envious. I've just made mine, not as complex as yours but I'm not happy with it, I gotta fine tune the counterweights. There's only so much I can do with one broken arm & no machining equipment.
Great work! Your vids have definitely been an inspiration to work on one of my own.
For the arc joint, the arms of my unit terminate w/ gear spurs that mesh with a worm gear. There's about three teeth on each arm holding the position against the worm gear rather than just one spur. Seems pretty rigid. Again, thanks!
hey, where did you get the plans, like for the camera plate and the sliding mechanism? I'm building one right now, rigged up a poor-man's mill and would freaking love to get my hands on some plans. $800 for a steadicam? Nah, for a few hundred dollars more, I'll buy a sweet hobby mill and make a few. Maybe I'll convert it to CNC and let it build itself.
Hey buddy, tat is a great job u did there. Let me ask u sumthing, If I want u to build one so I can buy it, will u? n how much will u offer? Let me kno.
Hello my name is Alex I am Polish I am very delighted with your Steadicam DIY project I have some questions you would ask for a reply.
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If you are able to share some patterns of construction would be very grateful your project is the most polished of all I have ever seen on youtube I would do something like this but I'm no expert like you so please help.Sorry for my english greetings from Polish . Thank you and please reply
i don't know why but something tells me your and engineer! :D Awesome, my dream job. just dont have the strong math brains to do so... (N) prooot! sucks.
i seriously thought this was a review of a merlin that u just bought. i started reading the comments and thats when i realized you built this perfect machine.
that is one of the best camera stabilizer. although you have the shop to build such a sleek stabilizer would you sell more of that. i know you have pre program all your stuff there. how much would you sell it?
Thank you. The "knuckle part" is very important. I need to re-work it a bit to make it stronger. As soon as I do I'll post some close-ups and assembly of it.
Hey great looking work!!! Did you use a CNC machine or is it all using a milling machine and a hand lathe? Are the aluminum arms solid? Or are they tubes? Great engineering.
Dude your DIY looks great tell me do u make for sale I want to buy one pls for wedding videos. I use a Canon xm2 but I do not think this is a problem as it is fully adjustable pls contact me.
Wow thats a really amazing steadicam. Mine is similar (foldable) but i lack the holding plate your using which seams extremely useful to center the weight of camera. Could you help a brother and tell me what that thingy plate is called ?
@freerobotsex : I have fallen in love with this, it's a beautiful piece of engineering, and in my opinion far more attractive than the Merlin! I think it deserves a name of it's own, perhaps the Excalibur :D!
Incredible work my friend. Do you have any future development plans for it?
@stringitude lol'z i wish i can do this, but instead i just went with the 14 dollar steady cam, its more of a just smoothing out the movement, but the merlin design is to keep it comepleatly steady, it mostly cause of that handle that turns where ever, :D
hello, i am following many designs of steadicam, and wondering if you made the weights and aluminum plate for the camera yourself? Thanks in advance. This design is amazing....
You appear to be quite adept at fabrication. Your shop looks very "capable" as well. Have you ever thought of making a steadicam type rig for a larger camera, similar to say, the Steadicam Pilot? And if you have given it some thought, have you ever estimated how much it might cost to make? Because, if so I am very interested, very seriously, in having one made. Please respond. -johnkarliss@yahoo.com
Growing up with a fluid power engineer as my dad, let me just say I am genuinely impressed with your work. I will have to show him this video. Great work!
hey man, great work. i just finished my own and i'm a bit surprised by the weight. do you know the weight of yours? i havent tackled the mid weight assembly like yours yet but i just got a table top mill. you mind sharing any specs or advice on that?? thanks.
Hi amazing work! You used a large shop mill? Did you use lathe and what other machines? I am wondering if I can set up a tiny shop in my apartment to do some work . thanks for any help.
Thank you. I used a manual vertical mill, manual lathe and a CNC vertical mill. These machines would fit in a garage but are expensive. One could make similar parts using a table top mill/lathe. It would just take longer.
Nice construction, well-built and VERY cool design. As you say in the information part, you need some practice to get perfectly balanced shots but it looks pretty good already. Keep posting!
This thing is amazing and would make a nice couple with my 5 D Mark II but too bad, its not for sale. I see at least a dozen of video on Tube with similar design but no one willing to sell and why is that? I mean if you spent a lot of time perfecting it wouldn't it make sense to make money off of it? Maybe it is a violation of some kind with Merlin people in copy, trademark stuff. I bet you the Chinese will duplicate this very soon and will have it on Ebay for $99. Keep an eye out on Ebay.
Are you selling the final product,. are you going to share it,. what are your intentions, with this,.! we all see that is freaking good, your merlin type design,.
but if you are sharing this, it has to have a reason,.!
so again, are you going to share the HOW TO or going to sale it?
I'm not selling these. Most people don't have access to milling machines or have the ability to use one. I'm just sharing the design of it the best I can within the 10 minute timeframe. I hope it inspires other machinists to design and build their own. Thanks to everyone who takes time to leave me a comment.
ohmss006...Just go buy a Merlin! You would save yourself at least $1k USD. A one off that gets to be posted has had many trial and errors. You are looking at personal perfection here. I would say no amount of currency would be acceptable. Very nice looking work and very good looking video showing your workmanship.
Veeerry sweet and professional looking. Must have been expensive to machine? I'd love to have one of these but do not have the know how or resources to DIY for myself. I shoot video using a Canon XHA1 and this would look very nice mounted to my camera.
I'm sure you've given some consideration to making either your original design or possibly speciality parts for these. Might this happen anytime soon if at all? Either what you've made is very cool thx for the video.
Hmmm thats very interesting, however may i ask how is it free for you? was it like an offer made, where u get 1 free trial and the next u have to pay?
i mean gow does it work, do u inpput designs in a computer and it will do it automatically? i was really hoping that someone could do me a big favour, even though i am willing to pay, but i will remind that i am just a student and like many other poor guys here who cant afford or dont have the knowlege in doing such a thing.
My time is free for me because I'm the one doing it. That is, if you have someone else do it, you have to pay them for their work. Nothing is done automatically. It requires hard work and time. This is what I do for a living. This gives me access to the machines and material to do work on my own projects after work. One-off/prototype parts are always more expensive than production parts.
Well that is understandable and i know it from here, hehehe, however i never said the job would be done for free, as i mentioned before i am willing to pay, not to forget to mention that your hard work will and is very much appreciated even by others here who just only watch ur videos.
Your one off/prototype parts seems to please people here and seems to work very well. i was hoping that we could somewhat negotiate between us regarding this ijn relation also that this would be a big favour.
hi, ia m appreciative that u responded back to my comment, but i find that abit hard to believe, since u already have all the designs, knowing wat parts to get and knowing exactly how to construct it, it shouldnt be that bad as the first time when u made urs.
If it really cost that much, i wouldnt say it was a waste of time but wouldnt u urslef opted to getting a Steadicam Merlin? I myself need something very much like this, ive already tried asking WSCLATER in the HV20 forums but no response.
The cost is in the machine time. My time to machine one for myself is free of coarse because I'm the one doing it. A fair shop rate would be around $60 per hour. It toke me 25 machine hours to make one complete. If I did large order of parts in production all on the CNC mill then the cost would be much lower.
wow, with all that metal, doesnt that thing weigh quite abit?
Your Steadicam is indeed impressive, and i know its been mentioned here that u are not selling yours, but is there any possibility that you could make one for a student that is willing to pay?
Thanks for your comments. It's total weight (without weights of coarse) is under a pound. The cost to build one to sell to you would be more than the cost of the original Merlin.
hey where did u get this flexible black thing to handle the camera or how did you make this?btw veery good job:)
lee22leo 1 month ago
Impressive.
iingrid24 3 months ago
this is an excellent design, great job! do you think you can put a list of parts in the description? im really interested in building one based on your design. thanks!
necron1001 4 months ago
wow - how much did you spend on that one? I mean materialwise... this looks amazing!
emotionsmusic 4 months ago
material was left over from other jobs, so it was free. thanks for watching.
freerobotsex 4 months ago
This Steadicam is not to use with a cam, is to hang it on a wall to give the house a charm view.
Uvabiti 4 months ago
oh maaaan.. im drooling right now.. :( it doesn't look any like a DIY.. thats pro quality bro. good job.. :)
TheConcept8 7 months ago
thank you.
freerobotsex 4 months ago
The final shot of the workshop is just in case somebody was thinking about building one of these in his garage...
Zincoontrin 7 months ago
i made one of these but the bearing keeps making the steadicam rotate which makes it really hard to control.....any ideas?
theCRAZYartGUY 7 months ago
@theCRAZYartGUY You need a way of keeping control of the rotation with your fingers. Search WSCLATER for his steadicam videos. He shows in more detail in his design how he controls it.
freerobotsex 6 months ago
Absolutely beautiful man! I think it looks better than the real deal!!! I just made a shoulder mount with basic shop tools, and I know my next project, a steadicam, can nowhere be as beautiful as yours... Which makes me sad but hugely inspired! Great work!
dmitriypopov 8 months ago
maybe this is rude,friend,but i am to plan to make this by myself too,
and i work as a precision engineering too,so may i have the cad file?
xia0yuer23 8 months ago
It looks like "do it yourself with a bunch of machines..." :(
sporttrainingvideo 8 months ago
Would u be interesting in building me one? and if so how much would u like for it? :et me kno asap
Vanzanvang 8 months ago
This is not a DIY per se -- there's no freakin' way I could do this. Great work though. Kudos to you. Useless for me. (sigh)
danielrcox 8 months ago
@danielrcox I changed the title of the video removing "DIY" thank you.
freerobotsex 6 months ago
are you selling this steady? how I can made one like this? Thanks and congratulations, this a very nice steady man!
olintholoco 9 months ago
This is Lengen... wait for it................
......wait for it .................................... dary!
A thing though... you're not selling it, don't want to post a step by step tutorial, the steady is anyway wayyy to complex and complicated to DIY... So my Q is:
WHY DID U POST THIS VIDEO?
It's like showing a bunch of kids an AWESOME TOY and then send them to bed. It's CRUEL!!!
:)
arhitecturalia1982 10 months ago
Beautiful engineering! work of art.
Anyone else think he's sounds like Tex Murphy from Under a killing moon? lol
djrphotography 10 months ago
Do you have any blueprints or schematics that you used to build this? Maybe I could take this to my local CNC machinist to do build this for me :D
LOLitsJono 10 months ago 2
Definately... have you got some CAD drawings please? pretty please?
djrphotography 9 months ago
That's one piece of engineering .........I want to make one so bad
ehilado06 11 months ago
Great work mate, I'm envious. I've just made mine, not as complex as yours but I'm not happy with it, I gotta fine tune the counterweights. There's only so much I can do with one broken arm & no machining equipment.
thoughtgrenades 11 months ago
This is amazing! Your version looks even better than the Merlin!
Any plans on selling one of these?
jlimphoto 1 year ago
Great work! Your vids have definitely been an inspiration to work on one of my own.
For the arc joint, the arms of my unit terminate w/ gear spurs that mesh with a worm gear. There's about three teeth on each arm holding the position against the worm gear rather than just one spur. Seems pretty rigid. Again, thanks!
BauerMECH 1 year ago
@BauerMECH my next modification of it I will change to gears at the pivot like you did. thanks
freerobotsex 6 months ago
how much for that ? is there a website ?
oasotam 1 year ago
dude, im from brazil. congratulate u for the nice job. just would like to buy it, here
oasotam 1 year ago
hey, where did you get the plans, like for the camera plate and the sliding mechanism? I'm building one right now, rigged up a poor-man's mill and would freaking love to get my hands on some plans. $800 for a steadicam? Nah, for a few hundred dollars more, I'll buy a sweet hobby mill and make a few. Maybe I'll convert it to CNC and let it build itself.
rgs11 1 year ago
@rgs11 reverse engineered it from internet photos.
freerobotsex 6 months ago
You win.
rgs11 1 year ago
Hey buddy, tat is a great job u did there. Let me ask u sumthing, If I want u to build one so I can buy it, will u? n how much will u offer? Let me kno.
Vanzanvang 1 year ago
Hello my name is Alex I am Polish I am very delighted with your Steadicam DIY project I have some questions you would ask for a reply.
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If you are able to share some patterns of construction would be very grateful your project is the most polished of all I have ever seen on youtube I would do something like this but I'm no expert like you so please help.Sorry for my english greetings from Polish . Thank you and please reply
Samcook789 1 year ago
excellent work! is this your workshop? cool!!!
BisdremisKostas 1 year ago
Wow,that's a very good job!How much were parts,or do you get everything for free?
NordicRick 1 year ago
@NordicRick raw material was free, hardware about $40
freerobotsex 6 months ago
show off :)
Kylesliger 1 year ago
i don't know why but something tells me your and engineer! :D Awesome, my dream job. just dont have the strong math brains to do so... (N) prooot! sucks.
masicklazik 1 year ago
its hard to believe that you just made this!
seriously dude, this is very impressive...
CheeseT0uch 1 year ago
can you tell me the measurement of the plate ?
starmileage 1 year ago
beautiful
distortedlife55 1 year ago
Perfect
ice2dragonkiss 1 year ago
That is insanely impressive for a "DIY" project. Do you have information listed anywhere on what all the parts are and how to build it?
TumblingDice66 1 year ago
I'd put the panning ring on the handle side below the universal joint.
sumprats 1 year ago 4
@sumprats good thinking. :)
amarmitra 1 year ago
Is this for sale !!
This is the best product steadycam I have seen
Wat's it gonnna cost me to want one
please reply : Nico Rossenaar Volendam The Netherlands rossenaar@quicknet.nl
mooilevenvolendam 1 year ago
Dude, Can you help me with my science project? LOL
Amazing work!
skydog7725 1 year ago
this thing is so awesome!
do you have blueprints for the small parts you made?
kischiman 1 year ago
awesome
aselasanjeewab 1 year ago
i seriously thought this was a review of a merlin that u just bought. i started reading the comments and thats when i realized you built this perfect machine.
ataoldotcom 1 year ago
that is one of the best camera stabilizer. although you have the shop to build such a sleek stabilizer would you sell more of that. i know you have pre program all your stuff there. how much would you sell it?
giged07305 1 year ago
It's so good i want to pee in my pants
alvincredible 1 year ago
Good job my friend. Thats a really good design.
charliepagan 1 year ago
Can I buy this? I can't do it myself...thanks.
ThePeteton 1 year ago
whoww .. how perfect it is .. how much it cost you ?
icreativestudio 1 year ago
I'm a 91E good job brother.
TheRenstarmusic 1 year ago
Could you message me about a possible sale of your steadicam? Thanks.
RedCross504 1 year ago
Fantastic work. I guess you did it this way because you love making things. I'd imagine it would be more cost effective to buy a commercial product.
SLRist 1 year ago
Thank you. It really only cost me my time and $40 vs. $800 for the commercial one.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Have you thought of selling it, I want one!
JustinDombrowski 1 year ago
That is one of the most impressive DIY projects I've ever seen. I was LAUGHING during the video because I couldn't believe how perfect it was. DAMN!
o2G2o 1 year ago 12
Thanks a bunch for your comments.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
@freerobotsex launch it!!!
asioguna 1 year ago
@freerobotsex Looks familiar, Is your shop in San Jose, A1?
miguealex74 1 year ago
dude you have some mad skills! that thing is so gd sweet makes me want to build on on my cnc mill. although I dont need one!
great work! I would like to see more on the knuckle part. it seems to be the heart of the part!
IamHoraceObeyME 1 year ago
Thank you. The "knuckle part" is very important. I need to re-work it a bit to make it stronger. As soon as I do I'll post some close-ups and assembly of it.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Absolutely love this man. Well done. My step-dad is a machinest so I think we're going to use yours as inspiration for making our own. :)
badpeach 1 year ago
Nice! I'd love to see the finish product.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Stunning machining - lovely work indeed.
steveobhave 1 year ago
golly gee beautiful design!
ShootsDenBrah 1 year ago
Hey great looking work!!! Did you use a CNC machine or is it all using a milling machine and a hand lathe? Are the aluminum arms solid? Or are they tubes? Great engineering.
BUSHAV8ER 1 year ago 2
I'd say 90 % made on manual vertical mill, the rest on a vertical CNC mill and manual lathe. Arms are thin walled tubing. Thank you for watching
freerobotsex 1 year ago
IS IT FOR SALE???? Jk.
killersushi99 1 year ago
Great job!
Can you make one for me and how much will it cost?
And also the delivery... I live in Ukrain. Is it possible to bribg it here?
If you interested, write me please at slywinkisme@gmail.com
Thanks.
slywinkisme 1 year ago
over overachiever I made mine outa plumbing pipes and wood screws and everyone laughs at me!
vc5fe5 1 year ago
Creative ........nice looking...but a bit over engineeered?
Having said that if I had your skills...Id be showing off too :)
beachcaster56 1 year ago
thanks for the video how much to buy... or is this to just show off your machinist skillz?
ultraret 1 year ago
are you making them for sale? can i buy one?
theddygrumo 1 year ago
man, I would never spend this much time on this kind of thing. I am making one right now and spending more time than I want...
I have access to machines and have a couple myself but this would cost me much more in time than I can afford.
Great job, though. Too good;)
leloodallasmultipass 1 year ago
Dude your DIY looks great tell me do u make for sale I want to buy one pls for wedding videos. I use a Canon xm2 but I do not think this is a problem as it is fully adjustable pls contact me.
fagarasracing 1 year ago
Dude your DIY looks great tell me do u make for sale I want to buy one pls for wedding videos. Keep it up
fagarasracing 1 year ago
Wow thats a really amazing steadicam. Mine is similar (foldable) but i lack the holding plate your using which seams extremely useful to center the weight of camera. Could you help a brother and tell me what that thingy plate is called ?
thanks
Raisthlin 1 year ago
your voice sounds like Howard from big bang theory!
diegomh 1 year ago
Hi! I like your design very much. Can you please sell one to me? I have a sony HVR Z1 U and I want to use it for wedding videography.
Thanks
Palden
chinatest1 1 year ago
how much for one?!
dynazty424 1 year ago
Are you selling these?
samvegasmovies 1 year ago
do u sell one of these?
hammad31 1 year ago
damn, that sucker look professonal man.
dbzgt545 1 year ago
wow...thats a pretty baby. are you thinking of making multiple to sell? or show us how? I think its safe to say we would love it either way! :P
jensengeev88 1 year ago
It's beautiful.
quadbravo 1 year ago
thats DIY??? thats insane! Better than the stuff you buy for 1000s of bucks!
davinci816 1 year ago
hard to make...
doommic 1 year ago
wow.
quadbravo 1 year ago
@freerobotsex : I have fallen in love with this, it's a beautiful piece of engineering, and in my opinion far more attractive than the Merlin! I think it deserves a name of it's own, perhaps the Excalibur :D!
Incredible work my friend. Do you have any future development plans for it?
stringitude 1 year ago 6
@stringitude lol'z i wish i can do this, but instead i just went with the 14 dollar steady cam, its more of a just smoothing out the movement, but the merlin design is to keep it comepleatly steady, it mostly cause of that handle that turns where ever, :D
javieralza 1 year ago
that's a pretty sexy diy steadicam.
HockeyDiane 1 year ago 9
Gee whiz...thanks!
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Outstanding! This is the best DIY anything I have ever seen. You rock. Keep up the good work. This helped me were no other vid could.
1BaldingMonkey 1 year ago
Can you post a step by step tutorial on how you made this? from scratch..
maksimred 1 year ago
Sorry, that would be too time consuming. Plus, unless your a machinist, it wouldn't do you any good. Thanks for your interest in my video though.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
@freerobotsex I SECOND THIS DUDE!!
dynazty424 1 year ago
Can u post a tutorial or how you made this.. Like step by step?
maksimred 1 year ago
Wow... best I've seen. when will you be going into production ;D
GarthPhilpot 1 year ago
hello, i am following many designs of steadicam, and wondering if you made the weights and aluminum plate for the camera yourself? Thanks in advance. This design is amazing....
shutterfan 1 year ago
You appear to be quite adept at fabrication. Your shop looks very "capable" as well. Have you ever thought of making a steadicam type rig for a larger camera, similar to say, the Steadicam Pilot? And if you have given it some thought, have you ever estimated how much it might cost to make? Because, if so I am very interested, very seriously, in having one made. Please respond. -johnkarliss@yahoo.com
johnkarliss1 1 year ago
Man, that is some NICE machine work. I was a CNC programmer and machinist for 18 years, this makes me want to back to the shop and make one : )
miksilplik 1 year ago
I would have loved to make all the parts on the CNC, but it was much easier to get access to the manual mills after work. Thanks for your comments
freerobotsex 1 year ago
@freerobotsex : hi this is an amazing design! did you make the weights and the aluminum plate yourself? Thanks in advance.
shutterfan 1 year ago
Thank you. Yes I made all the parts minus the u-joint(gimbal) and the handle.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Growing up with a fluid power engineer as my dad, let me just say I am genuinely impressed with your work. I will have to show him this video. Great work!
trajoj 1 year ago
can you make me another if i pay?
kissmarton 1 year ago
Hi!
Nice work, I understand you are not selling it, but do you have drawings for sale? especially on the knee and the plate.
BossesBilder 1 year ago
That is definitely the most beautiful homebrew Steadicam I've ever seen.
postingoldtapes 1 year ago
this, is... EPIC!!!!
mclmatty 1 year ago
yeah let me just go warm up my CnC machine really quick...
MrRaptur3 1 year ago
This looks so sleek! I guess one would need lots of tools and materials to do one like that. Mine was made with pvc pipe (not Merlin).
Thanks for the video!
catascouts 1 year ago
Awesome work!
What size threaded rod did you use for your X/Y camera platform adjusters?
Thanks!!
haulin79 1 year ago
Awesome work!
What size threaded rod did you use for your X/Y camera platform adjusters?
Thanks!!
haulin79 1 year ago
Awesome work!
What size threaded rod did you use for your X/Y camera platform adjusters?
Thanks!!
haulin79 1 year ago
What size threaded rod did you use for your X/Y camera platform adjusters?
Thanks!!
haulin79 1 year ago
hey man, great work. i just finished my own and i'm a bit surprised by the weight. do you know the weight of yours? i havent tackled the mid weight assembly like yours yet but i just got a table top mill. you mind sharing any specs or advice on that?? thanks.
dahemric 1 year ago
Nice, but not really "DIY" for the general masses.
SoundmanRich 1 year ago
Agreed. Hope it inspires other machinists to design and make their own.
Key points to keep in mind when making your own:
Make it adjustable.
Keep it light.
Friction in the gimbal is your enemy.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Amazing detail into your design! How can I contact you directly?
lfranco0070 1 year ago
Unless I went into production, the price for a prototype would be much more than the original Steadicam merlin. Thanks for your comments.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Hi amazing work! You used a large shop mill? Did you use lathe and what other machines? I am wondering if I can set up a tiny shop in my apartment to do some work . thanks for any help.
supersteadicam 1 year ago
Thank you. I used a manual vertical mill, manual lathe and a CNC vertical mill. These machines would fit in a garage but are expensive. One could make similar parts using a table top mill/lathe. It would just take longer.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
looks very hi tech...
where did you get those fancy parts?
dralder 1 year ago
I made them using a vertical mill, and a lathe.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
dude u is engineer
ortixx 1 year ago
good , how much i want buy
86659813 1 year ago
Not for sale.sorry.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Hi, incredible work. So far the best i seen on DIY steadycams.
Have 2 questions, what did you use on the end of each aluminium tube? do you think on share the cadcam files or some plans? thanks in advance.
cypress70 1 year ago
yo how much would u make me one
MrEman215 1 year ago
thank you very much
kimjoy2409 1 year ago
where did u get the plate from
MrEman215 1 year ago
Anywhere raw aluminum stock is sold. I used a chunk of ground 6061 left over from a previous job.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Nice construction, well-built and VERY cool design. As you say in the information part, you need some practice to get perfectly balanced shots but it looks pretty good already. Keep posting!
DaTux91 1 year ago
WOW - I like it better than I do the Merlin! How many hours did you spend making it?
Cheers
Robbie
gurutek 1 year ago
excellent work, very well designed and constructed !!! .... respect man
MrFurtadoc 1 year ago
where did you get the aluminum arms for that?
Thanks.
nadavsl5 1 year ago
Raw aluminum tubing found at True Value hardware store.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Nice construction bro. If it were me I would mass produce and sell at a 350 price point....just keep going till you get a cease and assis letter.
CNC? If so can I have a copy of the data?
Nice work man
mkell21 1 year ago
Mostly made on a manual vertical mill.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
Thank you,
juddr2001 1 year ago
Just wondering which OFNA U-joint did you use in this project? Thanks.
juddr2001 1 year ago
Read the video description. It contains the part number of the u-joint.
freerobotsex 1 year ago
This thing is amazing and would make a nice couple with my 5 D Mark II but too bad, its not for sale. I see at least a dozen of video on Tube with similar design but no one willing to sell and why is that? I mean if you spent a lot of time perfecting it wouldn't it make sense to make money off of it? Maybe it is a violation of some kind with Merlin people in copy, trademark stuff. I bet you the Chinese will duplicate this very soon and will have it on Ebay for $99. Keep an eye out on Ebay.
armada4x4 1 year ago
Are you selling the final product,. are you going to share it,. what are your intentions, with this,.! we all see that is freaking good, your merlin type design,.
but if you are sharing this, it has to have a reason,.!
so again, are you going to share the HOW TO or going to sale it?
canalindependiente 2 years ago
I'm not selling these. Most people don't have access to milling machines or have the ability to use one. I'm just sharing the design of it the best I can within the 10 minute timeframe. I hope it inspires other machinists to design and build their own. Thanks to everyone who takes time to leave me a comment.
Cheers
freerobotsex 2 years ago
Excellent craftsmanship. Superb !
lexidecimal 2 years ago
please make one for me.
xSilencio 2 years ago
Amazing. Very nice work!
sjlstevens 2 years ago
Well Job! Great!
have you a scheme to wiev. I would try to make it.
I'm italian boy with a passion for video.. but my bugdet ....!!!
Thanks
ste64027 2 years ago
excellent job
surroundedbyfuckwads 2 years ago
wheres your manufacturing company located?
BTW you have an awsome shop!
deej397 2 years ago
I love your design. Is there a posibility that you can provide this design plan with measurements etc....???
bernardmark 2 years ago
ohmss006...Just go buy a Merlin! You would save yourself at least $1k USD. A one off that gets to be posted has had many trial and errors. You are looking at personal perfection here. I would say no amount of currency would be acceptable. Very nice looking work and very good looking video showing your workmanship.
tgrocott 2 years ago
that's some very good job there. nice quality work.
mimizone 2 years ago
cool... question??? how much would you charge if you were to produce another steady cam :)...
r0guerats 2 years ago
Thanks. I have no plans of making more and selling them.
freerobotsex 2 years ago
never hurts to ask... thank you boss
r0guerats 2 years ago
Veeerry sweet and professional looking. Must have been expensive to machine? I'd love to have one of these but do not have the know how or resources to DIY for myself. I shoot video using a Canon XHA1 and this would look very nice mounted to my camera.
mtb9153 2 years ago
Thanks for your comments. It only cost me my time to machine.
freerobotsex 2 years ago
I'm sure you've given some consideration to making either your original design or possibly speciality parts for these. Might this happen anytime soon if at all? Either what you've made is very cool thx for the video.
krisdjsteel 2 years ago
Hmmm thats very interesting, however may i ask how is it free for you? was it like an offer made, where u get 1 free trial and the next u have to pay?
i mean gow does it work, do u inpput designs in a computer and it will do it automatically? i was really hoping that someone could do me a big favour, even though i am willing to pay, but i will remind that i am just a student and like many other poor guys here who cant afford or dont have the knowlege in doing such a thing.
ohmss006 2 years ago
My time is free for me because I'm the one doing it. That is, if you have someone else do it, you have to pay them for their work. Nothing is done automatically. It requires hard work and time. This is what I do for a living. This gives me access to the machines and material to do work on my own projects after work. One-off/prototype parts are always more expensive than production parts.
freerobotsex 2 years ago
Well that is understandable and i know it from here, hehehe, however i never said the job would be done for free, as i mentioned before i am willing to pay, not to forget to mention that your hard work will and is very much appreciated even by others here who just only watch ur videos.
Your one off/prototype parts seems to please people here and seems to work very well. i was hoping that we could somewhat negotiate between us regarding this ijn relation also that this would be a big favour.
ohmss006 2 years ago
hi, ia m appreciative that u responded back to my comment, but i find that abit hard to believe, since u already have all the designs, knowing wat parts to get and knowing exactly how to construct it, it shouldnt be that bad as the first time when u made urs.
If it really cost that much, i wouldnt say it was a waste of time but wouldnt u urslef opted to getting a Steadicam Merlin? I myself need something very much like this, ive already tried asking WSCLATER in the HV20 forums but no response.
ohmss006 2 years ago
The cost is in the machine time. My time to machine one for myself is free of coarse because I'm the one doing it. A fair shop rate would be around $60 per hour. It toke me 25 machine hours to make one complete. If I did large order of parts in production all on the CNC mill then the cost would be much lower.
freerobotsex 2 years ago
wow, with all that metal, doesnt that thing weigh quite abit?
Your Steadicam is indeed impressive, and i know its been mentioned here that u are not selling yours, but is there any possibility that you could make one for a student that is willing to pay?
ohmss006 2 years ago
Thanks for your comments. It's total weight (without weights of coarse) is under a pound. The cost to build one to sell to you would be more than the cost of the original Merlin.
freerobotsex 2 years ago
Hi there, do you still have scheme for your steadicam please? I would like to make my own as well as i can machine it.
anglani1 2 years ago
can you post the link where to buy every item of this DIY?
looks pretty nice