$6 Jib-Crane made from Tripod parts, steel cable, L-brackets and a bunch of nuts and bolts!

[CALICOTV301]

Nice idea...I think I'll get a real one so I can be taken seriously on the street. The police may think Im some sort of agglomerating junk

[tonysyl7175]

pretty cool dude!  I like it.

[engereken]

idea and music very cool tanks

[musichistorynut]

@engereken Thanks! As I say, the IDEA is good,  but you really need a better source for the jib arm than the tripod leg - too much twisting is going on.

[didanhtennis]

Why didn't you just put the jib at the center of the tripod then you don't have to worry about the offsetting weight? Good design though, I like it.

[musichistorynut]

@didanhtennis The reason I didn't put the jib on the center of the tripod was because you can get a LOT more height with less length of jib arm when mounting it to the side like that. Cobra Crane's PhotoCrane does it like that. Of course, they use much higher quality components.

[shuttlewerks1]

Great design. I will use your design to make mire so I thank you. I would make the comment that after you added the extra L bracket to the tripod and the long bolt joining the two you could use that bolt as the pivot for you lower bearing. This might limit your height somewhat but you would have perfect balance left and right.

[davidrobillardgolf]

That's excellent very creative DIY,  Look out Kessler!

[deeper1000]

Really great man.. Thank you

[LukasDJackson]

brilliant, very good idea and you did a great job with this build,

a suggestion for a new built is use the same design but with two arms to support the camera a little better and keep it from bending the tubes.

[astraeus08]

Really well done - you've inspired me to use yours as a basis for making a jib-crane of my own. Do you have any more videos taken using the jib-crane? Have you found it is prone to wobbles? I noticed that the movement on it appears not to be uniform in the short clip you showed at the end there - how problematic have you found that?

[musichistorynut]

@astraeus08 Yes. Actually, this design is great in concept, but in reality, the twisting of the arm because of the weight of the camera being to one side makes it more difficult to use. At ground level, it tilts clockwise a bit, when it is mid-level (parallel with the pivot point, it is perfectly level, and when it is up high, it tilts slightly counter-clockwise.

I can fix this in post, and have used this on two shoots already. but it is a pain.

[hicksa1]

Its awsome! so neat!! And the music is great!

[musichistorynut]

@hicksa1 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[SeeBillyRun]

Bavo! I was curious as to what your workshop set up is like?

[musichistorynut]

@SeeBillyRun Oh wow. I don't have one! :) It's all mostly done with hand-tools. If I need something done that requires much precision (i.e. drill press) I can go to my friend's house. There is a spot in the garage where I can drill and clamp down to saw and stuff, but it is not a workshop. I'd LOVE one.

[SeeBillyRun]

@musichistorynut Ha ha... way to go. So you completed the majority of your projects with a hand drill and a clamp :) that's awesome!

[musichistorynut]

@SeeBillyRun Yep.

[dothisdothat321]

what camera are you shooting with t2I?looks good

[musichistorynut]

@dothisdothat321 Yep. Canon T2i 550D. Thanks!

[weaponeer]

very well done... cold, windy, corn fields...  looks like wisconsin.. lol

[musichistorynut]

@weaponeer Thanks!  Close, it's Northern Illinois.

[ezorab]

Awesome! ,Next time include more test footage though!I wanna see this bad boy in action!

[musichistorynut]

@ezorab Thanks! Will be adding test footage next week from a gig I have near a lake. Weather looks pretty bad this week for footage, but we'll see.

[Koran405]

very nice

[musichistorynut]

@Koran405 Thanks! I appreciate that!

[iAmATechGeek]

Awesome! I'm a big fan!

[musichistorynut]

@iAmATechGeek Thanks!!