Homemade Camera Jib Crane Part 1

I show you my homemade jib crane. Part one of the video

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• Homemade
• Jib
• Crane
• diy

[autodaruzas]

you build the boom by using steel, because it's strong... But you finishing the head by aluminium, wich is "shaky"... Lol.

[vidcreations]

@autodaruzas I believe the "shaky" you are talking about is where the video head attaches to the jib crane. I used aluminium because weight is VERY critical even using just a four foot jib. (If you watched the second part of the video I explain the importance of keeping the weight of the jib head low.) I hoped the aluminium would have been strong, but as you see I had to add a gusset. I hope this helps you out building your jib crane. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

[MrEverthere]

great video does the little monitor you use accept hdmi?

thanks

[vidcreations]

@MrEverthere The monitor in the video is a Sony portable DVD player, and no it does not accept HDMI. I am now using the Haier 7" portable tv, which does not accept HDMI, but the RCA jacks are female and you can just plug you out video into the jack without a female to female adaptor.

[SampleTalkRadio]

he shot himself in the foot right at the end

[vidcreations]

@SampleTalkRadio If you watch part 2 I show you how I try to fix the problem. I am showing the problems I encountered so others can learn from my mistakes. How did your first homemade jib crane turn out?

[osvaldosdb]

Very well built and very well explained !

[weaponeer]

really nice work.. I need a jib, and the price of steel gets in the way

[Drew46Hill]

This is very informative thanks for taking the time.

[sixtiksix]

Very helpful, I think it's very useful to point out flaws as well....thanx...nice shop btw...

[SampleTalkRadio]

i too discovered having the tilt head on the tripod allow for remote tilt/disaster. so I removed the head there and stuck it at the end for handheld shots using the crane as you also did. i had a cheapo aliminum tubing tripod which obviously was another weak link and i plan to use steel sheet metal L brackets that i have scrapped from a 500 disc cd jukebox i have salvaged bearings, timing belts, aluminum, gears, and two awesome 4 foot aluminum rails that i made the camera slider from.

[SampleTalkRadio]

for my camera crane I am using 2 rails from a screen door (80"" hinged on a bicycle wheel axle. great strength with virtually no flex what so ever, and glides like butter. the rails are side by side separated by the width of the axle so my stack of 5 lb barbell weights I have stacked like pancakes on the back of the jib with a simple handle screwed into a nut bolt tensioner and clamp that squeezes the weights down/loosens so i can simply slid the weights to any position to get it balanced.