DIY Camera Crane/Jib/Boom

This is our new 12' Camera Crane. It worked great on our last shoot Easy Pickins. Check our the Trailer at www.sunnydayjazz.com.

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[LOJO5000]

what does the spring do??

[clarkeycooks]

@LOJO5000 The spring keeps tension on the wire so that the end that the camera sits on will be stable and leve

[iAmATechGeek]

Seems to me like you don't have enough weights at the end... Great design ideas though!

[clarkeycooks]

@iAmATechGeek Early design. Picked up some more weights down the road.

[ShaunBrownTV]

so the question is..how much did it come too, to make it? :)

[clarkeycooks]

@ShaunBrownTV about $600

[brayrow]

pretty good design, I might use it, but I'll have to add a mechanism to change the tilt of the camera on the crane.

[visionprods1]

@clarkeycooks you could have bought yourself one for that amount, no?

[csylvester123]

finished my crane...here's some test shots: vimeo(dot)com/30693004

[csylvester123]

@clarkeycooks awesome, i think that makes sense...and I'm assuming you used the 6 inch Lazy susan and not 12 inch..? Also, if you could let me know roughly the dimensions of the plywood that sandwiches the L.S that would be extremely helpful. cheers!

[ShaunBrownTV]

@clarkeycooks worth it though, very good crane

[clarkeycooks]

@csylvester123 There is a large bolt connecting the two pieces of plywood between the lazy susan. I put a lot of washers at the bolt top and the nut bottom. I also used a "lock washer" so that I could ensure it stayed in place without tightening it too much. Hope this helps.