How to Make a Camera Stabilizer for under $3

This is a very easy to make chest mounted stabilizer for any small sized camcorder or DSLR. It is great for taking non blurry pictures and for creating smooth sweeping video. It works by transferring the weight of the camera onto the lower PVC pipe square that is against the user's chest. The chest is a very stable part of the body, which makes for a near tripod-like video.

The total cost to make the stabilizer is around $1 for all the PVC pipe and $6-10 if you don't already have a small ball head camera mount.

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[djrollin212]

Two questions:

Did you just plug the pvc together or did you glue it?

How did you attach the tripod mount, like did you thread it and screw it in?

[TSRAA]

@djrollin212 I just plugged the pvc together so parts can be disassembled and because it was a tight fit. The mount came off of a broken tripod and there was a hole a screw could be properly secured into, like it was meant to be. The mount was easy to twist on after that.

[ReznorRage]

That's pretty cool. I made a crossbow based on your design in woodshop :)

[TSRAA]

@ReznorRage Nice! Thinking of making a video?

[ReznorRage]

@TSRAA Possibly, but I want to refine the design to be more powerful. Any tips? If I do decide to upload a video, I'll make sure to send it to you. Also, is regular string strong enough or should I get something sturdier?

[TSRAA]

@ReznorRage Regular string is definitely not strong enough. The kind I used was 30 lbs string, and there should be stronger and thinner types online. It was a little too big and could have been thinner. If you want to make it more powerful, you could take some fiberglass rods found at a hardware store and slide them into the pvc pipes. I'm thinking of doing that myself. That idea was from Ivo on The Arbalist Guild forums.

[Sarkshot13]

i tried making a crossbow with pvc but it kept breaking the wood because the wood is weak

[theRavensdale]

i have that camera

[TheGovenor117]

Thanks dude this will help me alot

[MxLegit]

good ole color correction

[Weap0nsfreak]

Dude, that camera quality is really nice!

[rockstarmaniac717]

Cool Video hope to see more videos soon!