Just used the new home-built jib on a shoot this weekend. It's amazing how snazzy those crane shots look!

I looked at several designs on various web pages and came up with a synthesis of a couple of them. It took about 8 hours to build. Materials were oak scrap from another project, metal electrical conduit, a trailer wheel hub, some nuts and bolts, and lots of epoxy.

Wooden parts: http://www.sierratel.com/iisaw/temp/c1.jpg

Assembled: http://www.sierratel.com/iisaw/temp/c2.jpg

In use: http://www.sierratel.com/iisaw/temp/jib.jpg

$140 in parts to make $2000 worth of equipment. It's heavier than commercial jibs which makes it more of a pain to transport but the extra weight makes for smoother moves.

Looks good!
be sure to get it up on www.homebuiltstabilizers.com

- Mikko

Now all you need is a dolly to throw it on!

Dan
www.DVcameraRigs.com

It looks simple. Glad to hear it works well. Can't beat crane moves!

Can't beat crane moves!

..Well, except maybe with Steadicam...

Hi Eric,

Good on you. Looks great. How long is the boom, and what position (measurement) is the fulcrum to the cam. Is that a Canon xl camera on there?

Thanks Owen,

The boom is 10 feet long and the head of the tripod is at 5 feet, alowing for an extra high elevation. (13 feet from ground level to the camera balance point.) The camera end will also depress below floor level by about 2 feet. The fulcrum is 2 1/2 feet from the handle end. That's an XL2 I'm using.