My DIY sub-$40 slider at DVinfo.net

Keith Wright · September 8th, 2009, 04:05 PM

I've been reading about DIY camera sliders which seem as complicated as a Rube Goldberg drawing. I woke up one morning with a thought: A rain gutter. Well, at Loew's, I was looking at the gutters and found them to be too flimsy, so I went to the irrigation supply section. There I found the Spee-d drainage system. The troughs were in 4' and 10' sections and there were grates to cover the sections with. I grabbed a 4' section (the 10' section is $55) and a 2' grate...some 1/4" screws and washers and off I went.

I tried a test video at the waterfalls at Inverrary, FL and edited in half-speed with Magic Bullet Looks Green Pearl with a shift to blue, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 12. No tripod or fluid head mount yet.

Feedback?

My sub-$40 camera slider on Vimeo

Vito DeFilippo · September 8th, 2009, 05:30 PM

Video looks good. How did you put the slider together? Any details?

Mark Williams · September 8th, 2009, 06:25 PM

Nice. The parts are not available at my local Lowe's but they can be ordered from Lowe's on-line and picked up at the store for around $38.50. Your video was very descriptive how everything works together. I think some type of bracket could be attached to the bottom of the grate to keep it from falling out of the track.

Vito DeFilippo · September 8th, 2009, 06:34 PM

Oops, didn't watch the whole thing! Ignore my boneheaded request.

Keith Wright · September 8th, 2009, 09:03 PM

Mark...I have a Canon HF200 and a WP-V1 housing for it. I got the brass screws so I could take it into the surf, and underwater, for trucking. Since it's PVC, there is no problems with it near the water. I can see this being a cool thing for you.
Thanks for the comment.

Boudewijn de Kemp · September 9th, 2009, 12:26 AM

Looks like a great solution for the small cameras out there!
Good job Keith

September 8th, 2009, 04:05 PM	#1
Keith Wright Tourist Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 3	My DIY sub-$40 slider I've been reading about DIY camera sliders which seem as complicated as a Rube Goldberg drawing. I woke up one morning with a thought: A rain gutter. Well, at Loew's, I was looking at the gutters and found them to be too flimsy, so I went to the irrigation supply section. There I found the Spee-d drainage system. The troughs were in 4' and 10' sections and there were grates to cover the sections with. I grabbed a 4' section (the 10' section is $55) and a 2' grate...some 1/4" screws and washers and off I went. I tried a test video at the waterfalls at Inverrary, FL and edited in half-speed with Magic Bullet Looks Green Pearl with a shift to blue, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 12. No tripod or fluid head mount yet. Feedback? My sub-$40 camera slider on Vimeo

September 8th, 2009, 05:30 PM	#2
Vito DeFilippo Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,585	Video looks good. How did you put the slider together? Any details? __________________ . http://www.nosmallroles.com

September 8th, 2009, 06:25 PM	#3
Mark Williams Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep South, U.S. Posts: 1,526	Nice. The parts are not available at my local Lowe's but they can be ordered from Lowe's on-line and picked up at the store for around $38.50. Your video was very descriptive how everything works together. I think some type of bracket could be attached to the bottom of the grate to keep it from falling out of the track. __________________ Mark videos: http://vimeo.com/channels/3523 Stock: http://www.pond5.com/artist/mark29

September 8th, 2009, 06:34 PM	#4
Vito DeFilippo Trustee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 1,585	Oops, didn't watch the whole thing! Ignore my boneheaded request. __________________ . http://www.nosmallroles.com

September 8th, 2009, 09:03 PM	#5
Keith Wright Tourist Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Posts: 3	Mark...I have a Canon HF200 and a WP-V1 housing for it. I got the brass screws so I could take it into the surf, and underwater, for trucking. Since it's PVC, there is no problems with it near the water. I can see this being a cool thing for you. Thanks for the comment.

September 9th, 2009, 12:26 AM	#6
Boudewijn de Kemp Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Posts: 63	Looks like a great solution for the small cameras out there! Good job Keith