Now that you have a nice custom made igus Drylin slider. Let's see how you can use it with an adjustable sawhorse from Home Depot.
There are many options to mount the slider. I chose the adjustable saw horse for its stability. During a slide operation, you want the rail to be flat and stable. The saw horse platform allows you to have that smoothness without any vibration.
The DIY igus DryLin W1040-A slider project did save money in comparison to the W1040-B. There were some doubts when I approach this project but the outcome was a great success.
Here is what it looks like after 20 minutes of measuring, drilling and tapping the slider and rail. (See fig. 1)
Figure 1: Modified igus DryLin W1040-A with mounted Manfrotto 701HDV Pro Fluid Video Mimi Head
Here are the facts about the W1040-A out of the box.
no holes on the sliders
rail has holes but not tapped
all holes on rail are 1/4" size
metric hex wrench
To make this a functional camera slider, you will need the following items:
5/16" drill bit
3/8" 16NC steel plug tap
adjustable wrench
3/8" bolt (for tripod mount)
3/8" hole washer
2 ea clamps
3/8" plug tap inserted into the 5/16" drilled hole in preparation for tapping
On the next edition, I will put this slider in operation with simple add ons.
GoPro is a great camera as long as you have adequate lighting. In most cases, the camera is used to record outdoor activities. There are some instances where the ambience light is insufficient. To solve this problem, I rely on an LED light. (See figure 1)
Figure 1: GoPro mounted on a bar with a Mini LED light
Like most of you, I was eager to rip the box apart to play with my new camera. During that process I almost destroyed the box and its mount.
Fortunately, I slowed myself down and saved the box.
Today, I was able to modify the base of that GoPro box to a functional dolly.
Base mount with wheels - a functional dolly
HOW TO MAKE A DOLLY:
Items required:
1. four (4) sliding screen door wheels
2. four (4) screws
3. drill and drill bit
4. measuring tool
5. grease pen
Installation:
Step 1: Measure and drill four holes at the corner of the plate. Make sure they are exactly equal from both sides. This is very important and you will find out why in the next few steps.
Step 2: Screw on each wheel at each corner (Fig 2)
Figure 2: Wheel connected to the GoPro base plate.
Step 3: Mount the camera after all four wheels mounted
Figure 3: All wheels mounted
HOW TO OPERATE
Panning effect:
Slide the dolly parallel to the subject (Fig 4)
Figure 4: Wheels are parallel to the camera
Zoom in and out effects:
Push or pull the camera toward or away from the subject (Fig 5)
Figure 5: The wheels are turned perpendicular to the camera.
Figure 1: GoPro mounted on the front fender of the Heritage Springer Motorcycle
To further expand the capability of the GoPro camera mount, I use components of Ram Mounts system. (see fig 2 below)
Figure 2: RAM Suction Cup with GoPro mounted
Through testing, I found that RAM Suction Cup Mount is much better for vibration and high moving vehicles. Recently, I mounted the RAM Suction Cup to the front fender of my motorcycle with the camera attached to capture the video above while moving at 30MPH.
