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Weekend Extra: $25 Turbo Mini Jib
The Camera Crane that ANYONE can afford! Attach it to your tripod and that good looking girl in your English class might mistake you for George Lucas...I'm not sure if that'll help your chances with her, though.
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yay
Finally!
3rd or 4th
Awesome! Any idea when build plans will be up?
I am SO building this, I NEED the build plans, any idea when they will be up guys?
5th kick ass
wow, this is affordable! exciting, thanks for the cheaper jib!!
pretty great. i like the idea of having a bunch of poor man's camera rigs. great weekend extra. worth the wait.
i saw eriks head!!!!!!
Steve... Did you burn yourself with the curling iron?
I will definitely build this. Are there going to be build plans for this one? I don't read the blog, just the front page, and as far as I know none were posted for the last jib rig. Since this one is turbo, I think we need it. If not, I'm going to type it up via pausing for my own personal use + shopping list and I'd gladly upload it. I'd just rather not if build plans already exist...
the detailed build plans will go up on monday.
in the mean time, here's a quick list:
2 x 1" x 3" x 8' (make sure one of them is very straight)
scrap 3/4" plywood
3 x 1-1/4" coarse thread drywall screws
4 x 2-1/2" or so corner braces w/screws (usually they come with 'em, but if not: 16 x #6 x 3/4" flat head sheet metal screws)
2 x 2" x 3/4" corner plates w/ screws (same ones as above)
2 x 5/16" x 2-1/2" or 3" hex-head bolts
8 x 5/16" x 1-1/4" fender washers
2 x 5/16" lock washers
2 x 5/16" lock nuts (aka: stop nuts or nylon-insert nuts)
3 x eye screws (look for some that have a #10 aka 3/16" thread diameter and a 1/2" to 5/8" diameter eye)
1 x 1/4" x 3" machine screw
1 x 1/4" flat washer
1 x 1/4" wing nut
1/4" pronged tee-nut
about 15 feet of 3/16" aka #6 cotton rope (aka: sash cord or clothesline rope)
1/8" drill bit
1/4" drill bit
5/16" drill bit
3/4" paddle bit
#2 phillips bit
tape measure
roofing square or something to make right angles with
pliers
1/2" socket with ratchet
drill
saw
a mustache or beard is also helpful.
Can I get the build plans?
Great job guys! It looks awesome!
This is so awesome... now can I build it by Wednesday?
That's muuuuuuuuuuch more affordable. Excellent job, yous guys! I find the tripod much more better to work with. But, then again, I have one of those old industrial models, so it's a little bit more sturdy then your average tripod.
Hey, wait a minute...OMG! Was that Mike Johnson?!?! Tell him I said hi!!!! Mike, you are SO awesome!
Thanks! (I am mike?) it was a lot of fun to film this with Steve, he's a good man...better than Charlie Brown. I filmed it literally right before I left for California. I'm back in CA, but you can expect to see me in in the next two BX episodes... unless they edit me out
Brilliant, and great cameo there at the end!
MOD suggestion to the mini-jib
Haven't tried this yet. I just thought of it as I watched the video for the first time.
Additional material required:
More rope and a couple more screw eyes.
Measure the distance between your two 5/16 holes in the jib arm and install one of the screw eyes there.
On the vertical pieces at each end of the arm measure down from the pivot bolt the same distance as you did for the screw eyes at the top and install another screw eye at the bottom such that the 5/16" pivot bolt is equal distant from between the two screw eyes.
Now you need to re-string your rope. From the original attachment point at the tripod end tie off the rope and then thread it through the screw eye in the middle of the arm. Continue on to attach the other end of the rope to the BOTTOM screw eye on the camera end.
Do the same for the screw eyes to create an X pattern with the two ropes crossing in the middle. You need to ensure these two ropes are the same length, or more precisely that the two vertical pieces of wood remain parallel as the jib arm is raised and lowered, this will require some to the rope lengths.
Operation:
The jib arm will operate as before, but the opposing ropes will keep the vertical legs parallel and your camera should remain level. This differs from the original design which depended on gravity to keep the rope taut and maintain the verticals in parallel.
I shudda had a cup of coffee to get my brain engaged and thought my suggested MOD through before posting. Looking back it will not work. The diagonals will vary in length as the arm is raised or lowered so it won't work. I just don't like the idea of depending on gravity to keep everything steady and parallel but I admit it will work as designed.
Was that Mike?
Whats the name of the indymogul weekend extra song??
Hey ,is the tripod a HAMA Alpha 60??
Those decks in the background are most excellent
I'll pay someone to make this for me! The state of Washington has a restriction on my driver's license. See I love using tools but there's a good chance I'll hurt myself or innocent bystanders.
I don't want to make the stupid board at the hospital again!
BETTER THEN THE FIRST ONE!!!!
finally, an affordable jib cam!!! woohoo!
This episode was pretty bad. I mean, it was pretty boring and the test film was horrible.
HOWEVER...
One of the most useful Weekend Extras ever! Awesome! I am so making one. Thanks guys.
I found it intersting and not the slightest bit boring.
Wow, really nice.
I just love engineering.
Eric can you make slow-motion moves like in the movie matrix under $30?
Thats Amazing!!
Sure, only $25 but an incredible amount of man labor. Also, I'm starting to wonder how much time it takes for you to come up with this stuff and film it, edit it. Hope you guys aren't too stressed.
How much weight can this arm hold? I only ask because the last thing I want is an affordable rig trashing a $3000 camera because it is too heavy!
This Jib is better for smaller cameras, while our $80 Jib is more suitable for $3,000 cameras.
Erick did you just get a tattoo ???
ok sorry its the other dude
drill a pilot hole, drill a pilot hole
This is the coolest site! Way to go guys!
Baydog
Guys - great job on this. Here's a suggestion to improve this. I go to a large church here, and they use a proper crane for some camera work, and I noticed that the end where the operator uses the crane is significantly counter weighted. This seems to help have a much smoother movement. It may be worth seeing what could be used as a counterweight (without it being dangerous by dropping on your feet!). Just a thought.
You could use a sandbag.
Cool episode guys, keep 'em coming
the mount to the tripod isnt nearly strong enough
I am new here where do i find the plans?
There is a way you guys can put the whole instruction for building the mini Jib as a TEXT.
That would be great!
How about adding another couple of eyebolts to have a more controlled "poor man's tilt"?
how much will it hold?
As much as you can hold :) If your camera is heavy enough to break even a DIY jib, I would suggest investing in a different camera.
Of course, if you have an expensive camera I would suggest looking at their 80$ Jib.
sweet im so gonna make this one day
I enjoyed this video and will most likely build myself a crane within the next week. However, I feel maybe it could have been slowed down a bit more to really understand it better. Whatever. I'll just have to pause a bunch.
omg this is ssssssoooooo boring they sud ov got eric to do it to make fun and easier to grasp gd effect tho
Some plans for this would be amazing. Any drawings you might have would also be great. I really like the enhanced control of the camera to give it more tilt you used in this design. One question though, before the test film started, you showed the camera on this rig. There was something behind the camera, what was it? It looked like some kind of large can or something. Was this something you just added as weight, or is it part of your camera?
hey indy I was wondering if u could please make a DIY camcorder stabilizer that u can run walk or jump up and down and still have the camcorder stay pretty stable
Just finished building mine today!!!!
^^ Neat! I was wondering if you guys could possibly make plans for a dolly?
the camera was too bouncy
I need the instructions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I NEED INSTRUCTIONS!!!!
I NEED INStructions!!!??!!!!
Neat...is it, like, made of wood, or something?
this plus the dolly will KICK ASS!!!!!