Making A Head For The Wooden Tripod, Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Finishing up the tripod head build. After all of the parts were made, I took it apart and gave everything two coats of clear polyurethane to protect the wood. When I put it back together, I used petroleum jelly to lubricate the parts that move.
There will be a full build article on the tripod and head, plus plans on my website soon.
Finishing the tripod head build.
The first video on this build is here: ruclips.net/video/WI6UIX8leXo/видео.html
Now that is a nifty setup. I'll bet it is stronger than the ones they sell a WalMart. and more functional. Thanks John very nice video.
I have been watching this tripod head build with fascination John, I built something similar years ago but ended up not being able to use it, I was always fighting the humidity in the air with made it either too tight or too loose to pan and tilt smoothly.
Nice job.
Nice!
My Tripod is around $300 and that is not expensive either!
Nothing related to these particular video, but, I wanted to thank you, because YOU made me start woodworking with your outside working bench video. Just wanted to let you know. So, Thanks.
I'd pay for a set of those plans. Very nice John
Hey man thanks for the video. I'm making a really big version of this hinge design for a solar panel mount, so that my solar panels can tilt. love the design! now i just have to figure out how to make the whole thing swivel because I'm using multiple hinges, so the swivel has to be at the bottom of the mast I'm making.
Reminds me of the tripods you see cameramen using for their big movie cameras back in the day! Strong, sturdy and well built to last! Your little camera on top was a bit humorous on such a large tripod. Great build John!
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Very clever, you seem to find an answer for every engineering problem that you encounter, elegantly as well. Your videos are always so good to watch, can't help but learn stuff.
mrmadman Thanks!
Top Drawer John, as always. Thanks
Grumpyneanderthal Thanks :)
Looks great John, you should be a designer. I just used your design to fix a part on my broken tripod. You a my favorite channel. The sound is so much better. Keep up the good work Sir.
That is one well built tripod John. I enjoyed watching you build it.
The best, John. You are the best.. Excellent video and concept.
An excellent build John, and it looks extremely effective too....as well as looking good too :)
Take care
Mike
Mike Waldt Thanks Mike!
I enjoyed the tripod build. I am planning to build one and look forward to the plans. Loved the use of the plastic pipe in the head.
Great job, John, I am brazilian and i watch all your videos, very good, thanks, i dont see time the next video.
Reginaldo Silva Thanks :)
Interesting build. I've contemplated building a better tripod to use but never got around to it. Yours looks great.
Jay Bates Thanks Jay, it's something I've been wanting to do for a while and now that it's done, I'm glad I finally got around to it. Much better than the old one.
Interesting solution for people that don't have a tripod.
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Starting to really love that grinder. Nice tripod, a side by side with your old one would be nice. I have an aluminum one that is probably way lighter to transport, but always feels jiggly when in use, not adequate for video panning and the like.
Darnley Bynoe This new one is not much heavier than the old one, but much more stable. The legs are made from spruce, which it the strongest wood by weight, so very suitable for this type of thing.
You have a keen insight on mechanical things. This looks great
Scott
Awesome project John, lighting looks great. Although, it's still a little disorienting without the door.
The Nomadic Polywright Show Thanks :) I'll have to make something to put there, now that I have the wall space.
Great job John...... add a spirit level to the head and this is as good as any pro tripod
Nicely done as usual John! You always seem to provide detailed and practical projects...Thanks!!
I can see a deluxe tripod in the future. That one will have the mechanism below the pan head that maintains an equal angle between each leg and the camera mount itself.
Super cool tripod! Looks really stable and useful! Thanks for sharing!
It turned out great! It looks so professional...and tall!
Nice work! I tried making my own tripod head a few years ago but it was a real mess that I was happy to replace when I found a real tripod.
One thing I did find helpful though was to glue a pad or rubber sheet onto the camera plate so it grips with less force on the screw. I cracked my camera's case over-tightening the screw to stop it from working loose before I did that.
Simon Heslop Thanks! I've never had a problem with the camera slipping on my extension arm, but adding some rubber padding would be a nice addition.
It looks really good. I imagine that it took a fair bit of time and patience to put it together.
Thanks for sharing
Roy
Roy Wrenn It's always hard to nail down just how long it takes to do these builds, since filming it really adds to the time.
Very cool John.Very cool
John Heisz Good job John! It came out great
Bellevue Woodshop Thanks :)
Cool solution with that nut in hole.
That's was a while without a video. I figured you were just working on the house because it the warming weather. As always it's a great video and interesting project.
Jared S That's what I was doing for a week solid - working on the house. I'm editing a video on it right now, actually, and that will be on my home improvement channel tomorrow.
I Build It Thats exciting! Did you tear down that addition yet?
Excellent, I've been waiting for an update on the house channel.
There should be a large washer that goes on top of the rubber sleeve on your spindle sander that compresses it and makes the center swell enough to make a tight fit
Looks great John, a nice distraction while studying for finals
I found the tripod I am currently using, which happens to be a slightly damaged broadcast one, poking out some trash in a bin of all places in central London. It has a useful bowl mount for quickly levelling the camera which would be a nice build addition to yours.
You may want to consider asking for donations via a donation button rather than forcing a charge, folks tend to be more charitable that way. Great tripod build...
Paul Bialozor Yes, for every 100 or so downloaded, someone would chip in a couple of bucks - been down that road.
Never have looked for charity, this is what I do for a living and part of that is making plans to sell.
I Build It I get what you are saying, asking for donations is not like asking for charity; for my donation you are providing something. Had you simply asked for charity there would be no obligation on your part to provide anything.
But if you force someone to buy plans I feel they will just rip off your video and in the long run there is nothing for you. Folks tend to be generous when they sense the person they are dealing with is providing a service and not indulging in greed; there is a difference.
I fully understand how much time and effort goes into making plans, ideas, and being creative because for every way that works there are tens of thousands of ways that WON'T. There is also your time and materials to factor into the overall cost of doing business as well; and frankly that is where keeping track of such things becomes a wonderful tax deduction too.
You are doing far better than me as I have yet to master making my first HOW TO VIDEO and I have been working with computers since 1986 and I've been working with wood since 1982ish, give or take a few years...
I know I've done some very creative things in the past, long before making HOW TO VIDEOS was even invented and that info is now lost as there was no real way for me to record it. I can not remember all the tricks of my past or even how I managed to do what I did or if I could even copy it today. Because of the internet woodworking is far easier now that it was 3 decades ago all because of wonderful HOW TO VIDEOS...
Enjoy...
Paul Bialozor "Greed" - that's a good one! Lol.
I Build It I meant no offense nor was I making any accusations, so I wonder how you took my meaning of Greed? Do tell....
Paul Bialozor The only way possible: Having free detailed videos out that almost makes plans redundant and STILL going through the pain of creating plans because there STILL seems to be a market for them ("man! I'd PAY for some plans for this!"), makes you think that John's dedication (and therefore lifestyle and profession) could be round up with "indulging in greed". Yes. It IS "lol"-funny.
Yup, some rubber mat on the quick plate would elevate the camera off the shoe a bit. That tripod looks awesome. And with those open square legs you can easily clamp accessories to it. How smoothly does it pan? Does it need a nylon shim there? You don't seem to pan much when filming so that might be overkill.
Great Job, John! I need another tripod myself!
wordsnwood Thanks Art, it's a lot better than my old one and looks pretty good too :)
wow so many steps but in the end looks very good.
That looks great.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Nice project. Maybe some PTFE washers would help in the movement of the head.
very nice, great design.
Shop built Thanks!
Excelente idea, gracias por el Video
great job, as always...
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I need a new tripod...this looks great! But how to adapt it to my camera? Great job and thanks for sharing!
Brilliant.
good job
Great Job! You've good ideas! Meaby I try make tripod because this is very useful equipment. Sorry for my English :)
Nice work. Good choice to keep it relatively large. Makes it easier to level and a little easier to build.
Next up the view camera to go on top?
Enjoy your how to videos like it
seeing you wax the threaded rod to make the epoxy not stick to it, i was wondering if it would have been strong/durable enough to just use the epoxy to get a thread in there instead of the metal nut (I think a wooden thread would wear out too soon for a thread that gets turned almost every time you use the tripod)
BiglinesNL Ha! I was just about to say the same thing almost word for word. Might try it as an experiment some time. I'm sure epoxy wouldn't be as strong as having the steel nut in there, but might be workable for some applications.
BiglinesNL I think that the best approach is to do the little bit of extra work and put the steel nut in there, since, like you say, it will have to withstand being loosened and tightened over and over.
That is great, free or pay i will diffidently be making one or two.
A barrel nut would have likely been stronger and faster here, since it is a round nut made to go into a round hole.
Would fastening one (or two) self-stick travel trailer type leveling vials to the head be useful?
John, do you have a sketchup or build plans for the disc sander? I've collected a few parts for the project and would like to build one!
it's looks big is it?
I know this is quite an old video, but do you have the plans or a link to the video of the tripod legs build..?
John, would you use graphite powder for lubrication?
MarkleZephire The graphite powder would not make the wood fiber swell, but i am thinking that talcum powder would work as well between the plastic and wood and not be quite so messy.
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Great video! I just finished making a swivel stand myself. Maybe you can stop by my channel sometime.