DIY Ceiling mounted Camera Crane using Black Pipe & Fittings
Channel: The Amateur Machine Shop
Date: 2021-06-20

In this video I  switch from a floor camera crane. With a very small budget of under $100. Implementing black pipe fittings to make a ceiling mounted "sky" crane. Click "SHOW MORE" to jump to particular segments of the video.

Video Segments
0:00 - Introduction
0:00:11 - Wooden Floor Camera Crane
0:01:50 - Start - Goolgin Designs
0:02:36 - Black Pipe
0:03:10 - Garage Ceiling - Test Mount
0:03:29 - Weld Track/Rail
0:03:42 - Create Plastic Rollers/Wheels
0:05:56 - Make Aluminum Swivel Lock
0:07:11 - Make Nylon Swivel Lock
0:10:39 - Make Swivel Lock
0:12:07 - Add Counterweights
0:13:05 - Replace Wooden Clamp with Nylon  
0:17:06 - First Test of Crane 
0:19:16 - Added Features
0:20:09 - Final thoughts
0:20:30 - Projects- Wife's Cancer
0:20:57 - Final Thank You

The nearest I can find for the used camera slider I purchased is the following.
Search Google for "StudioFX 32" Pro DSLR Camera Slider Dolly Track Video Stabilizer"
 https://www.amazon.ca/StudioFX-Camera-Slider-Dolly-Stabilizer/dp/B00BOGNUQK

The Camera mount - Tefoto T3 - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32581118755.html

Similar product on Amazon
https://www.amazon.ca/Neewer-Professional-Panoramic-17-6pounds-8kilograms/dp/B01M4LQ8P6/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_pd_crcd_1/138-4032384-2741900?pd_rd_w=Kf1ek&pf_rd_p=8a224ab3-f00a-4adb-87ae-402a6badd419&pf_rd_r=XYER1ETHFH0AXT40XB3A&pd_rd_r=3a304926-4cfa-4833-b47a-436c0b079f64&pd_rd_wg=XntjI&pd_rd_i=B01M4LQ8P6&psc=1