Connections are generally drilled and tapped holes for machine screws. The servo that produces plan rotation has been modified to rotate 360 degrees and this eliminates the need for reduction gears. The modification involves removing a stop on an internal servo gear and adjusting a potentiometer. As mentioned above, the cradle has tripod feet in order to stand upright when lowered to the ground. These attach to lugs on the frame and are held in place with cotter pins that in turn have keeper strings.
Plastic caps give the feet ends some grab.
The camera is attached to the rig using using a tripod screw alone. Wolfgang emphasizes the importance of balancing the mass of each nested bracket and the slots help in this task. The rig uses modular electrical connectors to break the electric wiring at all hinge points. This helps when the rig must be disassembled. The bottom of the rig's inner and outer U-brackets are rounded.