Adjustable shop arms for dust collection, cameras, or lighting

Wooden adjustable wall mounted arm for camera, dust collection, or lighting.

[@aaronjenson162]

Oh man, I want one for my camera, one for my mic, one for my light.... love it.

[@chrissawyer2248]

This is really great. Love the ball joint.

[@dakodaspencershmacked181]

I have been looking for a simple adjustable arm, and this is it. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@jennessalynam7682]

Amazing build. I have got to make this! Thanks for sharing.

[@Nansjohn]

Nice job. A very versatile tool for any workshop. You've got me thinking about how I could put them to use in my workshop.👍

[@jeremywhite6248]

Another excellent project. I have been looking for an articulated light for my bench, without success. I know what to do now! Thank you.

[@jonruehle9186]

The 360 attachment looks like a scaled up version of the helping hands attachments for working on jewelery, etc! Very cool!

[@Gabrulo_knifemaking]

that 360 attachment is really genius, i will make it for my camera mount, thanks for sharing

[@henrysara7716]

Thank you, I'm glad to found your chanel and woodworks.

[@enricomagni5356]

Bel progetto, e belle anche le tue costruzioni, grazie per il video. Ciao.

[@djpenton779]

Nice. I am going to build an arm to go over the top of my table saw for dust collection. Thanks for the ideas.

[@sogno2me]

I like the cool sanding tool that goes up and down.

[@s.g.devries8557]

That is an oscillating spindle sander and I use it much more than I thought I would. I have probably the cheapest one money can buy, but it works great. Thanks for watching.

[@ocpbmuse]

Wow, I’ve been working on a ball mount arm idea the last couple of weeks and just stumbled upon this… I’m planning on making a video of my design in the new year and will be sure to give you a shout out!

[@MrBigMalT]

Sensational build…. I love the wooden “RAM mount” idea…. (In case you don’t know of these, it’s a fixing system for gps, phones etc on motorbikes 👍👍👍)

[@drail80s]

I see the dowel drilling jig in your toolbox, I will be needing that soon when I start the Big Dump Truck

[@johnmav8309]

Very good!!! Thanks!!!

[@raytristani]

Very nice!

[@GaryWall]

I've made it. I used 9mm faced ply from the scrap bin. The arms are 400mm each. I turned 35mm balls and 25mm Dowel to take M8 threaded rod and bought knobs. I used 16mm dowel from the bin to attach the balls which are teak (waxy). I'm making another one without the arms for another part of the workshop. The beauty of your design is if I ever needed the extension arms for any reason, I can just attach some. And, maybe I'll make some shorter length arms as spares. Thanks for sharing a great idea.

[@s.g.devries8557]

Thanks Gary! Glad you have found them helpful.

[@rdr4b]

Thanks for the video. I am looking for a design exactly like this.

[@richardforster5394]

So cool

[@superphilschneider]

Awesome.

[@christiangogol6658]

Wonderful design. Truly impressive. Have you considered adding these to your plans catalog? Between my woodworking and marketing background, I strongly suspect this would be your most sought-after design.

[@sarimmohammedkhan2711]

Great project!, I just wanted to ask as to why didn't you use screws to strengthen the joints?

[@NWGR]

Genius!

[@bostonlives2007]

I really enjoyed this video. Do you have plans for purchase with different attachments you have made as you did not specify dowel sizes and hole drill sizes. I can come up with my own, but I thought I would ask. I'm a member of a Makerspace and think this idea would be great to have around the space. I look forward to more videos from you.

[@s.g.devries8557]

Bryan, sorry for the late reply. I don't have the plans drawn up yet, but am in the process of doing so. If it helps at all, the long arms are 2" wide, 12" long, with 10" hole spacing. I use standard Baltic birch usually, mostly the 3/8" stuff for adjustable arms. I will post another video or comment here when I have the plans finished. Thanks.

[@RunningCordoroy]

Very very cool apparatus. Im going to try to build this. I wonder if a 360 hinge can be connected to the wall mount? I want to ceiling mount it and move it around my workbench. Id totally buy plans for this.

[@s.g.devries8557]

iwasdropped for ceiling use I built my standard wall bracket and put it on a swivel. It works pretty well. I have a feeling that if you connected the 360 bracket to the wall hinge that you would have difficulty tightening it enough to keep it from slipping. With the arm extended there is a lot of leverage. If you try it, let me know how it works!

[@valdenirinhostore7959]

Manda PDF

[@hortonao]

Cool build, nice job. Could you tell me the name of that little rolling marking/measuring tool that you use? That looks fantastically useful

[@s.g.devries8557]

That would be the “Tiny” T-rule by Incra and is my most used measuring tool. Well worth the money in my opinion. Glad you liked the project!

[@orionmec]

Mr. DeVries.... Love it... Please tell me... Do you make the wooden spheres or do you purchase them? If purchased where do you get them? Thanks for the video. Best yet!

[@s.g.devries8557]

Although it is possible to make your own wooden spheres, I just bought mine. I think maybe I got them at Michaels. Most big box craft stores will sell them. Thanks for the comment.

[@karolapolinsantillan3804]

Exelente proyecto amigo dónde encuentro los planos en PDF gracias

[@alandebbiefountain99]

Love this design! I would like to know what diameter holes are used for the arms, brackets etc. Thank you for sharing!

[@s.g.devries8557]

Hello Alan and Debbie, for the joints I used a 3/4" hole with a 3/4" dowel as the joint axle pin. That pin was center drilled with a 1/4" hole for the 1/4"-20 bolts I used. I believe the arms are each 12" long, with 10" from hole center to hole center. Thanks for the comment.

[@alandebbiefountain99]

@@s.g.devries8557 Thank you

[@danielwurmer2266]

Fantastic build and great video! I was wondering if you could estimate how long it takes to build one arm? And do you think a person could scale up the length of the arms by 2x? Or will gravity be too much for the connection points to hold everything in place?

[@s.g.devries8557]

My guess is that the connection points would need some improvement if upscaling. Even something like gluing sandpaper on the friction faces to give it more grip. If I have the arms at full extension, I have to tighten the knobs especially at the wall pretty tight to prevent them slipping.

[@danielwurmer2266]

Thanks for the reply! I will keep that in mind!

[@stephenjenkins7841]

Hi, I noticed that you use dowel in the pivots but don't mention them in the video. Was this an improvement to just using the threaded screw?

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

👍🏆

[@gillis9999]

Where do you purchase the spherical wooden balls? Thanks...

[@s.g.devries8557]

Here in the U.S. I can get them from Hobby Lobby or Michaels craft store chains. They usually have a wood craft section with all sorts of wood shapes. I buy them from there just because it is easier than making spheres myself.

[@gillis9999]

@@s.g.devries8557 Thanks for the response, much appreciated... What diameter are you using in this vid, if you don't mind my asking...?

[@s.g.devries8557]

Gil Gomes I am using 1-1/2” diameter spheres with a drilled hole for a 1/2” dowel pin. Hope your project goes well! (Not predrilled, I drill them).

[@gillis9999]

S.G. DeVries Awesome. Thanks again for taking the time to reply. I’ll be using your idea in my workshop and I thank you for that as well.

[@joseGarcia-ym3ii]

I hear templates are important. Any template of this support?

[@peterread705]

Hi. Have you drawn the plans for this arm?

[@s.g.devries8557]

Not as of yet. I do plan on making a 'Tools and Jigs' book but just haven't yet... Thanks for the comment!

[@ChulaChingonaCabrona]

What table saw are you using???

[@s.g.devries8557]

The small hobby table saw I use is a Jim Byrnes saw from Byrnesmodelmachines.com. In my opinion it is the finest hobby saw money can buy. If you are into wood model building, there is no equal...but it also isn't cheap. I bought mine probably 13-14 years ago and it still works as good as the day I bought it so I don't regret the cost one bit.

[@paulwhite485]

it would be awesome to see you build it with no metal and use threaded dowels and then thread your wooden nuts to tighten the joints.

[@s.g.devries8557]

I have thought about it, but there is a lot torque on the bolt closest to the wall. If I did build all out of wood, I would have to make sure it is only for lighter duty. Thanks for the comment!

[@Namrowable]

What is the length of the arms

[@s.g.devries8557]

I think the arms were 12" long with a 10" hole spacing... but if you need something different for your own uses, there is no reason you couldn't adjust the arm length.

[@domina7419]

Охуенная идея! Респект!

[@DarikX74]

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