DIY Camera Slider from a Clothes Rail!

[@brendanoconnorphotography]

After watching 20+ DIY slider videos, yours was hands down the best. Yours was the only one that didn't require a 3d printer that turned out good. Great job and great video.

[@Steve-zz5ds]

I had to say "that's f**ing sweet" when I saw your sample nature segment, following the DIY portion of your video. Very nice and successful fabricating!

[@modelsport2858]

I've been doing this more than 30 years. Been Jonesing for a slide for a while, now. Your brief video fired up the little gray cells. Subscribed and thumbs up for your work. Very well done. And I've shared the link with a friend who does overlanding videos.

[@wassili7210]

This is good I'm coming from the post on reddit 👌

[@groundbreakerexplore]

Awesome DIY camera slider

[@MH-mk4zb]

Such a cool thing to make as DIY!

[@jones1618]

Fantastic project! After enjoying this video I hit [subscribe] immediately and expected to see that you had 100K subscribers. It's nice to be an early adopter! I look forward to more of your well-made content.

[@MakeithappenDIY]

These are some encouraging words! Thanks for your support

[@n2o_spark]

You could use a rubber band attached to the camera as a low cost solution for the time being. The rubber band acts as a shock absorber of sorts and smoothes out the motion

[@MakeithappenDIY]

I have already tried this and it I could see a difference immediately! A few people mentioned this, so thanks to everybody

[@TopSpot123]

Very clever! I'm so envious!

[@chubito33]

Just an idea but I would recommend just add a string to the mount, 2 coming off of it from both sides Once you have the camera mounted and aimed where you want it, all you have to do is pull the string, which should have a pully system near the end caps, at a steady speed and that should give you a steadier shot speed wise.....or just add motors, but they tend to make noise so idk Either way great job, Im adding this to my to-do list

[@jones1618]

Great idea. With the right weight to friction ratio you could even use a pulley and a weight to pull it at a near constant rate and eliminate human error.

[@MakeithappenDIY]

For the time being I will use a rubber band as a few people suggested. Due to its elasticity it should do a better job than a string. The motor would indeed produce noise which is my eyes is its worst drawback but most of the times I do not record sound so I could live with it. I do want to add the motor some time in the future as I could control the speed precisely. One benefit of this is that I could string as many shots together (with a smooth transition in between) and effectively the video would look as if it was a long continuous pan. There are other benefits I could think of but in any case, thanks for you suggestion -- it's a good idea.

[@bobski3333]

Green-tinted wood like that is often pressure-treated lumber. It's wood with chemicals forced into it so it will last longer when used outdoors. The chemicals aren't necessarily "safe" for routine human contact. Paint helps, but a finish with a smooth surface will do a better job of sealing them in.

[@MakeithappenDIY]

Thanks for your input! In fact I was asking if anyone in the audience could comment on the purpose of the green shade in one of my other videos. I am glad that you stepped forward with this. The wood I use is indeed pressure treated; I will take better care to either plain or seal the chemical in the future. Thanks again

[@Osvaldasization]

That's cool and super useful!

[@hank1519]

Well done!

[@sunlightpictures8367]

Brilliant!

[@wtfmategaming]

Good job. Subbed!

[@mrBasketcase69]

I did tooo

[@illonfononvaterca]

Amazing.

[@Samiscool]

Amazing!