My DIY 3 AXIS Camera Slider - Arduino // Ender 3 // DSLR

[@yatyas72]

This the nicest and best done slider I've seen. Bravo and thanks for sharing! I'll be making one soon.

[@peacemakermotion3949]

Mate, I love it!! You got some quality content, you deserve may more subs! I came across you while researching a CNC and all this content is right down my alley. I definitely want to make one of these now haha! keep it up man.

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thank you @Peacemaker Motion ! Your comment is very much appreciated 😁 My next build is CNC based, so stay tuned!! Good luck with the CNC journey 👍

[@TheRealStructurer]

I’m been thinking of doing this for a while and got some great ideas from you! Thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@NEWTechCreative]

No problem @Mickael Janson. I’m glad the video was useful 😁 good luck with the build

[@ArturFilipiak]

Cool project! I've been working on a similar slider a while ago but never managed to finish it to the point that I'd feel happy 🙂 At some point I realised that using stepper motors was a dead end. Although I used smaller motors - Nema17, but only 25mm thick - with some slight gear reduction they're able to push 5D mkIV + 70-200/2.8 stright up 😀Unfortunately the fact is that steppers are extremely power inefficient and causes vibrations (via stepping). After watching your intersting design in this vid, I'm thinking to put this project back on my workbench, but this time going into brushless motors. Cheers!

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks for you comment @Art F . I’m so pleased to hear I have motivated you to finish your slider! Great idea about the brushless motors… I’m not sure how slow you can run brushless motors, however I’m sure with some gear reductions you could get some great results. You must keep me posted!! Good luck with the build 😁😁

[@AndyShrimpton-GaaTech]

good idea how have you got on using brushless motors?

[@jasonmare33]

wow! next level good job!

[@ewannowak1600]

Thanks for this

[@ChristophLehner]

great content, love the design, can you tell me where you got the wire pass, which allows it to rotate endlessly?

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks @Christoph Lehner . I purchased the slip ring wire capsule from AliExpress… search for ‘slip ring’ and it will pop up! 👍

[@ChristophLehner]

@@NEWTechCreative thank u ! The dustproof design is one thing i am missing on mine, since it's always dirty in the Workshop 😂

[@Мамагденоски]

Great project!

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thank you 😁

[@hsnorh8180]

wow...😄 good job man...👍

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks @hsn orh 👍👍

[@KDP2009]

Dang I'm torn, this looks super clean, but there's another guy who made one that can be hung upside down, but the interface and construction on yours is super good 😧 I just wish I could get the best of overhead shots and this design! Maybe a V2???

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks for you comment Kean!! I appreciate your kind words. That’s a great idea with hanging upside down… I assume for use with a camera? Great idea 👌

[@lensseteam]

Very good, is it record and play ?

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks for your comment! I’m not to sure what you mean record and play? However you set the positions then choose speed then play if that’s what you mean?

[@lensseteam]

I mean you set the positions with rotary encoder and start?

[@NEWTechCreative]

@@lensseteam yes correct!

[@Ryukachoo]

I wonder if there's ways to do a single axis version of this design to hold a 3 axis gimbal, for those that already have one of those

[@NEWTechCreative]

Great idea!! This is super simple to achieve. Check out the original 2axis code version and would be easy to delete lines not required. Great thinking 😊

[@0raibi]

Very nice build, how did you program the lcd screen? Can you share a link if you've got a tutorial on that?

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks for your comment @mahmood aloraibi . Unfortunately I have not made a video regarding programming the screen however in a nutshell the main visuals that appear are the bitmap images… these are mainly stored in the external file called bItmapNEW. There are many videos on how to convert a bitmap to arduino OLED that can guide you through this process. Was there anything specific on what you wanted to understand?

[@0raibi]

@NEWTech Creative thank you very much for making the time to answer my question.. actually I'm completely noob in arduino programming but have tried few projects and would like to know how to complement the project with a nice gui like this using bitmap icons and text and so on.. any resources in particular you can refer to to help with lcd? As far as i know most arduino tutorials are for normal text on lcd or using third party software like nexion or so on

[@NEWTechCreative]

No problem! Yes I can understand your frustration which finding the right direction of information when starting out. I would start by typing ‘arduino oled bitmap’ into google and KZbin a just try the tutorials provided and this will start to get an idea of how to program graphics… you could even compare my code with the original code of the 2axis slider version (links on my GitHub) and observe differences. There are many great resources available but I think the most important part is the experiment process…. Just make sure you use the correct library for your selected oled screen. Good luck with the journey 😁👍

[@0raibi]

@@NEWTechCreative love that. Thank you very so much

[@TheKnightFerrin]

Hi! I'm planning on building one of your sliders, and am ordering the parts, I can't seem to find the bearing size used on the tilt axis, any help would be appreciated, thanks!

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks for your comment! Super excited to hear your building the slider. I’ve used 2208-2rs bearings for the tilt axis. I would love to see your build and progress. Feel free to email [e-mail] or tag my Instagram. 👍👍

[@TheKnightFerrin]

@@NEWTechCreative Will do, thanks!

[@limitlessbuilds]

Sorry if I missed it, but what was the total build cost?

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks for your message @limitliss . The total build came to around USD$190. The most expensive part was the v-slot aluminum extrusion that was around USD$55. 😁

[@limitlessbuilds]

@@NEWTechCreative hmm. Not bad really. Would you be willing to sell an assembled one without the track?

[@NEWTechCreative]

Definitely not bad when comparing to some commercial ones on the net! Unfortunately I can’t provide any physical parts - just the files for your own project! I wish I had time to create more than one 😊😊

[@proyectosbareloi]

I need the complete diagram because the one you give does not explain where each component goes or where the screen or the stick goes. Your project is impossible to replicate because things are incomplete. Can you provide me with the complete diagram, thank you

[@NEWTechCreative]

More than happy to help you out! Are you able to join my discord to assist? discord.gg/TWjMhWRM

[@warrior3d27]

are you able to mount it on a tripod or 3 axis tripod

[@NEWTechCreative]

Thanks for your comment @Vincent Longacre . I have included brackets with screw inserts for the end to be mounted onto two tripods (one on each side). Alternatively I made this also to be just the 2axis head if you just make the main body without the track axis, then can just use the 2axis camera head for a tripod - however this will require you to alter the code to a 2axis movement only. 👍

[@DorfyBoi]

sad that nobody can get A & B points to synchronize regardless of the amount of steps remaining on separate stepper motors

[@NEWTechCreative]

Hmmm seemed to work fine for me!