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dvrebellion.com Somepeoplehavehadproblemsscrewingthelagboltsintotherails.Itworkedgreatforme.whenIboughtthe railsIsampleddifferentsizeswithdifferentlagscrewstofindtherightfit.Iused3/8lagscrewswith1/2"outside diameterpipeandaninsidediameterof11/32.thiswastheavailableatmynearesthomedepot.thismaynot bethesameyoufolks.alsoItesteda3/8lagscrewanda3/8insidediameterpipewhichwastooloose,soiput someJBWELDinsidethepipe,letdryhalfwayandscrewedthelagboltsinforanicesnugfit.butonceitdrys you'llnevergetthescrewbackout.butitdoeswork. alsothecheaptripodheadwasscrewedfromthebaseplateintotheplastictoholditon.itsalittlecrudebut worksgreat

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SergeTaveras2yearsago AWESOME!I'MGOINGTOGIVETHISATRYWILLBEBUYINGMYPARTSTOMORROWANDBUILDINGTHIS NEXTWEEKEND!THANKSSOMUCH!

TimWarneka2yearsago Sergepostavideoifyoumakethis,please!I'dlovetoseeit.

SergeTaveras2yearsago WilldoTim,IhadtoflyouttoNewYorkCityforacoupleshootsbutwillbebackhomesoonandgettoit.Willkeep youposted.

TimWarneka2yearsago Thisisgreat!ThanksformakingausableDIYtutorialthatdoesn'trequirespecialskills!

MikeDuenas2yearsago SweetDIY...afterwatchingthisDIYiwentoutandboughtthepartstomakethis...itshouldbealldonewithina dayortwo..Thanksforthetutorial....

JohnPhillipsPLUS2yearsago Nice!!!!

FYC.tv2yearsago BESTDIYever,veryinspired.Thanksforuploading!

AustinHopkinsPLUS2yearsago SUCHasickDIY.Doyoumindpostinginacommentthelistofmaterialsneededforthis?thankssomuch

FYC.tv2yearsago Boughtmypartsyesterdaycameoutto$40,hopefullyi'llgetitdonebytheweekend.

Paulo2yearsago OmgIspentallnightlookingforalegitlookingslider!thengaveupandwentonjoeyFYC'schannelandthensaw this!butaround40bucks?ugh,gottamakemorecashsomehow!

KeithBoone2yearsago IttookaDYIasgoodasthistogetmeoffmyyouknowwhat.Afterwatchingforalmost6monthsnow,myfriend Dillansentthislinktome,andmyreplytohimwas.Letsstartbuildingtomorrow.ThiswillbeourChristmas presenttous.Thankyousomuch.

DavidJ.Buchanan2yearsago Makingthistomorrow.Thanks.

AustinHopkinsPLUS2yearsago justboughtallthematerialandamtryingtopieceitalltogether,butHOWdoyougetthe1/2inchtubesteeltofit insidethe1/2inchPVCpipethatareinsidethetshapedPVC???

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago Howthickisyour1/2"tubesteel?dependingonthe"gage"whichisthethicknessofyourtubesteelyouwillhave aninsidediameterof1/2oranoutsidediameter1/2.Iusedanoutside1/2diametersteel.Andyour1/2pvcshould haveaninsidediameterof5/8soitshouldfit.ifitsreallysnugtryusingitwithoutthefeltinserts. Ihopeiwasabletoansweryourquestion

AustinHopkinsPLUS2yearsago sweetthanks.yeah,iguessthePVCinsidediameteris1/2andthetubesteelinsideis1/2aswell..lookslikeim gettingsomenewtubesteelhaha.thanks

MatthewKentPLUS2yearsago Didyoufindtherightsizetubesteel? IranintothesameproblematHomeDepot,butrealizeditwhileIwasthere.Couldn'tfindanysteeltubing(atleast nonetheemployeeswereawareof)thatcouldfitinsidethePVC.

Wheredidyouguysendupbuyingitat?

MatthewKentPLUS2yearsago *Update* IfoundsomeAluminumrodsinthehardwaresectionatanotherHomeDepotthatfitperfectly.HadtobuysomeJB Weldthoughbcoftheinsidediameterbeingtoosmall

graphections2yearsago Greatdiy!Howsmoothisthetrackwhenitslides?Iwantmodifythisandrigitwithastepmotorfortimelapse work.

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago Itsprettysmooth.Iwouldliketoseeavideooftherigwhenitsallsetupfortimelapseshots.

graphections2yearsago Illpostavideoforsure,I'mthinkingofusingbearingsinsidethePVC.

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago Imexitedtoseeyoursetupwhenitsfinished.

INSITEVISIONSPLUS2yearsago HeyDvRebellion,Icouldntfindthe4x6sheetmetal.WhatsectionsisitlocatedinHomeDepot.Thanks

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago lumberdepartment

INSITEVISIONSPLUS2yearsago Thankyou,onemorequestion,whattripodareyouusing,becauseInoticedthescrewonthetripodisshort,will thewingnutbeabletograbthescrewthatisonthetripod?Thanksagainandgreatjob.Ijustfinishedmine,but needtofindawaytosecurethelagboltsthatdointothesteelpole.thelagboltsscrewin,butdoesn'tseemlikeit wanttolockinplace.

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago ItsaDavisandSanfordtripod.whenIbuiltmineIhadaboxoflagscrewsandsomeofthemfitperfectlybutafew didnot.alsotheoutsidediameterofyourpipeshouldbe1/2andtheinsidediametershouldbe3/8sothatthe3/8 lagscrewshouldfitsnuginthepipe.

NitsanSimantovPLUS2yearsago verycool!

RabyoungThonden2yearsago ThisisgreatthanksIwillbemakingthisweekend.

paosaephan2yearsago wheredoifindthecchannelsteelathomedepot?iaskedthembuttheysaidtheydonthaveany.wheredidyou buyyoursat?

paosaephan2yearsago andhowwideisthecchannelsteelframe?

fishxpressionsPLUS2yearsago homedepot.com/h_d1/N5yc1v/R202183535/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=1&storeId=10051&catalogId=100532

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LonnyGarris2yearsago HitherefromLovelandColorado.JustcompetedmyfirstGlidecamwithyourhelp.Iloveit.Question,howtoyou getsuchasteady"pull"todecreasetheamountofjiggle?IhaveputsomeWD40ontherailsandthatseemedto help.Perhapssomepractice?Hehe. youtube.com/user/wolf35973?feature=mhum Myfirstvideowithit.Noticeabitofshake.

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago Iusedwd40aswellandIalsotookouttwoofthefeltpiecesfromonesidetodecreasethedrag.Inoticedthat pushingitfromthebaseplateareaworksbetterthatapullingmotion.hopethathelps

JohnMusePLUS2yearsago Doingthebuildthisweekend.Howdoyouattachthetripodheadtothesteelplate?

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago useawingnut

JohnMusePLUS2yearsago ItmightbeobviousonceI'mintothebuild,but... Howdidyouattachtheheadtothestealplatethat'sdrilledintothePVC?Willthisheadwork? amazon.com/Manfrotto128RCMicro200PLConnector/dp/B00009R6FF/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=129605797 5&sr=829

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themanfrototripodshouldhavethreadsonthebottom.notsurewhatsizetheyarebutitwillwork.youshouldbe abletoputaboltthroughthebottomofthestealplateupintothetripodhead.

JustinLeyba2yearsago ThisisnotforDSLRcamerasonlyright?'CuzIhavetheSonyFX7andthisisagreatbuild!Andhaveyouhadany problemsusingit?

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago youcanusethissliderwithanysmall/mediumsizecamera.SometimestheslidefeelsalittleslowsoIspray someWD40onaragawipedowntherailsforanicesmoothslide.

JustinLeyba2yearsago ihavetheFX7andit'slike3lbs. sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10151&catalogId=10551&langId=1&productId =11034787#specifications doyouthinkitwouldwork?

AustonWilsonPLUS2yearsago My7Dweighsaboutthreepoundsandworksgreat.yourcamerashouldworkgreatbecauseitwillbemore balancedonthesliderasaposedtomycamwheremostoftheweightisinthelens.

JustinLeyba2yearsago awesome!thanksman!willbebuildingthissoon!=)

RandallTaylorPLUS2yearsago buyingthepartstonight!

JustinLeyba2yearsago Hey,Ican'tseemtofindanexact4x6sheetmetal.Didyoustillhavetocutyoursto4x6?

BarryDoylePLUS2yearsago SteelPlateInfo:Ihavefoundthesteelplateusedinthisexamplevideo.Themodelisthe"SimpsonStrongTie TP45TiePlate".Theactualdimensionsare41/8"x5".HomeDepotseemstoonlycarryasmallermodel(TP35) thesedays,soIorderedtheplatethroughavendoronAmazon.ThanksforsharingthiswithusAuston!

MatthewKentPLUS2yearsago GreatDIYpost! Ifinishedbuildingmysliderlastnight.It'sprettyawesomelooking...willhavetolookforsteelrodsthough,the aluminiumjustisn'tstrongenoughforawobblefreeslide.

JesseToddPLUS2yearsago Ireplacedthelagbolts(becausetheywouldn'tscrewintothesteeltube)withexpandingbolts.Theyexpandinside thetubeandoncethey'reintheyhavethethreadsstickingout.Itworkswonderfullyandyoucanstilltakeitapartif youneedto. AnotherinnovationthatIhighlysuggestistheadditionofhairties.haha,oddIknow.Iwashavingissueswith wobblinginthesteeltubes,soIziptiedahairtieontoeachsideofmybaseplateasawaytogetmyhandsoffof thecamera.ThesliderworksAMAZINGLYwellonceIdidthis.Andbecausethehairtieshavesomegive,it createsanicesmoothstartandstopmotion. I'llpostavideowithitonceIexperimentalittle.I'mgoingtoAfricatodosomefilmingandsoIshouldhaveapretty awesomeexamplereelforyou! Overallit'sagreatslider,oneofthebestDIYslidersI'vefound.

uniQopticsPLUS3monthsago Ihadthesameissue,thelagboltsspecifiedweretoosmalltograbthetube.MyselfandtheguysatHomeDepot hadneverheardofan"expandingbolt"forsomethinglikethis,soIusedthoseplasticwallanchorswhichfit perfectly:

homedepot.com/p/TripleGrip12134inAnchorswithScrews2Pack173S/202527089#.UYrRLrXCZ8E Note:Ihadtodrillslightlysmallerholestoproperlyfitthesescrewstotheframingbrackets.

VascotiaStudios2yearsago Iamsobuyingthepartsovertheweekendwithasteppingmotor.Ihavesomenewideasonhowtobuildthis. I'llfillyouguysinwithavideo. NicejobontheDIYman.

VascotiaStudios2yearsago Allpartsarebought!Startingassemblyinafewdays. Thanksagainforthevideoman.Nice.

fishxpressionsPLUS2yearsago howwasitthatyouattatchedthetripodhead?

fishxpressionsPLUS2yearsago Nevermind,Ijustreadtheanswer.

JacobChapman2yearsago GreatStuff!AlsosawyourJigbuild.RealimpressivestuffSimple.

ShaughnTillmanFilmsPLUS2yearsago greatvideoigotallthestuffineeded,EXCEPTthe"Cchannel"?icouldnotfindthisathomedepot?theclosest thingifoundwasmettalstuddinginthelumberdepartment....cansomepleaseinformmewheretogetthis"c channelthatisinthevideo?thanks!

DarylPerreau1yearago Loveyouridea..Hopeyoudon'tmindmeincorporatingitandaddinginsomefeaturesofmyown...

liambauckham1yearago Hiistherealistofthepartsneededforthis?alsohasanyonefromtheukmadeone?ifsowheredidyougetyour partsfrom.

LenahcFilmsPLUS1yearago Thankssomuch,mydadandIbuildoneyesterday.Itworksgreatthanksman.Here'sapic instagr.am/p/G94WyGJAjD/

BenjaminGarbe1yearago 2piecesof1/2"thicktubesteel36"long HomeDepotonlyseemstocarry48".Thatseemsfine,butIwaswonderingwherepeoplefound36"? 1pieceofCchannelsteel36"long NooneatHomeDepotcoulddirectmetoanythinglikethis.Theyhada10footpiecethatsortofwasaC channel,butI'mwonderingwhereoneofthesecanbeacquired...Alsoisthereadimensiononthesebesides length?

dngphoto&film1yearago homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=1&catalogId=10053&productI d=202183535&R=202183535

CineFluxMicro8monthsago Weareanewcompanybringingatotallyuniquemotorizedslidertothemarketandwewouldvalueyouropinion onwhatyouwouldlikeinaslider. cinefluxmicro.com/whatdoyouwantinaslider/

RudyantoAkil6monthsago AWESOMEDIY!juzafewquickquestions, howoftendoyoudomaintenance? howlongcanthefeltlasttillitwearsoff? doyouoil/greasetherailings?

UrbanSkargren6monthsago ShouldIgoPVCpipeorbearingwheels?Whichisbetter?

VirtuosoProductionHouse6monthsago ok,I'mgoingnutshere,butican'tfindtheframingbrackets?!Cansomeonegivemethelinktotherightitem? Thankyou!

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