Overhead multifunction camera rig

[chunkywelder]

This is my homemade overhead multi-function camera rig, it is made mainly from welded metal tube, it is attached to the ceiling and has no vertical supports which leaves all the work area clear. It is multi-functional because it is mounted on runners and covers all the benches in the garage and the arm adjusts to cover most angles, the camera attaches to the arm using a Joby Gorilla pod Ball Head


Arm positioned over the bench


View of vice


Welding the arm mount


Welding the first slider


Attaching the slider to the ceiling supports


Arm elbows


Welding the mount for the ball head


Finished arm


Attaching the ball head

All pictures were captured from my youtube video which can be viewed here

 

[bigegg]

nice!
I'm stealing the elbow design, btw - I have three projects in the pipeline it'll be perfect for:
A tv mount
A lamp over the lathe/drill press/radial arm saw
Blade guard on my table saw

<edit> FOUR projects - apparently a roof mounted camera arm for my daughter

 

[gaz1]

very nice

im also nicking the idea as wanted one for the camera phone

 

[colnerov]

Can anyone else see doubleboost modelling this soon?

 

[Robotstar5]

Reminds me of Invert Mount Robots although you'd probably need to reinforce the shed roof

 

[Wedg1e]

<edit> FOUR projects - apparently a roof mounted camera arm for my daughter

Is she a... er... 'model'?

 

[bigegg]

Is she a... er... 'model'?

No, shes real.



Photographer.
Meets lots of models...

 

[gaz1]

No, shes real.



Photographer.
Meets lots of models...

if anything like mine she will be a right pain in the A***
those sad eyes and dont even get me started on the begging eyes or even the I want eyes which happen not to work on me

oh and the spiders shudder while it screams and goes hop skipity hop down the path

 

[bigegg]

She likes spiders!
As to the rest...

 

[doubleboost]

Can anyone else see doubleboost modelling this soon?

I will be modifying mine

 

[chunkywelder]

nice!
I'm stealing the elbow design, btw

im also nicking the idea as wanted one for the camera phone

Thank you, post some pictures, let me know how they turn out

I will be modifying mine

Yours makes mine look over engineered