Tuesday, December 7, 2010

DIY stabilizer - thoughts before step 2


I've decided to try making the arc out of a flat steel bar, 1" wide and almost 1/8" thick (12GA). And that's mainly because that was the best-looking piece of metal I found at the hardware store.

I really don't have a very good idea how big the arc should be or exactly what shape, or even whether I should be using aluminum instead. I'm also wondering if my handle is too long; I might have to cut off an inch or so. That wouldn't be difficult, since it would just involve cutting aluminum with a hacksaw.

I'm also trying to decide whether I should attach the camera via a tripod mount (1/4-20 bolt), as originally envisioned, or just use one of the GoPro's adhesive mounts.

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