Build this DIY ‘Itsy Bitsy Camera Slider’ for Free!

UPDATE: We’ve been approached by Igus and, as always, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news – please don’t send additional requests for free samples. As you may imagine, these are meant for potential buyers in industrial markets and shipping samples out for us to build sliders is simply not a sustainable business for them. The good news – the kind people at Igus are working on a plan to fulfill the requests that have already been made.

For more info dedicated Igus gear, check out this review of the Igus slider.

Many sliders on the market are made of the Igus DryLin system and thanks to the free samples available from the company, you can build a 10-inch slider for free (or dirt cheap).

The slider might be small, but it’s long enough to add a short sliding motion to your videos. Plus, you will have a hard time finding anything remotely close to the quality of this slider at the same price point.

Hurry, this option might be time-limited!

The heart of this slider is the free sample available via the Igus website. Frugal Filmmaker has since been asked by Igus to remove the link to the free samples page, as the company had received over 1,000 requests and needed some time to meet the demand.

We’ll respect that request as well, but if you take the time to visit the Igus website you will be able to find the free samples page very easily. Hopefully the high demand won’t make the company change its free sample policy, but in case it does you should hurry to order your sample.

The second largest part is the Manfrotto quick release system, and with the company’s products being so popular I’m sure a good number of you have one of these lying around. If not, this will set you back a whopping $8.

The rest of the parts are likely to be found in your garage or toolbox.

Here are the parts you’ll need: