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How to make a professional camera slider for less than $50

Dec 15, 2015 by Gannon Burgett Leave a Comment

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In case our name didn’t tip you off, we love DIY projects. Even more so, we love when DIY projects turn out to be just as good, if not better than something you could buy off the shelf.

Thus, when we came across this DIY camera slider tutorial from YouTuber DIY Perks, we knew we had to share it with you, because it’s one of the most impressive DIY camera sliders we’ve ever seen.

The best part is, you can create your very own with included instructions and templates.

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In the hundreds of DIY projects we’ve come across, many of them tend to be vague in nature, with a basic outline and set of supplies. This one goes well above and beyond that with a step-by-step video guide detailing exactly how to drill, saw and attach every component required to get the job done.

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It’s so sturdy it will actually hold a camera upside down.

Naturally, the supply list is long for such a well-done DIY project, so below we’ve gathered for you a tool and supplies list, which may slightly vary depending on what specific features you intend to add or leave out:

Tools

  • Drill and drill bit set (ranging from 1mm to 9mm)
  • Handsaw/Dremel
  • Pliers
  • Utility knife
  • Sharpie
  • Sand paper
  • Scissors
  • Double-sided tape
  • Spray paint
  • Duct tape
  • Pencil
  • Paint brush
  • Super glue
  • Hand towels

Supplies

  • 3/4” Copper pipe (length needs to be double that of what you want your slider to be)
  • 3/4” Plastic end-caps
  • 6mm MDF Fiber Board
  • Metal polish
  • Metal Laquer
  • Rubber grommets
  • Wood Glue (diluted with water)
  • Blue tack
  • M4 screws
  • Allen key set
  • Magnet
  • M4 acorn dome nuts
  • Washers (lots and lots of washers of all sizes)
  • Generic crews
  • Wing nuts (2)
  • Right angle brackets (8)
  • Rollers
  • Paracord/string
  • 1/4” to 3/8” adapter
  • Tripod head

Once you have all of the tools and supplies, which should come out to no more than $50 or so, assuming you have the required tools on hand, it’s time to get started. We’ll leave it to the video to explain how to build the impressive slider. You can print out the PDF templates for accurate drilling here.

YouTube video

Now that you’ve finished the video, set some time aside this weekend and get started on a slider of your own. If you make one based off this footage, we’d love if you shared it with us!

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