Lot of work involved on this design. I like that it is all made modular from 3d print and easy to find aluminum parts. Great job. Can't wait to see it in action
Wow that's amazing work! You can see clearly the experience of someone that wants to accomplish something specific! Really excited to see it completed and ready for action!
Really impressive, I can't wait to see how well it works when its finished! Also very excited to hear all of the details of which motors and gearing methods work best for precision and repeatability.
Thank you for your comment. It should be complete within a month. The electronics and hook-up will be the same as previous rigs, so no surprises in store there. The challenge is to make the plastic parts rigid and strong enough.
I have done 2 more versions since that quick video. The compact rig seems to be working well, and is much more easily deployed on set, as well as being a simple slider if needed. Will post something soon. There is also stuff on my Instagram: odd_planet_stopmo
Those are the challenges! From previous experience the precision geared steppers are the best for the job. Track has virtually no issues as the backlash is not amplified. Rotation depends on tightly meshed gears. I resorted to an ungeared NEMA 23 on the previous big rig for the rotation axis, and there is room to again if necessary. Jib is fine because it is always loaded in one direction. Tilt can also be loaded. Pan is the trickiest, but there are ways to reduce backlash. Repeatability is a test of the rigidity of construction, and I have been testing each part as I go...so there's a big box of rejects! But we will see once it comes together.
Lot of work involved on this design. I like that it is all made modular from 3d print and easy to find aluminum parts. Great job. Can't wait to see it in action
Wow that's amazing work! You can see clearly the experience of someone that wants to accomplish something specific! Really excited to see it completed and ready for action!
Very impressive work! Good luck with it going forward.
Nice work! Love your videos.
Absolutely fantastic, mind blowing how much work has gone into it. Such an achievement. Happy Christmas Simon.
Really impressive, I can't wait to see how well it works when its finished! Also very excited to hear all of the details of which motors and gearing methods work best for precision and repeatability.
Coming soon!
WOW!! That thing looks AMAZING, really excited to see the final product, cause this could be a real GAME CHANGER!
Thank you for your comment. It should be complete within a month. The electronics and hook-up will be the same as previous rigs, so no surprises in store there. The challenge is to make the plastic parts rigid and strong enough.
Great work it looks really impressive. Can’t wait to see it in action. 🙏❤️🙏
I have done 2 more versions since that quick video. The compact rig seems to be working well, and is much more easily deployed on set, as well as being a simple slider if needed. Will post something soon. There is also stuff on my Instagram: odd_planet_stopmo
Absolutely amazing!
awesome, how's the backlash and repeatability?
Those are the challenges! From previous experience the precision geared steppers are the best for the job. Track has virtually no issues as the backlash is not amplified. Rotation depends on tightly meshed gears. I resorted to an ungeared NEMA 23 on the previous big rig for the rotation axis, and there is room to again if necessary. Jib is fine because it is always loaded in one direction. Tilt can also be loaded. Pan is the trickiest, but there are ways to reduce backlash. Repeatability is a test of the rigidity of construction, and I have been testing each part as I go...so there's a big box of rejects! But we will see once it comes together.