DIY Camera Crane for the Zhiyun Smooth-Q Gimbal

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Jump into the Summer fun with this DIY camera crane! Use it to take aerial photography with your Zhiyun Smooth-Q gimbal. Though the gimbal has a tripod mount at the bottom of the handle, I didn't like the whole gimbal to be held that way in all sorts of positions (horizontal to vertical). I also wanted to have the longest adjustable pole available for a modest price. I thought about using an extra aluminum pool cleaning pole I had on hands. I therefore designed this support which holds the gimbal both by the bottom 1/4"-20 mount as well as the top of the handle making for a very secure mounting with adjustable angle. The clamp is a very customized version of this design: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1012573 The knobs for the 1/4" bolts and nuts are taken from here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2267262 while the knobs for the M3 clamp bolt and nut can be found here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2383326 If you want to add a plug at the end of the inner aluminum tube (if you use it alone to keep the end from digging into the ground), you can print and use the following: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2390255 See below for printing instructions, bill of material and assembly instructions. This object was made in Tinkercad: https://www.tinkercad.com/things/67ejveLb0sP The design requirements were:     No need to modify the gimbal    Keep the gimbal fully functional (including control panel)    Allow the gimbal to be positioned at different angles    Parts should print without need for support