GoPro Glidecam

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I made this because I got tired of using another cheapo stabilizer I cobbled together. It used 4 standard skate bearings, some 5/16" all thread, nuts, and fender washers. I designed everything from scratch with the exception of the camera mount. I based that off of one that I downloaded from Trimble's 3D warehouse, and modified it to accept a 1/2" nut in the base. Post-Printing Assembly Notes Everyting should be friction fit. I had trouble with my tolerances being too large initially especially with the pins on the yoke and handle. If your pins don't fit, you can try editing them in Sketchup, or just scaling them in your slicer of choice. If you look at my picture, assembly should be pretty straightforward. I designed this to work with my GoPro Hero 3, but it should work with any size small camera, presuming you weight it properly. Weighting it properly is essential to getting a smooth shot. If you don't add enough weight, you'll end up with a camera that won't stay upright, too much, and you'll have a pendulum with a handle. Materials Needed A length of 5/16" all thread 8 nuts to screw onto your all thread A package of fender washers to use as weight A set of standard GoPro hardware