I made the $14 one from those same directions. I encountered two real problems.
1. As Adam said, it is hard to drill the holes dead-center unless you have a vice. In fact, I would recommend a drill press as well. The casting lines in the end caps threw off my drilling accuracy. 2. The guy at Home Depot thought I was making a bomb and freaked out a little when I asked him which type of bit I would need to drill through a steel pipe cap. I reassured him by saying that these are small pipes and certainly couldn't blow anything up. Of course, that's not true but I didn't end up in Guantanamo or anything, thank goodness. It's a little unwieldy but it's great for movement shots. If you want to steady a shaky hand for a still shot, it's not as good. Have fun and don't go buying a bunch of explosives or other nitrogen-rich stuff when you buy the parts for your steady cam thing. Cheers, Carl http://carlweaver.blogspot.com http://worcesterdiaries.blogspot.com Carl Weaver Photographer www.carlweaver.com ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
