Building tripod stands

[Burgerkong]

Umm... A camera tripod may not be a good idea for a first welding project. IF the stand were to fail due to poor welds, it could damage your camera or hurt someone.

Yeah you don't want the camera to fall on someone. Pretty heavy camera.

 

[Richard D]

Not my first welding project, but the first project on the table.

 

[bad_idea]

Gotcha. Didn't mean any insult. If I ever get any time at the house, I want to build something like this.

 

[alan camby]

I did notice where he mentions what you're referring to. I was looking for additional information, guess I should have been more up front with what I was looking for. I can't tell if it's a slab from an old piece of tooling/bench, or if it is simply a giant piece of 3" plate welded to an engine stand.

Scott

Edit: For example, in this picture there appears to be a tag of some sort affixed to the front of the slab.

It is just a old ground flat table that came out of a factory. It is not solid but webbed cast iron. Still very heavy.
And yes it is mounted on a engine stand.

It is not welded to the stand. I used the four adjustable mounts on the stand to attach the plate with bolts. I drilled and tapped the holes in the back of the plate.

 

[mikegt4]

I have had good luck purchasing ACME threaded rod from Roton Products. It was much cheaper than Mcmaster or Enco (although there is no such thing as cheap ACME).

http://roton.com/

 

[Seiler]

It is just a old ground flat table that came out of a factory. It is not solid but webbed cast iron. Still very heavy.
And yes it is mounted on a engine stand.

It is not welded to the stand. I used the four adjustable mounts on the stand to attach the plate with bolts. I drilled and tapped the holes in the back of the plate.

Gothca. Thanks for sharing! Makes me want to order a huge chunk of plate and make something similar.

 

[Zork]

What finish is that on the rod & nut? Stainless, Low Carbon, Alloy Steel or Oil finish?

Thanks


1.5" ACME threaded rod. That is a 1/2"-13 nut below it for scale. The platform is 2.5"x4"x1" thick.

 

[simplec6]

Such a badass camera tripod. Well done on this project, too.

 

[indianbullet]

Sorry to revive such an old thread but I have some acme rod and nut's I need to do this with. Such a nice job.

 

[wild cowboy]

Seriously, Alan, how much would you charge to build a couple of these for me?

I have my PayPal ready to hit send!

 

[alan camby]

Seriously, Alan, how much would you charge to build a couple of these for me?

I have my PayPal ready to hit send!

I currently have no plans to build these to sell.
Thanks for checking them out

 

[saceone]

that was a great read! I really enjoyed it. Great project and love the attention to detail (read: your welds are nicer than mine by two football fields, and CFL football fields on top of that)

 

[davin24]

gotta have these

sell sell sell them!!! too nice of a product and usa made!!!!!!

 

[joeswamp]

These are just too nice of a product -- someone needs to make them.

Although I must admit that I would not want to be on the receiving end of the lawsuit when some idiot attempts to use one to hold up a railroad locomotive.

 

[zkling]

I made a set a while back after getting frustrated with the off the shelf offerings. A tip to save money on them is to forgo the threaded rod and nut and just make them at a fixed height, a few inches under your jacks max lift height. I settled right at 16" which is more than enough for most common vehicles, especially unibodys.

 

[Kenuto]

Why have the photos of Alan Camby's disappeared?

 

[brawls43]

Because Photobucket

 

[Kenuto]

Very sad, is there anyway to view them on PB? with out the extortion.

 

[Strouty]

$400 and you can see them again, well, for a year.

 

[bad_idea]

The ramp thread lead me back to this thread. How are the camera stands holding up? Would you change anything?