Perfecting My DIY 3-Axis Camera Slider!

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Here are the upgrades to my 3D printed camera motion control slider.
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Project Overview:
This is a continuation of the pan/tilt mount and camera slider project I designed for my DSLR Canon EOS 250D (EOS Rebel SL3). If you haven’t seen those videos, you should go and watch them first:
Pan Tilt mount: • 3D Printed DSLR Camera...
2020 V-slot extrusion slider: • 3D Printed Motorised D...
This project is open source and links to the design files and code are provided below.
This 3-Axis slider is made from mostly 3D printed parts, M3 nuts and bolts and 2040 V-slot aluminium extrusion. I created a custom PCB for the electronics which mostly consist of an Arduino Nano, Bluetooth module, TMC2208 stepper drivers and Hall effect sensors.
Code, schematics and parts list:
github.com/isaac879/Pan-Tilt-...
Project CAD files:
Upgraded 3-Axis Slider: www.thingiverse.com/thing:454...
Original 2020 Linear Slider: www.thingiverse.com/thing:451...
Original Pan Tilt Mount: www.thingiverse.com/thing:431...
3D printed Bearing Assembly: • 3D Printed Bearing Ass...
I have had quite a few questions regarding using this for astrophotography. Unfortunately I don't have any experience with and that is not what this 3-axis slider was designed for. I believe that it should actually be precise enough for astrophotography however I would suggest checking out openastrotech.com/ for a much more suited design.
Links:
KZfaq: / isaac879
Instagram: / isaac879
GitHub: github.com/isaac879
Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/isaac879/...
Website: isaacchasteau.wixsite.com/pro...
Recording Equipment:
Camera body: Canon EOS 250D
Lenses: Canon EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM, Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM, Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
Huawei Honor 8 (Smartphone)
Razer Seiren X Microphone
RØDE VideoMic Pro+
Credit:
Written by: Isaac Chasteau
Directed by: Mr I Chasteau
Hosted by: Isaac C
Filmed by: I Chasteau
Edited by: Isaac A D C
Produced by: Mr Chasteau
Technical Director: Isaac Alexander Donald Chasteau
Lighting technician: Mr I A D Chasteau
Sound technician: Isaac A D Chasteau
Lead Engineer: Mr Isaac Chasteau
Videographer: Also me
Music:
Cataclysmic Molten Core - Jingle Punks
Poured - Lauren Duski
The High Line - Causmic
Phantom - Density & Time
Juno In The Space Maze - Loopop

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@VortexMotiveVision 3 жыл бұрын

I keep coming back to these videos. So well produced, and clearly explained. Great job!

@codedimaggio 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Isaac! This is such a cool build! This will be my next 3d printing project! Thank you for all of the effort in putting this together and sharing it. I will be sure to share what we film with this! Looking forward to whatever your next video will be. Peace to you!

@lawrencemcfarling533 Жыл бұрын

Thank You Issac879 ! You have done the DIY community a huge favor with all of your video demonstrations, plus your written parts lists and instructions. ... In my case it's the Camera Slider build you have worked on so diligently! I am currently in the process of attempting to create a 1500mm long slider using a 4080 C-Beam V-Rail as the base. We make a lot of short films in my part of the world, and many different camera rigs are used in these productions that are quite a bit heavier than the DSLR Issac's rig was designed for. So my build will have to be adapted to those situations. Much of my "hardware/metal components" for the slider have been ordered and is on its' way to me here in Oregon, USA. I have designed the carriage to be balanced out with an opposing motion of "equal" weight under the slider so that it can be used (hopefully) in any position, from horizontal up- to vertical slider shots, and possibly also inverted (we'll see about that after it's been built!). I'm hoping to use a double belt drive looping over each end of the slider, attached to each of the top and bottom carriages, but I don't know if that will be strong enough... I might need to also use a screw drive, and / or a thin braided metal cable to keep the cameras safe from a belt drive failure "runaway"? If anyone on here, including Issac of course, has any advice, or perhaps some experience with such a build I'd be pleased to learn more about it. I have a LOT TO LEARN (regarding re-engineering much of the 3D print models Issac built, etc, to make my version of Issac's build come to life to help make some really amazing shots! Thanks everyone!

@andymuzzo8568 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work. Can’t wait to make one.

@Modern-Crafts 3 жыл бұрын

Great Work! I recently started to create my own 3-Axis Camera Slider and just found out about your project - it would have saved me a lot of hassle if I had seen it earlier :D At the moment I have one motor attached to the slider itself, but I actually like the idea of having it on the carriage to reduce the cable mess. Looking forward for more content.

@IIKI0 2 жыл бұрын

True to the spirit! Thanks man. So rare to see an awesome project and the willingness to share🙏

@geripapaable 3 жыл бұрын

Time after time getting better! Keep going Isaac!

@fireworm91 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@georgerobozrecursivedigita207 Жыл бұрын

I'm just blown away by this video. Well done!

@beeeeep 3 жыл бұрын

Nice build and what an amazing upgrade!

@RyanPrice 3 жыл бұрын

This makes me happy I just ordered my first roll of TPU to start experimenting with.

@ElChojinDT50 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome project! You did a really great job editing the video too! I'm very impressed

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@arnel2rlba 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent design and build. Keep up the good work!

@user-ld8fn7tm1i 3 жыл бұрын

This...is...AWSOME. This channel NEEDS to grow so i get more of these vids.

@IrregularShed 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely amazing. Kudos a-plenty Isaac!

@asplodedview3972 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work, mate, and great refinements! I have a suggestion for your next version: you could some of the inexpensive slip rings available from the usual sources. If you were to use one for the slider motor and hall sensor, there would be less wear and tear on those leads with the added bonus of no limit on X axis rotation.

@jameshaynes8190 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! And thank you so much for sharing the files. I am printing Your Design as we speak!

@JonnyGuns 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, this is sick! Fantastic job!

@tylercaton6145 3 жыл бұрын

Slow clap Been working on one of these for years but ran into many of the issues you mention in this video (accel stepper single motor accel/decel being a big one). This build is clever, thorough, and practical. I’ve already got the parts from my build, so I’m ditching mine and building yours. Bravo!

@andersonfsouza8748 Жыл бұрын

Congrats man! Great project and video!

@pqgscott 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome job Isaac on the new version! I'm starting the build of the new version now.

@ahmethamdicelik1277 2 жыл бұрын

This is truly inspirational. Thank you for sharing! I am planning to build one for myself.

@geekazoid 3 жыл бұрын

Those curls are sick bro.

@tenoki 3 жыл бұрын

Oh the days when I still had hair.

@MEGATestberichte 3 жыл бұрын

Yea mate, this is AWESOME! This is on my list to print and build it too :) Thank you very much for the work/files.

@tonyc7352 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Very impressive!

@ChunkySteveo 3 жыл бұрын

Came from Dustin Watts, binged watched the slider videos, subbed and want to make one now!!! Nice work buddy!! 👍🏻

@lolamann110 Жыл бұрын

absolut fantastic work, ... i am stunned.

@Keefcooks 3 жыл бұрын

You are a clever bunny Isaac. Great work!

@MrCipolenio 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work mate! Keep it up!

@LW_Lapse 2 жыл бұрын

Solid design, nicely done!

@JamienM 3 жыл бұрын

Great work! 👏👏👏

@djmaxisthebest 3 жыл бұрын

man your project is way good, your efforts are appreciatable. love from india.

@Metamorpheu 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video Isaac, thanks for sharing! :) I am new to 3d printing and I will mod my slider with some of this knowledge! Huge thanks!

@DocLois2010 2 жыл бұрын

Underrated...Excellent work.

@ravkhangurra7522 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work, i 'm going to give this a go

@RobertShaverOfAustin 3 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing project. Congratulation. *SUBSCRIBED!*

@boyofcow 3 жыл бұрын

Not only a great project, but love the videography too

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@rubendekkerallround474 2 ай бұрын

Nice project... nicer desk haha😂 looking forward of building my slider

@RCflyingmore 3 жыл бұрын

Great work, please continue!

@indrabudisetyawan1758 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work, this is inspiring for my project

@HoffmanTactical Жыл бұрын

Very cool project!

@dan78kit 2 ай бұрын

Smart guy, great work!!

@muhamadsagita6250 3 жыл бұрын

great work!! that's really nice..

@felipeosmar 3 жыл бұрын

I'm impressed, very good.

@TrailFeatures 3 жыл бұрын

This looks great! I'm just tech-savvy enough to be tempted to take on this project.

@cashews9564 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to try, do note, there are some design parts issue and very challenging to assembled, you may have to modify the parts. (eg, you unable to fasten nema 17 screws.) I am stuck at the assembly and have not proceed to control , sad, waste time.

@akshayjose6555 3 жыл бұрын

Great work brother.. 👌 Appreciate your efforts 😊 keep going 👍

@brutdescan 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic !!!!!!! Vraiment du bon travail!!!!!

@stephen_hawes 3 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT video dude! And such a clean build!

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I really liked yours with the integration into Blender!

@ChristophLehner 3 жыл бұрын

hands down, this is epic :D great project

@FlorentCurk Жыл бұрын

Man, I'd love to see an in depth video of all the possibility and how you use the slider. That's great !

@TheRealJerseyJoe 3 жыл бұрын

Love it, great job !

@retrotechjournal 3 жыл бұрын

You did a great job with this project. I especially like they way you reduced part count by having the carriage rollers double as the belt rollers. Brilliant! I also like that you actually have some decent examples of the slider in action. I think I may do my own slider using ESP32/GRBL at its core. Your video was helpful in confirming my hopes that micro-stepping TMC2208's would be quiet enough for video/an onboard mic. You clearly put a ton of work into this including a BOM, etc. So great. Thanks!

@rocketscn 3 жыл бұрын

I have build one with the esp32/GRBL，it's works!

@retrotechjournal 3 жыл бұрын

@@rocketscn Great! I'm a big fan of esp32/GRBL, thanks for confirming that it works for this!

@robertfontaine3650 3 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic. The modularity of your system means not having to have multiple setups. Just bring enough 2040 for the run. By itself, this is enough reason for me to break down and get a 3d printer. :)

@superlinearnz 2 жыл бұрын

Great video production on your videos, nice robot too!

@Wayne_Nero 3 жыл бұрын

Nice build - 👍

@MeinVideoStudio 2 жыл бұрын

Wow what a project

@jeffbrown633 3 жыл бұрын

This is excellent! I was thinking about trying some more stop-motion work, and lamenting I don't have a good (and small) mo-co solution. I think I will now! Thank you for all the documentation. I hope it is repaid many times over :>)

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you find it useful!

@thamomentum 3 жыл бұрын

This guys a genius I tell you

@ssutton4455 3 жыл бұрын

This is excellent! Exactly what I needed and a great explanation of the design. I'm gonna make a copy and use Dragonframe for a motion controller. Thank you for sharing!

@DargorAZ 3 жыл бұрын

I'm interested to hear about your result as I'm in need for something like that for Dragonframe(stop motion)! If you could share how it worked for you and if you'll made any changes.

@ssutton4455 3 жыл бұрын

@@DargorAZ I still haven't built this bit yet because of other projects, but here's the rest of the rig. I used DFs arduino moco logic - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nLRoiaZ32rHMXYk.html

@DargorAZ 3 жыл бұрын

@@ssutton4455 thanks! That looks great!

@augustvonmackensen9785 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing this project. I started building one of these, not for photography, but as a platform for my Nerf gun. I downloaded and printed all the parts, I just want to bring to your attention that holes on one tilt support do not match the platform below. I fixed it easily in Solidworks, but others might struggle with it.

@101blog 3 жыл бұрын

Good one glad I clicked through to this video from Hackaday .. watched and subscribed... Keep the videos coming !

@auxninja 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing. Really inspiring work. Keep it up please :)

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

@christophec.482 3 жыл бұрын

Love the credits in your video description ! ahah. it really looks like you have a huge team with you. some request and question for your consideration: - would you be able to modify a couple of parts to allow for larger camera body ? - I do not have the need, but I would second the comment on controling the focus ring. - I would definitly second the suggestion on selling kits. (in my case, I can print and source the extrusion, but having to source all the bits and pieces from various suppliers is a show-stopper) - you might mention it, but it would be great to have a simple way to program a movement (set start and stop positions, position vs time curve with some set points, etc.) Anyway thanks a lot for sharing. I came from hackaday, glad I clicked and now I'll subscribe.

@alico797 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my friend! Thank you very much for introducing me to the TMC2208 controller, you are my salvation! ... I was about to throw away my design of a slider with 3 movement axes because I was not satisfied with the vibrations that it produced in the recordings, and I did not understand why, since my design is quite solid, but with this new information I have hoping to fix my problem ... Again, thank you very much! ... Greetings from Argentina! ... Obviously I subscribe!

@kleasal86 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you totally look like the beat boxer "stitch" from Malaysia. Either way you are both legends. This project is sick.

@coobek2k 3 жыл бұрын

Super impressive work, Isaac! I'm going to complete a list of materials and with a bit of luck I should be able to finish this project. Pro tip: you should definitely consider Amazon affiliate links with list of materials for your projects 😎

@realmanaesthetics Жыл бұрын

I came, I watched and I subscribed!

@spaniard3dprints720 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding!!

@skyp4019 3 жыл бұрын

great project

@azfilmmaking6734 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing project. One more idea is to use gimbal motors with a hall sensor instead of steppers😉 there are really big an powerfull. You can also use them to pass though the wires.

@ghassanshahrour7849 3 жыл бұрын

You can make stabilizer ،Nice job, I wish you success

@stevesarich2324 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Thank you. Have you updated this since 2020? I really need to build one of these! I'm building a huge heavy -duty camera stand and I'll be utilizing 2080 aluminum extrusion and I'm thinking I could do this as an add-on to the camera stand....which will be over 8ft. tall and 1500mm wide rail so the gimbal could have 1200mm of travel. I'm 71 and living in Thailand and I love being at that stage in my life where I have the freedom and time to learn complicated new technologies....like 3D modeling. I've been an artist all my life, and this gimbal you've created on a 3D printer, is a work of art. I only hope I'm smart enough to put one together. I do have a question. You brought up a good point regarding the friction wear on those gears, and you may be right that just printing a couple of sets of spare parts may be the best solution, but we get machining, including waterjet, done VERY affordably here. Do you think that, assuming the cost was convincing low, that it would be worth making those gears out of 6063 aluminum? Would it add more stability?

@douginwales 3 жыл бұрын

Great update awesome build. Any recommendation on the supplier for that bearing? CSXU050-2RS

@thnkngwlnts 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Isaac, great video and slider. Love it. I have a Canon 6Ti which is a bit smaller than the camera you used in your project. Your camera tightly fits the Til U mount. I want to try your slider and mount but I want to increase the width or the U mount so it can fit other cameras. Not sure if you have another version of your slider that can be used with other sized cameras.

@crckdns 3 жыл бұрын

for the problem with twisting wires when rotating.. you could use a slip-ring transmitter, we are using them on our big machines for power and data transmission from stationary to rotating parts. Nice design though, thanks for that video!

@user-iz5rz6vi7i 2 жыл бұрын

isaac879, this project is just great! There are no such open source projects in Russia. Well done. It would be wonderful if you added an initial slight acceleration (transition to the current speed) and a smooth stop along all axes. That is, without a sharp start and braking. Otherwise, everything in your project is wonderful. Good luck with your projects.With best wishes from Russia!

@nicolasrebolo4756 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work. Thanks for sharing it! Do you know how long the 1000 mAh battery lasts when doing long time lapses?

@NormalHillStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, this is great!! Starting the prints today. Have you ever considered adding lens control (Focus, Zoom). I would love to be able to do a precise Dolly Zoom.

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! The idea did cross my mind but I haven't started any work towards adding them yet.

@DarrollWalsh 3 жыл бұрын

@@isaac879 What would the approach be to control the camera itself?

@saminiemi2749 3 жыл бұрын

@@isaac879 please do look into these. This set has potential to work as as remote controlled videocamera set up for low budget multicamera online streaming. with or without the slider. Ad some extra pre set points and this could turn normal videocamera to rival PTZ cameras.

@garagemonkeysan 3 жыл бұрын

This is cool! Mahalo for sharing!🐒

@philpavans3118 3 жыл бұрын

Niice Project ! I am wondering if and how you deal with acceleration/deceleration setting. I red that accelstepper library can't apply acceleration/deceleration to multiple stepper motors at the same time. Did you find some way to improve this ?

@recordthevision903 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing 😮👍👍👍

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@RetroBuiltGames 3 жыл бұрын

show us more of that furniture built from K'nex! don't think we didnt notice. Love that toy.

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

Haha it's been my trusty desk for years now!

@magicmarcell 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome would love to see a followup

@hebrewhammer1000 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. I'm currently printing the models for this project. What brand of tpu you do you use?

@DanielSMatthews 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! Could you add a battery pack on the side or underneath, or do the power requirements of the stepper motors make that impractical?

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

You could. The motors need a peak of ~3A (depending on stepper driver current limits) so you should be able to run it off anything that is 6-12.6V and can supply 3A.

@VortexMotiveVision 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@diyeasy_in 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome 😍

@vizionthing 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent work, consider getting a roll of PETG if you have never used it, I found that PLA is prone to cracking if under strain for any length of time, it may have been a bad batch, but since switching to PETG I doubt I will ever use PLA again.

@isaac879 3 жыл бұрын

I do need to get some... PLA definitely isn't the strongest material and some of my old filament reels have become quite brittle.

@synapticaxon9303 3 жыл бұрын

Printed two of these in PETG now -- can back off the infill a bit since it's so much stronger. I was worried about dimensional differences with parts but they are spot on though the 2040 endpieces needed some deburring. The challenge of PETG is the temperatures, I tend to print PLA in the Summer and PETG as combined heat and printing (CHP) in the Winter. ;)

@MrRyanramage 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and design, can I ask what filament you used for your gears, your mentioned a flexible filament? Link if possible?

@xbennY0 3 жыл бұрын

where are the neodymium magnets and hall sensors? do you have a schematic of the assembly? thanks for this nice project!

@jochemvredeveld 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Isaac, great work on the camera slider! I’m in the process of ordering parts. I’m a bit lost on which pully and belt to get, the width of the belt and the boring of the pulley. Can you point me in the right direction? Much appreciated!

@enzodecandido3862 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Isaac, I have difficulties making the JDY-31 work with arduino. I succeeded to print and assemble all 3d parts, bought the pcb from JLB and got all components welded to the pcb. I successfully uploaded the following codes to the arduino (pantiltmount ino/h/cpp as well as the Accelstepper and Ibrary libraries) but I don't know where to upload the main.cpp file? In which folder am I supposed to store it for upload purpose? Thank you

@jasonctsa 3 жыл бұрын

But can you run it wirelessly and with extra channels to control iris and zoom on the lens? 🙏🏾🙏🏾

@j.riefkohl1965 2 жыл бұрын

I am looking to utilize the pan tilt mount for a Panasonic AG-UX90, it weighs 2.4 kg and is 169 mm (W) x 195 mm (H) x 340 mm (D). I know I will have to alter all the dimensions of the mount you provided, my question is by how much should I increase the tooth count on the gears.

@ernestopastore417 3 жыл бұрын

Nice project! do you have some sample videos?

@TheGhostchaser8 3 жыл бұрын

Do you think it would be possible to control it with a computer or tablet, and do repeatable movements for composite work?

@TecVapes 4 ай бұрын

well done. Is there a description somewhere on how to use the Xbox controller? What do you do with this main file?

@huy144 3 жыл бұрын

I have one question, could i use the arduino with cnc shield and BLE module to upload your code?did i have to modify the code?

@APSetsunaProductions 2 жыл бұрын

In your experience, is it smooth enough (vibration is damped for very slow movements) for astrophotography applications (i.e. taking a long exposure shots of a celestial body that rotates about 0.0041667 deg/s with respect to the north star)?