So here’s the finished 3D-printed Glidecam that i posted about a couple of days ago! Video below, files, BOM and instructions on Youmagine at https://www.youmagine.com/designs/3d-printable-glidecam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86GMEeGxoLM
Fully awesome - fantastic results to boot.
Needs more ninjaflex printed grips instead of the bike grips though! Let me know if you need more ninjaflex and I’ll get some shipped out to you!
very very nice. i think i will print one.
Love it, awesome result. Bonus points for the dog, I went all awww 
Who did the dog nominate?
great stuff!
@Sanjay_Mortimer1 thanks for the offer! I still have a bit of the Ninjaflex left - if i’d spend more time printing things and less time making videos, that might be different. But I can definitely see some of @Daniel_Noree 's RC buggy tires and a pair of grips for my mountainbike popping off my build plate. Now if only they had a bright “firetruck red” color…
@Dave_Lowis no ice water for the dog.
Hey, Stupid question, why did you make the 3 tap things 3 parts, rather than 1 “bolt” and 1 “nut”, or leave them solid in the middle, It seems like making 3 pieces would be frustrating to assemble.
oh, and a cleaver thing would have been to post links to all of the BOM parts through your amazon adds account, if that is possible.
@Camerin_hahn there are two three-part male threaded thingies, one for the bearing and one in the lower clamp. The top one is split to a) allow the part to fit through the bearing and b) have the part press against the center tube when tightened down. Also, printing the individual parts on their side increases strength. The lower clamp was only split to allow the parts to press against each tube.
Hm, now that i think about it, i think i might have the ultimate solution for the lower clamp…
Amazon.com pissed me off pretty badly, so i don’t think i’ll be posting many more links to them. I’m still on good terms with Amazon.de, but there a) aren’t too many German folks buying things through those links and b) you can get most products cheaper elsewhere anyways.
Plus, making and inserting the links is a tedious and boring task, and i’d rather spend that time writing scripts or polishing up my edits.
Fair enough. I am making one for a friend and if i had a chance to buy though you i was going to take it.
I see, strength is reason enough. The head piece is on my printer now, i am going to hold off on the bottom pieces till last any way.
As for the coupler, if you liked the bolt on options, why not print 2 symmetrical pieces as the couple, use bolts in opposite directions. By splitting the joint into 2 pieces you will get symmetry, ability to print with horizontally, and balance. It would take more bolts though.
@Camerin_hahn yup, that’s exactly what i was going to draw up! Bolts are cheap and they allow for a very tight grip.
sounds good. If you didn’t draw it i was going to. i should have a second make in a few days/ a week or so.
Feel free to draw one up! I’ll go measure the exact tube lengths (forgot to put those in the BOM) and add some Aliexpress links.
@Sanjay_Mortimer1 I made this, and openscad handle for printing with whatever filament you want. I may use it for my version, i may not, but as with 99% of the things i have been making, it is open source, OpenSCAD, and parametric.
If any of you want to use it it is here. (because it is easier to maintain, it is on github https://github.com/camerin/OpenScad_Handle, but also on YouMagine https://www.youmagine.com/designs/openscad-handle )