Making a Gimbal Handle with a Water Jet | I Like To Make Stuff
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- We needed an additional handle for our camera gimbal. Instead of buying one, I made one using our new Wazer desktop waterjet machine. To find out more about the WAZER, go to www.wazer.com/...
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For shooting smooth panning shots, we use a device called a gimbal. It uses force feedback to keep our camera level and stable while it's being moved around. But one drawback of our model is that you can't comfortably carry the camera/gimbal setup in a low-slung, horizontal configuration. We decided that the solution to this is to add a rigid handle that could firmly attach to the gimbal neck, separate from the spinning head.
I began by measuring the space right beneath the spinning section. The idea was to make a bracket of thick aluminum that would clamp around the gimbal neck and support a 90-degree handle far enough away so it doesn't interfere with the camera movement. Now that I had all the necessary dimensions, I whipped up a 3d model in Fusion 360. Instead of 3d printing this piece or cutting the aluminum with my traditional woodworking tools, I'm going to use a new tool, a waterjet cutter.
A watejet cutter works by shooting a super high pressure stream of water out of a nozzle that is attached to a moving gantry. Like a CNC, but it doesn't cut with a spinning bit, it cuts with water infused with abrasive grains of garnet. Normally these machines are found in large manufacturing setting and take up a huge footprint. But the guys at WAZER designed one that fits on a table top, and they sent me a machine to try out. Not only can it cut aluminum, but it can cut steel, glass, and a lot of other materials that desktop machines can't. Full disclosure, they are sponsoring this project.
I imported my design into the WAZER software and loaded the 1/4" aluminum into the machine. It was crazy to see that raw metal being cut out with a moving stream of water. If you don't have access to such a machine, aluminum can be cut with most woodworking tools. The handle design is simple enough that a bandsaw and a hole saw would work just as well. But if the design were more intricate, the waterjet would be the perfect tool.
My design fits together using two slots, one in the bracket and another in the 90-degree handle. The fit is loose enough that I could TIG weld the two pieces together. I have been wanting to get into TIG welding, it is a different set of skills from traditional MIG welding. Unfortunately, I couldn't get the settings right on my welder and decided to go with another method of joining aluminum, brazing.
To attach the handle to the gimbal, I cut the bracket that would fit around the neck. This gave me a clamp-looking collar that could be tightened around the gimbal with some screws. I used a metal tap to create threads in the bracket and some EVA foam to act as a gasket around the gimbal neck. I also decided to powder coat the aluminum. I used a special powdercoating setup to bond the powder to the arm and then bake it in an oven. This adds a layer of additional protection that is way tougher than paint.
To make the gimbal handle more comfortable in your hands, I needed to add some wooden scales. Similar to knife scales, these wooden pieces would be fixed to either side of the flat aluminum. I glued the wooden strips to the sides of the handle with some CA glue and then drilled some through holes for some pins. Once the scales, the handle, and the pins were all epoxied together, I began to shape the handle on the sanders. I rounded over the harsh edges and added some indexing spaces for your fingers.
Having a 90-degree handle off on the gimbal makes it so much more comfortable to use at all angles. The additional stability is great and being able to make low-slung shots is super cool! Thank you to the team at WAZER for sending me that desktop waterjet cutter. It will really allow us to cut things that we were never able to before. If you are interested inn learning more about desktop waterjet cutting, check out www.wazer.com/....
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ILTMS is awesome.
Sure is!
You know you have made it when you have a camera guy filming the camera guy filming you. Another great video
Ha! :)
Nah, he'll have made it when he has a camera person filming the camera person filming the camera person filming him. 😂
The fact that there exists a prosumer-grade water jet cutter like the Wazer that you can install in your home workshop just kinda blows my mind. It may not be cheap but I'm still stunned that it exists AT ALL
1:47 That was very satisfying to watch.
It really was!!
The guys who made this went to my school (UPenn) and they just came back to talk about making it. It’s so crazy cool for me to see you with the machine that I saw in person last week
When I got a CNC mill I was quite happy finally I'm nearing Bob's tool chest. Now look at that. He got a damn water jet cutter.
Ive got several 3d printers, a cnc, and just added an industrial sized (6 ft by 5 ft footprint) to my shop and thought to myself "I think I have finally caught up with Bob". Now this video pops up and I invented new curse words :)
Hi Bob!
Two tips about taping that can explain your first broken tap. Maybe you already know them but in case you don’t it will be my pleasure to share them with you.
First, you need to use tapping oil/cutting fluid. You can get away with simple WD40, but it’s not the best.
Second, you need to break the chips. It’s even more important with small flimsy taps. Anyhow, the technique is pretty simple. Every few turns (this is the experience that will guide you on the number of turns, but if you’re feeling that the tap is flexing a bit more, it’s a good sign), simply unscrew the tap a few turns. You should feel the chip breaking. Then you can continue your tapping. With deep tapped holes, it’s always a good idea, from time to time, to completely unscrew the tap, clean up the tapped hole with compressed air and re-applying some tapping fluid before continuing.
Nice job again! Continue your great work!
i won't be the first one to point this out, but it is a valuable tip to repeat : The tap breaking is from the threads of the tab clogging up , for every 2 half turns clockwise, turn 1 time anticlockwise, that way you turn "out" (eventually) that way you have cut form to hole to create the threads. also even in aluminium, use cutting oil (or wd40) it "flushes" the hole and threads in a way.
Absolutely this. I immediately noticed him driving it all the way in, and I knew it was going to break.
Yeah this blunder is even worse than tapping the screw holes before cutting them in half just to drill out the hole again.
i don't think this is a blunder.
this channel is about learning how to make, and Bob is on that voyage of learning with his audience. it's great that he had the idea to do this and jumped into this project and just did it.
For once i have seen something that i might help him and that is only a little return from all i have learned from him , the channel and the community.
the part of drilling out the whole after tapping isn't that crazy. it's harder to tap a shallow hole than it is a deep one.
the only thing i would suggest regarding to that in a project like this where you want the maximum precision you can, is to use the drill press to drill it out and not doing that with a hand drill. these things are so out of balance, because of the battery and certainly DeWalt is very sturdy, but also (nose)heavy.
(don't know if that is the case with the model bob uses, it's my experience with them)
anyway, you never drill out the hole straight with a hand drill, you'll be much closer with the drill press.
but you have to fix up a jig, to the needs of your drill press and the piece you are working on.
which means time to set up for an other segment that maybe isn't as relative to the story telling and setting up the shots.
and since these guys are producing content on a daily basis, it's easier to grab the the hand drill and probably it is good enough.
i'm trained as a movie maker, i get the hustle there, and the possible irrelevance to the project/audience.
I definitely learned something: I always watch videos with people powder coating but no one ever takes the time to explain how it works. You do a great job of telling the story and not assuming your audience knows the basics.
I like when existing things are augmented to make them better (rather than going out and buying new). The Wazer is pretty cool as well! Great work!
Wazer? First time I have heard of the word... I thought he misspoke.
This handle has so many practical applications even if you don't have a gimble, nice work!
Little tip on tapping: The tap you are using is for through holes, it pushes the metal into the hole. What you are looking for is a bottom tap, it pushes the metal out of the hole and doesn't jam in the bottom.
I don’t know if you did this or not but with the tap using lube helps and turning a few time in the back it out the clear the chips then back in. The chips can grab and cause it to break if they don’t come out.
Hi Bob, i am studying mechanical engineering and we learn that if you use a thread tap that we should use cutting oil and sometimes turn it back to clear the hole! Hope you can use my advise
I love how you wrapped up the video standing next to your R2 unit like he’s your co-host.
The WAZER is definitely a sweet addition to the ILTMS shop. I'm thinking there are going to be some awesome prop builds in the future.
Bob when you tap a hole use a thread cutting oil on the tap and turn a half turn forward then turn back a quarter turn and repeat. Doing it this way allows the material you are cutting to back out from the tap's end and binding and subsequently breaking off.
can you make a bits video on powder coating?
We could probably do that
That is pretty slick. Now you have a "poorman's steady cam" very nice job.
Bob, you and your team are just really good at what you're doing. Keep it up, love the videos.
Thank you Torin ! I really appreciate the encouragement!
Hey bob I showed my hard materials teacher your tutorial videos for joints and things and he loves them . 😄
I love your work and videos you inspired me to make a fancy dinner table and im only 15 and It succeeded. Your awesome keep it up 😄
The first words that went through my mind when you said "Wazer" was: "I could make that if I had $100,000 in tools." I'm glad you took time to address that again at the end of the video.
Excellent video. Thanks Bob.
Idea for the quick release: you could use a hinge on one side of the collar and then a clamp on the other side.
While this would probably require the collar to be thicker and the cut to be directly in the middle of the circle, it would be quicker for sure.
I didn't know there was DIY powder coating, thanks for sharing!
Love the inventiveness and the demonstration
Bob has a lot of different kinds of machines now, its crazy how he's grown
That water jet is sweet. I challenge you Bob to do a water jet only video. One where you say “if you don’t have a water jet, this project isn’t for you, but let’s just appreciate how cool this tool is!”
You started where we all did and you’ve earned this amazing tool with your hard work. Haters gonna hate. Trollers gonna troll.
Wazer just seem so cool. I’m used to using a very slow (but extremely accurate) wire EDM machine so the Wazer concept is rather appealing.
Always use cutting oil when you tap a hole. you should also use a tap with a twist for deep holes or back it out often to break and clear the chips.
i never ever thought i would see the day that one can have WATERJET in their homes. DUDE this is EPIC do you know how much MORE you can build now? hope to see much much much more of this thing in future
Thanks for sharing the powder coating! May need to try that!
Great idea for the wazer. Can’t wait to see more uses for it.
Please use this ALL THE TIME! love these shots!
In this vid and others I learned to use CA glue for temporarily holding items together. Great tips!
Thats some super smooth transitions. This just gave me an idea to make a custom gimbal for a phone from scratch. Thanks Bob!
I would like to think I am a maker/photog. Even though a lot of the methods in your video are not new to me, I enjoyed watching your process. I am also very interested in the desktop waterjet, I did not even know these existed 15 minutes ago!
If you are using a tap that small, it is often a good idea to go two turns in and one turn out to relieve some of the pressure. That way some of the chips have a chance to get out of the hole. That is something that I learned when taking metal shop. Other than that, I love the video!
It's amazing how just one more handle like that can improve it that much. Nice job!
I learned that your R2D2 still isn't finished. When will you do a follow up video on that, Bob?
We Need Answers Bob
Watch him on twitch! Super secrets happen there.
tap breaking: every full circle you make with the tap you want to twist it out completely, that way your tap will last forever. it takes longer tho..
You probably already did this but I didn't see it in the video. Cutting oil will help make a cleaner cut and help the tap from snapping off
It helps to back them out but they can still snap easy especially with something as small as 3mm
It snapped because the chips get stuck in the bottom, you need to either drill a deeper hole than you want to tap or use a bottoming tap preferably with a spiral flute to clear chips. Twisting it out all of the way also works but it also increases suicide rates of machinists.
I learned to do one backwards 1/2 rotation for every full rotation to cut the chips off. Backing it all the way out a few times helps clear the channels, but after every rotation seems too often.
Peen the pins for a more secure attachment of wood to aluminum. Wazer is very interesting.
My understanding when tapping was that you tap the tread a turn or two then back it out a half turn or so then continue ( to stop excess build up of heat and swarf) didn't appear to be doing that in the video. Could be a contributing factor to the broken tap.
Tip for tapping a threat: use a little drop of cutting oil on the tap and turn it one turn clockwise then half a turn counterclockwise. Then you'll tap won't break of :)
Great improvement on existing equipment without the need to buy a new equipment. Good job! 👍🏼🙂
This is my favorite project of yours so far!!! AWESOME!
One of my favorites too!
Man, you really went all out on this one. I really liked this one!
It'll be interesting to see if you have issues with the threaded holes stripping out over time. FWIW, we typically use helicoil inserts with aluminum to avoid this issue for the commercial work we do. That being said, if you're not taking it on and off, you might not see an issue. Overall, great design and video!
I like this channel because we always learn a new way to do things. Loved the power coating. And I am amazed about the water cutter. Just awesome vídeo.
Bob, thanks for another great video. While grinding aluminium please be aware that aluminium dust is dangerous for lungs, actually more dangerous than steel sparks, so it would be better for you to have some kind of breath protection or at least just keep your head away from where the dust comes, just as you did on the video :)
This is so cool Bob! I recently had to make a custom piece of camera gear out of Aluminum as well, but I really love your approach here! It looks super slick!
Lol. Wazer. Water laser. Nice. Very dad-jokey. I love it.
sendcutsend is a great laser service that will also cut these sorts of things if you need something precise. home waterjet seems amazing! i'll put it on the list right below shop laser.
Neat project! I love being able to make the things we want instead of having to buy them.
This was such a great video! I don't really have a need for a gimbal at this time but this video contains a wealth of tips and techniques that can be applied to any project. Well done team!
Great video. Always wondered about diy powder coating. Thanks
Great work Bob. I'm never going to make that handle but it gave me plenty of different ideas. Keep up the great work.
Love the result! Those transition shots are 😘👌. Hope to see more of them in your videos
You could add a half ring to the handle side, mounting it above the current clamp. Hold it in with a few tapered screws and it would stiffen up the grip (twice the current thickness).
Nice machine.
A future project idea for you Bob...
...A full Campervan conversion, from the ground up (a Volkswagen would be my personal vehicle of choice but any van would do for the video to show the practice).
Custom furniture, lighting, plumbed in stove/sink units, electrical elements (sockets, site hook up, solar power, tv...etc)
My 6 year old loves your channel, so I'm writing this for him. He wants to know if you can make the Piston Cup from Cars, or Tom's pocket knife from Mortal Engines.
Really cool guys! Turned out great and works great!
The tap will always work best (and is less likely to snap) when used with a cutting oil. Less friction, less binding, easier action.
Shout out the the WAZER crew! Coolest people around :)
Huge fan of the channel! I also own that same gimbal and this would come in handy. (Side note) Please consider making a video on "Smart Blinds"! Besides ready made products costing an arm & leg, there are virtually no vids on them. With your experience in servos and automation, I'd LOVE to see a video with you making smart blinds and explaining your methods :)
You should make a entire cart dedicated to your clamps, like so he can see
Its always a good idea when using a tap to back off every few turns to free any chips created by the flutes. I always wonder why they don't tell people this, as it was literally the second thing I learned about taps (first being what a tap was).
i like your videos for one reson because you make everything simple as you can as possable...greetings
For the aluminum tap, did you remember to back off every couple turns so the tap doesn't get jammed up? Should be done every few turns before continuing the next tapping turns
Love you videos, especially the camera related DIYs and mods like this one. Keep up the great work!
you should make a push stick that looks like that
If you do redesign the handle, I suggest you extend it at 90 degree (from where it ends) so as to prevent it from slipping out of your hand (ex: if you have sweaty palms)... And to provide an extra place to grip when doing low camera shots... Coz it might become tiring to have your wrist bent to hold it... However, with that 90 degree handle extension, your wrist stays straight (basically your arm and wrist are alongside your body, just like it normally is when you're standing)... And easy to carry, like a bag... It's just an idea...
When you are tapping metal you need to use a lubricant as well as twist a half turn back up a quarter turn and repeat until the desired depth. It breaks the chips inside the whole. If you don’t it gets clogged and that’s why taps break. =)
Why are all of your projects soooo cool even if they are very very simple objects except the pottery wheel
Fantastic! I actually forgot about brazing aluminium.
Brazing aluminum on your steel table is basically fighting the table to keep heat in the aluminum.
And I don't think he ever quite achieved the correct temperature. It looked like the flame was melting the rod instead of the surface temp.
well done boys!
This is an awesome build.
I'm Josh and I like when you make stuff.
Well done and like how you thought outside of the box.
I’d love to see a video where you talk about anodizing aluminum.
It is make stuff day my dudes
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Bob is going TIG? Wooow been waiting a long time for that!
I learned how to make a raspberry noise with my mouth!! Praise God for outtakes 😊😂😆😁
i loved the powder coating technique of yours, would love to know more about it.
Nicely done,beautiful job
Hey Bob, is it possible for you to make a BITS video about the different types of finishes that you can use? Also can you please, please, please make a chessboard or a billiards table? It would be interseting if you could 3D print the pieces and stuff like that... Love from India
Why did you remove your most recent video? Or was it just a fluke on the time it was released?
Released by accident. Will be out on Thursday
Love your way of thinking about stuff
Nice upgrade. It doesn't look out of place. OEM accessorie 👍
Maker knife by Giaco Whatever at 8:26, nice touch! Awesome tool. But it doesn't open bottles.
What a relatable video
Why did you delete your arcade game video??? It was cool! Please put it back up!!!
It’ll be up Thursday 👍🏻
Awesome work Bob! 😃👍🏻👊🏻
Someone should make a partner-ship with this guy. ILTMS? More like I Love To Watch This Guy. #ILTWTG
Instead of using a thicker stock material to make it more stable, add a small vertical piece to the inside of your clamp, similar to your handle, but smaller obviously.
Rather than use thicker material in you collar, in the places where you added the foam you should have cut slots and added 25mm x 10mm pieces of the same aluminum you are using for the rest of the kit. That way at your key compression points you are getting more surface area for the grip, and you aren't adding a ton of weight.
Great video. Great finished product.
I'd screw in some screws into the treads, so you can get your ground onto the screw
Very nice work there.
I'm sure this is old news, but I miss the old electronic music from your earlier videos.
I haven't figured out how to convert the WAZER into a mega squirt gun, but the day is young. FIRST!
HOW DID THIS GUY COMMENT AN HOUR BEFORE RELEASE??
@@AnthonyRose Patreon :D
I will watch for the Kentucky news article "Man cuts off finger while making squirt gun" =)