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# Meet WobbleCam, the DIY Glidecam
- URL: https://www.autodidacts.io/meet-wobblecam-diy-glidecam/
- Published: 2015-04-04T15:47:30.000Z
- Updated: 2016-06-09T23:42:13.000Z
- Author: Immanuel
- Tags: Projects, DIY, Photography, Tech

**Glidecams are agitatingly expensive but equally sweet.** They’re the mechanical heroes of independent film, giving amateurs access to the gorgeous motion shots of pro cinema. Despite their cost, they *look* like they'd be relatively easy to make...

After a couple of days in the shop with an equal number of brothers, I can say the commercial versions are probably worth every penny of the \~$500 price-tag. But at the same time, so is ours — and it only cost us about $5.

I humbly present our (almost) pro grade DIY Glidecam, affectionately dubbed The WobbleCam.

It's made from four sets of scooter bearings (with the wheels still attached), PVC pipe, a scooter headstock, aluminium pipe, aluminium plate, and various nuts and bolts. It's calibrated to balance our Pentax DSLRs right now, but the modular counter-weights and extendible lower arm mean you can adjust it for many different types of camera.

![WobbleCam image](http://i.imgur.com/I2wyvlI.jpg) 

![WobbleCam image](http://i.imgur.com/r3f2lAe.jpg) 

![WobbleCam image](http://i.imgur.com/plWgzjM.jpg) 

![WobbleCam image](http://i.imgur.com/pbO3T4o.jpg) 

![WobbleCam image](http://i.imgur.com/RKiytsB.jpg)