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1 hour ago, Jeremy Chen said:

Did a bit of quick searching, I believe they're called Spanner Screws or Snake Eyes screw bits

https://www.tannerbolt.com/products/SECURITY PRODUCTS/SECURITY-INSTALLATION-REMOVAL-TOOLS/SECURITY-SPANNER-SECURITY-BITS-DRIVER-KITS.aspx

https://www.amazon.ca/Eclipse-SD-2404-Spanner-Screwdriver-Set/dp/B005JVKO38

Correct me to hell if I'm wrong

Thanks Jeremy,

I found that info as well after my post. Trying now to figure out what size it might be. I'll do some more digging into the forum tomorrow :)

Hi Everyone,

As I was attempting to center my gimbal I took off the caps on the side of it as Werner Juergen Heinemann instructed in his post but instead of finding flat head screws I am now facing this... 

Anybody seen this before or know what tool is needed to work it? I have no idea why this couldn't be a simple flat head.. but any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thank you and happy new year!

On 9/7/2020 at 9:11 AM, PeterAbraham said:

I'd be so glad to fly down to the island to work on-site.....  ;)

Logical that you'd feel rocking when inertia the bottom is reduced. Spreading out the weight tends to suppress any rocking. It's very similar to balancing the rig. The faster the drop-time, the more minimized any off-balanced issues are to your fingers because the mass of the pendulum has been increased top to bottom, and the rig is holding itself upright rather aggressively. ( A 1 second drop opposed to a 3 second drop, for example )

I am a HUGE fan of taking an extra 2 minutes when doing a build to build the rig and then set the gimbal to neutral. Zero G, as I call it. Then very carefully arrange both axis so that the system is perfectly balanced. Even a slow drop time is using bottom-heaviness to overcome elements that are trying to pull the rig to one side or another.

Only way to know if your build is perfectly centered is to trim fore/aft and side/side while neutral. Then, ASSUMING your gimbal itself is centered, your rig can and will behave exactly like a planetarium machine. You can tip it upside down and to an extreme axis- and it should hang there immobile. Any slow roll or sway is then easier to locate. I used to do it at workshops I taught. If there's a rolling or tilting that you cannot pin down to errant loose cables or trim, then cast your eyes to your gimbal itself.

A useful bit to engage in every single time you build. It MUST be done out of the wind, of course. Any breeze will push a rig that's at neutral around.

As to the issue of how to center your gimbal, there are written guides out there depending on which gimbal you are using. Glad to help you with this- but better to get those already well-proven guides into your hands. Which gimbal is it?

Hi Peter,

I would be very interested to find the guides you mentioned in this topic. 

Any chance you could point me to the right direction?

Cheers! 

On 12/21/2020 at 9:13 AM, Martin Fueloep said:

Hi,

as far as I know it should be about the same for the Aero-gimbal:

 

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the quick reply. I truly appreciate it. I read Werner post but it remains quite difficult to understand want he means with this solution. People in the thread requests videos and/or photos but none are posted. 

Any chance you could detail a bit more what solution could work for this particular issue? 

I thank you again for your help

Hello all,

I am facing currently the exact same issue as Werner but on an Aero. 
Could anybody explain how to fix? I am having difficulties understanding what he wrote..

Some members talked about a video or some pictures, I would definitely love to see those or if someone would be kind enough to walk me through a solution I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!

Hi Everybody,

While practicing today I have noticed something terribly odd while doing a Static Balance. Once the Steadicam is in perfect static balance, if I rotate it 180 degree on the balancing spud the entore system is out of balance. If I rotate it back to where it was originally it becomes perfectly balanced again.

I suspect maybe the pan bearing being off centered but would appreciate if someone could shine some light for me and if possible, let me know how to fix this.

Thanks again and happy holiday to all!

Hi Everybody,

While practicing today I have noticed something terribly odd while doing a Static Balance. Once the Steadicam is in perfect static balance, if I rotate it 180 degree on the balancing spud the entore system is out of balance. If I rotate it back to where it was originally it becomes perfectly balanced again.

I suspect maybe the pan bearing being off centered but would appreciate if someone could shine some light for me and if possible, let me know how to fix this.

Thanks again and happy holiday to all!

I am observing the same too. If you ever figured it out please let me know!

Hi everybody! 

I recently had to do a shot going down the stairs for the first time, realizing how difficult it actually is! 
I was curious to know if anyone has tips for such shots? My main issue was actually maintaining the tilt while watching for the horizon and of course my steps...

The balance of my rig was actually pretty good. With an approx drop time of 3 secs. Would it be easier with a balance closer to neutral?

Thank you all for your advice!

Hi everybody! 

I recently had to do a shot going down the stairs for the first time, realizing how difficult it actually is! 
I was curious to know if anyone has tips for such shots? My main issue was actually maintaining the tilt while watching for the horizon and of course my steps...

The balance of my rig was actually pretty good. With an approx drop time of 3 secs. Would it be easier with a balance closer to neutral?

Thank you all for your advice!