Alexandre Lucena Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 :rolleyes: Hi to everyone, First time posting. It seems some stabilizers do and others don't have bearings within the curved pipe section where the arm's pin enters. If is that the case, does it make much difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Reynoso Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Hello Alexandre: Why are you asking? Someone offered you a gimbal without bearings? (just a joke!!) Or trying to build one? Did you visited the hbsboard.com? Best regards from Buenos Aires (pretty close, eh?) Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members charlesneufeld Posted November 4, 2005 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Hey, Perhaps you are refering to the arm post?? PRO and others have the bearings and the 3A type do not. I just put the bearings on my 3A arm and love it!! ~C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Lucena Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 That is what I am refering to Charles. BTW does anyone know the specs of the bearings used within the curved pipe ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Reynoso Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Hi: I´m curious, Did you add the bearings in the handle or in the arm (like the Steady Rig arm)? In either case: Did you have the work done by a machinist or just replaced the part (wich part?) with an updated one? Best regards Alejandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandre Lucena Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Hi Alejandro, I intend to place bearings in both places. The gimbal was was done in a CNC. Btw. where do you live in Buenos Aires, I have some friends from there(River Plate supporters) Alexandre Lucena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Reynoso Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Hi Alexandre!! I live in a neigbourhood near downtown. Even dough I work every weekend on the transmissions of football matchs, I´m not a big fan of any team. Regarding your gimbal, I don´t think is necesary to have bearings in both sides. This could be just a redundancy( did you visited the hbsboard.com site?). Check out the steady rig site and check out the bearings in the pin of their arm. Suerte rapaz!! Agora vou embora ouvendo os paralamas do suceso, chao... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Charles Papert Posted November 22, 2005 Premium Members Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 I would suggest that however you build it, also include a variable clamping setup that allows you to "dial in" the amount of free movement available at a given time. Not everyone likes the frictionless feel at this pivot point, so it's good to be able to adjust it to taste. Also when doing vehicle work or other situations where the arm may not be hanging level (probably more often the case with homebuilds!), this pivot might cause more trouble than it's worth. Note that it's not a necessity for the stability of the photography (unlike the other bearings in use around the gimbal and arm) but is useful for adjusting the position of the gimbal while operating to get a better view of the monitor, etc. It may provide a little bit of improvement in isolation but it would be hard to see the difference in the final photography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alejandro Reynoso Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Hello Charles: Very clarifying!!! Thank you. I could see that the Steady Rig arm has a knob in the pin assembly to perform what you´re talking about. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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