magliner steadi cart

[Erwin Landau]

Hi Bo,

 

They (Backstage) finally have something that resembles a Steadicam cart... but ignored most of my ideas.

 

I don't like it much... check it out for yourself...

 

I'm building another one and the one pictured above will be soon for sale.

 

 

Later,

 

Erwin

 

 

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[geoff shotz]

hey bo et al- i think taj teffaja just picked up his new backstage steadi cart. he gets back from vacation this week and if he has it, i'll twist his arm to post some pictures. it's definitely different than the landau model 1, but not in a bad way. hopefully, later in the week.

 

geoff

[RonBaldwin]

you guys all suck with your fancy steadi-carts. A c-stand, sand bag, and some lisigav is all you need.

[geoff shotz]

ron- you think you, me, b.j. and the lisigav should hijack this thread too? hee hee.

 

g.

[Bo Baraniak]

Hi Geoff,

Any news on those photo's?

Would love to see this cart in color!!

Cheers, Bo

[geoff shotz]

hey bo- i'll bug taj again. maybe i can get him to shoot a few photos during his vacation time.

 

geoff

[Lawrence Karman]

Here's a picture I took of Erwin's new cart. The case is the same color as before, only a little larger. It just fits all his stuff.

 

[Alfeo Dixon SOC]

Damn Irwin... where can I get the third axel mod for mine?!? Somehow my Senior Cart just doesn't cut it anymore... :huh:

[Mark Karavite]

Doc,

 

That's the best laugh on this forum this year :D God bless Erwin and his endless quest for perfection.

 

Mark Karavite

[Brad Grimmett]

His new cart actually weighs the same as his old cart.

[Robert Starling SOC]

Here's a picture I took of Erwin's new cart. The case is the same color as before, only a little larger. It just fits all his stuff.

 

Close, but actually the red one is just Erwin's new AKS cart, the white one parked behind it is his new cart for sled, vest, arm and spares.

[Erwin Landau]

Darn... Doc and Robert... so much for keeping a secret!!!!

[Marty Y]

Hey Erwin,

 

I'm one of the Yaeger kids, thanks for all the great press you've given us in this forum!! You rock!! Here's a the link to the new website we're putting together. Thanks again Erwin!! Keep on truckin!!

 

Marty Yaeger

Maken Material Handling

909-594-6640

 

http://makenonline.com/zencart/index.php?m...dex&cPath=1

Edited February 8, 2008 by Marty Y

[Robert Starling SOC]

Here are some shots of my new cases custom built and fit into my existing Backstage Magliner Jr. Steadicam cart.

 

As you can see, it is based mostly on variations of Erwin's and Ramon's cases and also Steve Fracol's cases. A thousand thanks to those guys for the inspiration / infection.

 

Here are few custom things I had done to my Magliner and cases that ultimately made this work for me:

 

1. Even before the cases I had Backstage raise my top shelf to 38" because I prefer to work at that height.

2. So as not to loose space under the cases, I had Backstage build a custom bottom shelf with a 3/8" lip on just the front side so the bottom drawers clear. The other three sides are the normal height.

3. I didn't want to lose an entire side to just my vest standing up so I lay it down in a drawer with the arm nestled inside. My backpack / briefcase goes there when the vest comes out.

4. Weight was a concern so I divided it into four cases that were logical to me in weight and workflow.

 

* I'm still using small plastic organizers in the carpeted drawers until I work with the system a few more times and am ready to commit to cutting the foam inserts.

 

The design and build was by Art Arras at A&S Case:

 

Art Arras

A & S Case

5260 Vineland Ave

North Hollywood, CA 91601

Wk: (818) 509-5920

 

They did a great job and were very easy to work with before, during and after the build with one little unforeseen design flaw we had to correct which they did as a warranty item same day. I literally brought my whole kit and cart to them so they could see my existing load-in / load-out process with Peli / Storm cases and then left the cart there during the build. They now have shop drawings based on the Backstage cart and shelving. It's a 100% tight fit, not a millimeter to spare so if you have another brand cart don't make assumptions.

 

So far this system is saving me 35-45 minutes each on load-in / out from using individual cases and my build time is about ten minutes now. The cost was around $2500 and worth every penny.

 

Enough talk. Here is a basic photo of the overall cart, plus a link to the diagram and detailed photos located on my web server:

 

Detailed Starling Case Photos Link

Edited May 7, 2008 by Robert Starling

[Brandon Zachary]

Robert, That has to be the about the coolest setup I've ever seen! I would assume the cases are travel ready? Do you know the weight? Is it comparable to Innerspace cases?

 

I've been on the forum at least once a day for the past year just reading about every post that gets made. I find it useless to post before checking the archives. Just about every question I've had for so far has been answered (at least once) at some point in time. But, I'm sure I'll have more questions as time goes on.