3D printed brushless Gimbals - Info exchange

[BorisS]

getting there:

little slow still on the roll axis and little drift from time to time. But that can be fixed ! Off to mounting it on the copter after testing tomorrow with a 7D, but already had it on it should work with no probs.

 

[BorisS]

still a little issue with the pan strange very inconsistent on this axis !

otherwise happy

 

[jhardway]

thats beautiful rig and exactly how I would like to see a mount made, Not knowing much with the brushless side of weight mainly I have not played with them much, with the way you made that is it camera specific or does it matter. I guess I ask mainly because I know weight plays i role and if that is true how would you go about adjusting for CG differences.

cheers Boris

 

[BorisS]

Guys changes of the gimbal to reach the final version. To keep it more adjustable and that it can be taken apart motors changed easily i changed some parts. Not every one would like to glue the parts together like it did ! Additionally pan can be adjusted forward back which is crucial when mounting different cams to bring pan back into CG.

If any of you have any additional ideas or wishes comment please ! If i fnished up this weekend i will start posting all the STLs and additional parts needed. I hope to get the whole setup without me cutting (from shapeways) somewhere around 600 Euros inkl. everything needed !

That would be:

Motors
Driver Board
Carbon Tubes
Hollow Shaft und Bearing
3D printed parts.

Revision

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Comparison

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Boris

 

[BorisS]

thats beautiful rig and exactly how I would like to see a mount made, Not knowing much with the brushless side of weight mainly I have not played with them much, with the way you made that is it camera specific or does it matter. I guess I ask mainly because I know weight plays i role and if that is true how would you go about adjusting for CG differences.

cheers Boris

Jhardway i had a 7d on it with a medium lense and it worked ! Its adjustable on all axis and the cam can be balanced out on tilt roll and pan. The zenmuse set the standard on balancing out the cam which other gimbals in my eyes are lacking and i took care to consider all the adjustments necessary !

Boris

 

[iscorama]

What a nice gimbal. Thanks for sharing this in future. It's really great to see when people share their genius design.
Do you use 2 alexmos boards or expansion board for 3rd axis, both boards mounted on the same mount?

Maybe you could add top handle for low angle handheld shoots?
And you could also add 3 landing gear for copter use (2 x instead handles and one landing gear on tube that will came out of pan-roll motors tube clamp)

 

[BatCam]

BorisS that looks phenomenal! Can't wait to see more! Well done on all of your work mate!

 

[siim227]

+1 Thanks for sharing.

BorisS that looks phenomenal! Can't wait to see more! Well done on all of your work mate!

 

[BorisS]

DONT order anything yet, before you dont have an overview of what else is needed etc. But feel free to download the design and print if you want !


Wrapping up the parts that are needed that you guys get an overview:


TILT:


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4x DSLR 16mm (thick) clamps Pitch http://www.shapeways.com/model/1039535/dslr-16mm-thick-clamps-pitch.html?li=productBox-search

DSLR_pitch_motor_outer http://www.shapeways.com/model/1084548/dslr-pitch-motor-outer.html?li=productBox-search

Dslr-pitch-motor-inner http://www.shapeways.com/model/1086845/dslr-pitch-motor-inner.html?li=productBox-search

Dslr-outer-bearing-holder http://www.shapeways.com/model/1040598/dslr-outer-bearing-holder.html?li=productBox-search

DSLR_pitch_bearing_inner http://www.shapeways.com/model/1086843/dslr-pitch-bearing-inner.html?li=productBox-search

DSLR_bearing_plate http://www.shapeways.com/model/1040584/dslr-bearing-plate.html?li=productBox-search

Dslr-cam-imu-plate-v2 http://www.shapeways.com/model/1143515/dslr-cam-imu-plate-v2.html?li=productBox-search

If needed a little tray for your HDMI converter !


Dslr-hdmi-plate http://www.shapeways.com/model/1079442/dslr-hdmi-plate.html?li=productBox-search

To hold the 16m carbon bar:

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4x Dslr-16mm-thin-clamp http://www.shapeways.com/model/1084559/dslr-16mm-thin-clamp.html?li=productBox-search

Roll Components

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Dslr-roll-inner-v2 http://www.shapeways.com/model/1143497/dslr-roll-inner-v2.html?li=productBox-search

Dslr-roll-outer http://www.shapeways.com/model/1081580/dslr-roll-outer.html?li=productBox-search

2x Dslr-90-angle-w-clamps http://www.shapeways.com/model/1143513/dslr-90-angle-w-clamps.html?li=productBox-search

Dslr-driverboard-holder http://www.shapeways.com/model/1079469/dslr-driverboard-holder.html?li=productBox-search

Boris

 

[BorisS]

DONT order anything yet, before you dont have an overview of what else is needed etc. But feel free to download the design and print if you want !


Okay Pan Components !


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Dslr-brushlessdslr-double-90-angle-v2.html http://www.shapeways.com/model/1143...-double-90-angle-v2.html?li=productBox-search

or cheaper approach, with the downside of no adjustability on pan !


Dslr-double-90-angle http://www.shapeways.com/model/1080230/dslr-double-90-angle.html?li=productBox-search

Dslr-handles http://www.shapeways.com/model/1092725/dslr-handles.html?li=productBox-search

Dslr-pan-tbar http://www.shapeways.com/model/1092723/dslr-pan-tbar.html?li=productBox-search

or with handle


dslr-pan-tbar-handle http://www.shapeways.com/model/1147532/dslr-pan-tbar-handle.html?li=productBox-search

And you will need one more time the outer roll holder for pan !


http://www.shapeways.com/model/1081580/dslr-roll-outer.html?li=productBox-search

 

[BorisS]

On going the mechanical components:


Ballbearing for tilt


http://uk.misumi-ec.com/eu/EcSearchView.html?kw=TB6900ZZ&ecSearchType=1

Hollow-shaft with these with these specs: PSPJD10-25-F17-B7-P8-N6


http://uk.misumi-ec.com/eu/ItemDetail/10300006850.html

Motors for roll and pan:


http://www.iflight-rc.com/product/iPower-Brushless-Motor-iPower-GBM-Motor-iPower-GBM5208-150.html

Motor for Tilt:


http://www.iflight-rc.com/product/iPower-Brushless-Motor-iPower-GBM-Motor-iPower-GBM5206-150T.html

 

[alexoki]

Many thanks for all the hard work you have put into this design, looks great! Do you have size/dimensions for the cf tubes?

 

[BorisS]

Many thanks for all the hard work you have put into this design, looks great! Do you have size/dimensions for the cf tubes?

HI Alexoki,

they are 16mm carbon tubes thickness 1.5mm. So 16mm outer 13mm inner dimension ! I am going to change one or two more parts a little and put everything in one STL files could be that it becomes cheaper with shapeways !

Ill update everything tomorrow !

Boris

 

[BatCam]

Amazing work BorisS, really cool to see it come together! Were you drawing in Solidworks or something else? Are you going to incorporate a quick release to your CS8 or something similar? Looking forward to some footage from the bird

 

[BatCam]

Hi BorisS, I visited the Shapeways page and see that you have posted 'Complete DSLR 2'. Did you make any changes since the revision you last posted a video of?
I've just pre-ordered the new V3 alexmos board and the motors, thinking about printing your parts this week. What are you overall thoughts on how it came together? (I will be running a 5dmkIII or 7D on the gimbal for the meantime, and looking at acquiring either a BM Cinema Cam, or possibly the Pocket Cam toward the end of the year) Cheers! Cam

 

[BorisS]

Little update let some Friends of Mine use the dslr gimbal for some Takes.

happ with the results

 

[gnapoleon]

Hi BorisS, I would like to 3D print your Gimbal. Did you mention making the STL files available? What do you think should be modified to use it with a NEX5/7 type camera (that size range & weight)?