Introducing a New Multirotor and Gimbal Products Manufacturer (Gearhead Machineworks)

Hello everyone. I want to introduce to everyone our company, Gearhead Machineworks. This is a division of our video services company Gearhead Flicks L.L.C. http://www.gearheadflicks.com
We have been designing and building our own ground based and aerial camera equipment for use in our video business for years, and realized one day "Hey these products are so good we really should sell this stuff". So, that is exactly what we are doing. We have been tooling up and establishing or production functions over the past year and are now finally ready to rock.


We are a small company based in Spring Texas USA. We are passionate about what we do and have a goal to provide something different to the market. We aim to provide PREMIUM products to the DIY multirotor and gimbal market along with actual product support and customer service. Since many products for this market are designed, manufactured, and supported from China it can be difficult at best to get the product support and customer service you need after you have spent hundreds, and in some cases thousands of dollars with a given company. Well, this will not happen at Gearhead Machineworks. We will not leave you out to dry. If you buy something from us we will do everything in our power to make sure you are happy and taken care of, post sale. Below is some info about the first product we just released. We have many products soon to be released. Please keep an eye @ our ebay store. The name of our store is gearheadmachineworks. Any questions please feel free to PM, post here, or email me at gearheadmachineworks@gmail.com.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRuvbFhnXL4


Gearhead Machineworks W.A.S.P. 12 Motor Cage System (DESIGNED FOR LARGE CAMERA GIMBALS)
There is a revolution going on right now in camera stabilization systems. Brushless gimbal technology is taking over. With the right system, simply amazing performance is possible. Unfortunately, full systems capable of delivering quality footage cost exorbitant amounts of money. But, are they really worth these lofty prices? At Gearhead Machineworks our goal is to bring you the best products for your build at a fraction of the cost. We sell parts and assemblies which allow you to build up your own high end camera stabilization rig. We offer premium products for the DIY market. We thoroughly test our designs in our own gimbal systems. During design and development our engineering team communicates directly with our in house video crew. Each new design is handed to the video crew for testing. Field testing is performed and feedback communicated back to our engineers. This trial by fire approach to engineering results in unparalleled quality and performance for a price you can afford. We have the best designs on the market for your DIY project.


The W.A.S.P. 12 Motor Cage System is the same system we use in our gimbals. It has been through multiple design revisions and months of testing. The centerpiece of this system is an innovative outboard bearing support and super rigid aluminum motor cage design. The purpose is to eliminate flex under load and remove radial runout on the motor’s axis, commonly referred to as “slop”. Machine tolerances used in the mating parts are very tight and the structure itself is very rigid. These machine design characteristics are imperative to produce super smooth video, especially with heavy loads seen using 10-12 LB cameras. This motor support system mounts up to 25mm diameter tube. It is designed to house larger brushless motors. It accepts a number of different motor types. The motor cage has a max camera carry capacity of 12 LBS. The same motor mount system can be used on Pan, Roll, and Tilt axes by selecting which option fits your needs. Please check out our video services website too! Google "Gearheadflicks" to find our website.


W.A.S.P. 12 Motor Cage Feature List:

Made in the USA
Fit, finish, and overall build quality is outstanding
Super rigid CNC aluminum cage construction. Aluminum is much more rigid than carbon fiber in torsion and bending experienced by camera gimbals
Light weight
Unique design giving your rig a PRO look and PRO performance
Designed to mate quickly and easily to 25mm diameter carbon fiber tube
Innovative external bearing support keeps axis completely slop free
Easily install motor of your choice. Designed to fit a variety of large brushless gimbal motors (Sold without motor)
Includes a slot for passing the motor wires through the carbon fiber tube, hidden from view
Different options are available to fit your particular gimbal build configuration
Tapped holes x 3 located on the rear of the motor mount for affixing things, such as a controller board box or battery tray
Tool free single point balance adjustment thumb screw
High quality matte black anodized finish
All fasteners made of stainless steel for ultimate longevity and corrosion resistance


Technical Specifications:
Fits the following motors: iPower GBM8028-90T, iPower GBM8017-120T, T-motor GB85-1, Rctimer GBM8108 (New motors are coming out all the time. Contact us if you want to know if a motor not listed here will fit).
Motor rear mount hole requirement: 19mm - 43mm hole separation, 3mm screws x 4
Motor front mount hole requirement: 35mm hole separation, 3mm screws x 4
Motor Thickness (Depth) requirement: 26mm minimum to 28mm maximum with included hardware (thinner motors can be used with additional motor mount spacers)
Color: Black Anodized CNC Aluminum
Weight (W/O Motor): 235 Grams (8.29 oz) WITHOUT MOTOR
Weight capacity: 12 LB Max Camera Weight

























 
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Below are some pictures of a simple way to affix legs to our W.A.S.P. 12 PRO MOTOR CAGES, for multirotor use. This is a popular method similar to a 'cinestar' style tri-leg setup. This method looks complicated but really there isn't much to it. ***Please note the legs below aren't pictured joined together with fasteners. Either leg half is PICTURED as parallel to each other. I did this because it very difficult to model the leg halves joined together in 3D CAD. In reality they are of course joined together***. It is relatively easy to affix a setup like this to our pan motor cage. The only custom part (which we can make for anyone interested) is the carbon fiber plates pictured below in blue. These just simply bolt onto our cage with supplied fasteners. All the other parts, 25mm CF tube, 25mm CF tube clamps, fasteners, even CF legs are all available online in various places. But, if someone so desired we can get together all the parts required and sell it all as one set.


The very last picture below shows how the gimbal pan cage attaches to a multirotor anitivibration plate. You will see 4 screws exiting the center hub. These screws can be passed through an anti-vibration plate. You run nuts onto these screws to hold the entire assembly in place. This is a very effective way to join the gimbal to the bird. And because the screws pass up through the inside of the cage its impossible for these screws to back out from vibration. Meaning its impossible for the gimbal to become detached from the bird in flight. During assembly you join the pan cage to the bird BEFORE installing the motor in the cage. Its easy to install the motor. Takes 3 minutes tops.














 
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maxwelltub

Member
Well looks like you have specs for landing gear top mounting bracket. Clearly motors and CF tube would be bought separately but do you plan on releasing the parts to make the pan axis attach to landing legs?
 

Yes sir. I will have those tri-leg parts in stock soon (1.5 to 2 weeks). But, all but one set are spoken for and reserved. So if you want the last one its all yours. My cages are all in stock now...

The tri-leg pan cage setup includes the following:

1) Two CF CNC cut plate parts which connect to the cage (pictured in blue color in the graphic above)
2) All the required 25mm tube clamps.
3) CF plate CNC cut legs
4) CF tubes
5) And all required fasteners.


Well looks like you have specs for landing gear top mounting bracket. Clearly motors and CF tube would be bought separately but do you plan on releasing the parts to make the pan axis attach to landing legs?
 

Or if you want I could sell you only the adapter plates, tube clamps, and fasteners, and you can provide the CF tubes and the legs on your own. Up to you! We are flexible.
 

maxwelltub

Member
Yes, I'd love that option of everything but the tools. I am going to email you right now. Please hold the legs for me!!!
 



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