Building camera dolly with track part 2…
Since today has been quite rainy and I need to work outside to build the track of the camera dolly, I decided to come up with a system that will hold the tripod securely to the moving platform.  Here’s what I came up with:
I used three 1.5″ “L” brackets per foot of the tripod. Two “L” brackets are positioned on one side of the foot slightly bent so it can cup the tripod foot, while the other bracket is on the opposite side with a bolt drilled through it. I tapped the hole for the bolt in the bracket so it allows you to tighten or loosen it on the tripod foot. The nylon stop nuts are there only as a grip to allow me to twist the bolt. With a few twists, this setup holds the tripod very securely and should prevent any accidents to happen to my expensive camera rig.
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