this has a project ive been wanting to do all summer. i just found a broken part of an old tripod. basically, its a pan and tilt tripod head on top of a approximately 20 inch long, 3/4 inch wide, telescoping, aluminum shaft. i want to use this part as the core of the glidecam, since it pretty much sets up perfectly.
the problems i am encountering is getting a weight plate for the bottom, and making a three axis gimbal. im a pretty smart kid but i have no idea where to start; i have little to no experience with really crafting this sort of thing (although i was pretty OG with LEGOs as a kid, hahaha)
like i said, im a pretty smart kid, so if you guys point me to where i can get some parts for these, as well as general directions on how to make them and attach them, i think i can figure it out on my own.
thanks in advance, +k for dope responses