Official Automotive Rigs - DIY Thread

Yea I agree, the CF booms are a giant waste but I still wanna see more of it. Haha

So what are the specifics of the tubing everyone is using for their boom? What is the wall thickness and grade? I'm trying to source a boom ATM and found a place that has 50mm aluminum tubing with a wall thickness of 1.6mm I think and the grade was something like 665t I think he said. What about couplings? How does everyone find their threaded couplings? Are they secure enough? Where are the couplings usually sourced?

VisualEchos wrote in post #12540661
I don't see what the big deal is with CF booms. I mean, they're nice, but at a minumum of $1200, they don't give you any bang for the buck. I suppose if you're shooting a 1DMKIII or D3X with some huge lens, and you're wanting the boom to be 20' long, sure, but other than that, it's a waste of money IMO, as you'll NEVER see that money in the shot. Some of the most watched photographer's on DieselStation use my boom, and it's a big-bad $199. This isn't a sales pitch, I'm just saying, the IDEA of CF is better than the reality, and it certainly won't make your shots any better...unless you're using a craptastic boom now.

How big & bad would it be to ship your boom to Oman.

First try... gonna give it a go again... Boy did I crap my pant when he started to lean it over.

Can't fapping wait to get my rig. I might actually post up some pictures of it....

Ok I have a few options for alu tubing for my boom, what do you guys think is the best option?

50mm x 1.6mm 4.5kg per length (6.5m)
40mm x 1.6mm 3.2kg
40mm x 3mm 6kg
32mm x 1.6 3kg
32mm x 3 5kg

So what would you guys choose? All are 6063 grade

tman2782 wrote in post #12549789
How big & bad would it be to ship your boom to Oman.

Never heard of it, but quite a bit less than buying a CF boom, I can assure you of that...lol.

PM me your full address and I'll get you a quote.

Finally... instead of just sitting back looking on I can contribute!

hi
my last practice

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jesus, how long is that?

O3DigitalBath wrote in post #12555442
jesus, how long is that?

7m

don't like bend cars by fish or wide lens

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I mean thats awesome...how heavy is it though? i'd be scared to strap that to a high end car and rip the panel off

thats insane!

that 7m is scary...could you post some close-ups on the wiring system?

MaTBoY wrote in post #12555189
Finally... instead of just sitting back looking on I can contribute!

boom was made by me here at work, aluminium tubing with steel couplers. the rest of the gear is the standard manfrotto fare.

Damn nice job Matt, especially for a first rig attempt!

Got any more info on your boom? I got all the bits I need to build one myself last week and now just need to get a boom together. What size is your boom? Tubing size and length? And what does your coupling system look like? Are you using a magic arm?

Soooo keen to get my rig together and test it out!