There have been so many inspiring photos submitted by the group in this thread, and since the CDN dollar's been doing a bit better as of late, I decided that rather than just looking at the water I'd take the plunge. With all the information I've gleaned from the posts you folks have been writing, I also figured I had a good idea of what was needed - essentially everything that Andrew from Rig Pro recommends; I like the "better safe than sorry" mindset.
Bought the Aluminum pipe this afternoon and delivered it to the machine shop for threading, and just finished ordering all the bits and pieces from B&H and Filmtools. I went with four 5' sections of pipe - 1.66" OD; 3 of schedule 80 and 1 of schedule 40 - and enough clamps, pins, swivels, and vacuum cups for 3 complete mounting sets just so that I'll have options. I'll also add the stabilization cable for times when I'll use the full 20' setup.
Everything should arrive over the next couple weeks, and hopefully I'll be able to give it a try by month's end.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the tips and advice that you, as a group collectively, have shared so far, and hope that you'll be open to more questions once I get started.
