A tripod is a special device that allows you to hold the device in one position. The most popular devices for smartphones, video cameras and microscopes. This article will discuss home-made tripods for the phone, microscope, camera, spotlight, and level.
How to make a tripod for a smartphone: option number 1 - from wire
In fact, a tripod for the phone can be any thing that can fix the device and hold it for the right time. This is necessary primarily for shooting videos or photographing. How to make a homemade tripod?
For the first option, you need a regular cable. It needs to be solid enough, but flexible. The cable should be shaped so that it matches the shape of a regular telephone tripod:
- 3 supports with which the stand remains level;
- on top is a design for attaching a smartphone, which needs to be made to fit the size of your phone.
The design will look like the one shown in the photo below.
The advantage of such a tripod is that it can be mounted on any pipe by bending the supports to fix the structure.
Option number 2 - from office clips
The second way to make a homemade tripod is from office paper clips. It will take 2 clamps and some kind of flat thing on which to fix them. You need to hold the paper clips on a flat surface at such a distance so that you can install the phone on their pens. Everything, the tripod is ready and you can shoot on such a stand no worse than on a regular purchase.
Option number 3 - from pencils or pens
The third idea: a homemade tripod made of pencils and erasers. First you need to connect 3 pencils with rubber bands in the form of a triangle so that the lower one, forming the base of the figure, protrudes. Next, you need to fix another pencil behind the others so that it plays the role of a support. The final design will look like the one shown in the photo below.
The height and angle of inclination of such a stand can be adjusted simply by moving the gum.
Option number 4 - from the box
Another way is to make a homemade tripod out of a small box. Such an idea is the simplest, since its implementation will require only a box and a knife. It is necessary to cut the design so that the base remains intact, and the back forms a stand for the smartphone. This tripod is simple, but the angle of the phone, unfortunately, can not be adjusted.
How to make a tripod for the camera: the first way
For video cameras, tripods are even more in demand than for smartphones. When shooting, you need a clear and static picture to make successful and unforgettable frames. Of course, you can buy a stand in the store, but the prices of such designs are not entirely low.
For a homemade tripod for the camera you will need:
- 3 razors.
- A small section of the board.
- Durable adhesive.
- A screw with a diameter of 0.5 centimeters.
- Nut.
- Sealing ring.
- Drill.
First of all, a triangle with equal sides (5-7 cm) should be cut out of the board. In the middle of the figure, you should make a hole with a drill, into which you will need to insert a screw. Now on each side of the wooden triangle you need to glue the razors with glue so that they act as the legs of a tripod. Screw the O-ring onto the screw so that the camera does not push the screw down. It remains only to fix the camera on the screw by screwing the screw into the corresponding hole on the device.
Such a stand looks very beautiful, and will also serve as an excellent attribute even when amateur shooting video or photo.
Second way
Surprisingly, you can build a homemade tripod from a regular bottle. To do this, you will need:
- Bottle with a cap (preferably large).
- A screw with a diameter of 0.5 centimeters.
- Construction washers (2 pieces).
A hole should be made in the bottle cap, and then a screw should be inserted there. It is better to make a hole with a drill of a smaller diameter than a screw, so that it can be screwed in and fixed. The screw should be screwed in from the inside, having previously placed the washers inside the cover. Now the design is ready to install the camera on it. It must be screwed onto a screw that protrudes from the outside of the cover.
The bottle must be covered with sand or stones so that it does not tip over with the camera. Now you just need to screw the lid with the camera. Homemade tripod is ready.
This design can be attached to a pillar or to a tree using straps or rubber bands, so that shooting was conducted from a higher place.
DIY microscope stand
For a homemade tripod for a microscope you will need:
- A pipe with a diameter of 25 mm or more for attaching to a table.
- Two pipes with a diameter of 25 mm and a length of 20 cm.
- A pipe with a diameter of 25 mm, a length of 15 cm.
- Transitional corners with the necessary diameter - 2 pieces.
- Pipe mounts - 2 pieces.
It is necessary to decide in which place on the table the main pipe will be fixed, on which the remaining parts will be fixed. It is necessary to install it so that it is motionless. Now, at a distance of 5 cm from each other, two pipes of 20 cm horizontally need to be fixed using fasteners. At the ends of these elements, you must install the corners. Then attach another 15 cm pipe. We get the base of the structure, which is tightly fixed on the table. You can set it to the desired position for work. Next, you need to install the mount for the microscope, which comes with the device, on the last tube. The device itself is already attached to the stand for it. So that the structure does not stagger, in the middle of the last pipe you can make a stand from books or other objects.
Despite the complexity of this design, it is very convenient and practical to use due to the fact that it can be installed in any position.
How to make a tripod for a searchlight
To create a structure you will need:
- Whetstone (30 mm wide and 20 mm high).
- The stick is 4.8 meters long (durable).
- 5 screws.
- Construction washers - 12 pieces.
- Bolts - 2 pieces.
- Wing nuts - 7 pcs.
From the stick you need to separate 6 parts. It is necessary to make 3 legs 68.2 cm long; 1 part 110 cm long; 1 part 99.8 cm long. Now you need to cut a triangle from the bar into which the main stick will be placed. In this triangle, you also need to make a square to the size of the base of the stick, which is then placed in this part. Now you need to screw the legs with the wing nuts to the resulting triangle on each side. Pre-cut the ends of the legs diagonally. Next to the main vertical stick you need to screw another 110 cm perpendicularly so that the mounting location is 20 cm further from the middle of the stick. It remains only to fix the handle of the searchlight on a horizontal bar using the same wing nut. This is where the homemade tripod for the spotlight is ready.
This article introduced the main tripods and described the process of their step-by-step manufacturing. As you can see, you can build a stand for almost any device: telephone, video or camera, microscope, searchlight. You can also come up with a homemade tripod for the level and other devices that require a mandatory fixed position when using.
Application Tips
Recommendations are presented both for improvised structures and for purchased products.
- No need to mount the tripod on uneven surfaces. Even if it was possible to put the unit on a bump, it can fall at any time. The device will become unusable as a result of an impact.
- Do not mount devices that are too bulky on a tripod, especially homemade ones, as they can damage the stand.
- The horizontalness of the surface can be checked by level. This will allow you to control the tilt and eliminate uneven frames when shooting video or photographing.
- You always need to take a stand with you to shoot a video, even if it seems that you do not need it there at all. Perhaps a situation will arise when new ideas come to mind, and it turns out that a tripod is necessary in this case.
- Do not use a weak stand in extreme places (for example, on stones). If the structure falls, not only a tripod can be damaged, but also expensive equipment.