MakerSlide Camera Slider Project

Many photographers have suggested that MakerSlide is a good material to make a camera slider. A camera slider is a linear motion control system for a camera. A stepper motor is used to smoothly move a camera along a linear rail. We decided to make a simple starter project of the basic items to create one. An Inventables Project is a quick, one click way to add all the parts you need to your shopping cart. You can modify or delete items in the cart if you already have them or need additional items. This project only includes the basic motion components. It does not include the motor controller, the motors drivers or the method to mount the camera. The design is for lighter camera systems of less than about 8 lbs. Some basic free controller software for Arduino is available on GitHub , but this provided "as is", and is not an officially supported Inventables item. Camera Slider The basic camera slider is quite easy to build and well doc