Years ago I saved an old TV stand/arm from being thrown away because I thought it might work halfway decent as a makeshift steadicam arm. I recently moved so I was cleaning out my closet and found the old stand. And have been trying to figure out whether I wanted to save it or throw it away.

Has anybody ever thought about using one of these for a smart gun? It may not have the shock absorption or quite the level of articulation as a real steadicam rig, but for somebody that just wants to get most of the way there it could be a cheap/easy way to setup a smartgun rig.

I can take pictures at home, but it's a close enough size and it's obviously meant to support a heavy TV. The only thing is the arm itself probably weighs 10-15 pounds (although this includes a heavy clamping plate and bolt to mount it to a sturdy desk/table).

It's actually pretty close to this monitor/keyboard setup below. I removed the large plate that would have held the TV though.

Reading your post made me [unhelpfully] think of this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX0MB7pJtKs "Heavy's good ..."

Good luck with you project, seems like an interesting alternative.

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I don't know if I'll wind up doing anything with it. It'd be cool build up a smartgun rig, but more than likely, I will probably wind up offering it to somebody here for whatever it costs to ship it.

I have that EXACT arm in the picture (found it in the junk pile when my company leased this building) and had the exact same idea, so I saved it.

I haven't made too much progress though. I think I'll have to gut it and fab all new hinges to make it bend any direction except up and down. I know it will be a lot of work and be a while before I can make an honest effort at it. If you decide to take a stab at it, you better believe I'll be following this thread!

I think it could work...give it a go and see what happens!

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