Quick, Cheap, and Easy Tripod
by origamimavin in Circuits > Apple
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Quick, Cheap, and Easy Tripod
this is a very simple tripod for a camera that you can keep in your pocket. just screw it onto a water bottle, which shouldn't be a problem since there are coke machines everywhere.
What You'll Need
materials:
1 1/4" hex bolt, 3/4" long
2 1/4" hex nut
1 bottle cap
tools:
drill
1/4" drill bit
time:
< 5 minutes
cost:
< $.50
1 1/4" hex bolt, 3/4" long
2 1/4" hex nut
1 bottle cap
tools:
drill
1/4" drill bit
time:
< 5 minutes
cost:
< $.50
Drill Bottle Cap
use a 1/4" or slightly smaller drill bit and drill into the center of the bottle cap.
Screw Nut 1
screw one of the nuts onto the bolt all the way down.
Add to Cap
screw the bolt onto the bottle cap.
Screw Nut 2
screw on the other nut.
Use
screw the bottle cap onto a full water bottle. depending on the siz of the camera and location of the tripod mount on the bottom of the camera, it should hold.