76872 22 Arts & Media Photography Techniques General Photo Techniques true Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:45:55 -0800 /system/videos/5/72/68/07/76872.flv instructables, arts, photography, making, constructing, makeshift, video, film, photographing, photos How To Make a Mini Tripod For Your Camera http://www.howcast.com/videos/76872-How-To-Make-a-Mini-Tripod-For-Your-Camera http://www.howcast.com/videos/76872-How-To-Make-a-Mini-Tripod-For-Your-Camera/edit approved 180 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=76872"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=76872" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 15 cryptob9 http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/Picture_1_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 14783 false false false 48993 1 23 Warning When wielding a knife, razor blade, saw, or drill, always use extreme caution.

]]> 48994 2 29 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/29.jpg Halve the tennis ball Take an old tennis ball—one that has lost its bounce—and cut it in half with a knife, scissors, razor blade, or saw.

]]> 48995 3 39 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/39.jpg Mark out the first foot Take a pen and, at the bottom edge of one half of the tennis ball, anywhere you like, make a small mark that reaches about half an inch up the side of the ball. Then make another pen mark half an inch away from that. This set of marks represents the first “foot” of your tripod.

]]> 48996 4 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/54.jpg Mark out the second and third feet Mark out the second foot by moving one and a half inches away along the edge of the ball and making a mark there and a mark half an inch from that. Repeat this process one more time, making a third set of marks one and a half inches away from the second set.

]]> 48997 5 68 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/68.jpg Cut out the feet Flatten the ball and cut away, in a straight line, the space between the three “feet” you’ve just created with your pen marks. When you release the ball, you’ll have a dome with three feet that are separated by arches.

]]> 48998 6 82 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/82.jpg Cut a hole in the top At the top of the dome, draw a circle about the size of a quarter and cut that out.

]]> 48999 7 92 Tip You may also cut out a little square adjacent to the circle to make a keyhole design; this will allow you to tilt the tripod in different directions.

]]> 49000 8 100 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/100.jpg Create washers Take the other half of the tennis ball and cut two circles out of it, each approximately one and a half inches in diameter. Then cut a quarter-inch hole in the dead center of each circle to make two washers.

]]> 49001 9 113 Tip If you have a hole puncher or a drill with a quarter-inch bit, use that to make the center holes.

]]> 49002 10 118 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/118.jpg Begin assembling the tripod Take a quarter-inch-by-one-inch, 20-thread, nylon machine screw and hold it so that it points up, with the screw head on the bottom. Now push one of the washers, rounded side up, all the way down the screw until it touches the screw head.

]]> 49003 11 133 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/133.jpg Finish assembling the tripod Next, push the tripod dome down over the washer. Finally, push the second washer, rounded side up, down on top of the dome. The washer, dome, and washer should all fit snugly together.

]]> 49004 12 149 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/76872/149.jpg Attach camera Find the tripod mounting hole that is on the bottom of all cameras, both film and digital, and place it over the screw sticking out of your tennis ball tripod. Voilà! You’ve got a pocket camera tripod.

]]> 49005 13 168 Fact A tennis ball is still good if it bounces between 53 and 58 inches when dropped from a height of 100 inches.

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