Cody's plans are back

Charles King · December 28th, 2003, 04:07 AM

Totally agree with you Matt. A steadicam or a stabilizer is useless if you don't have an operator who can operate fully. Cody has done a great job and as you can see by his clips, his been doing a lot of practice.

Just a note. If any of you have tried accessing the HBS website and it comes up negative, it's because I have to upgrade the site due to it's over use bandwidth. I am presently in Cyprus and wouldn't be home until the 4th of january. so until then hope you can bear with me until I can sort this out when I get back home. It's kinda expensive paying for the website from my own pocket.

Another thing. cody is planning on putting a how to video out soon. So keep on the alert.

Arthur To · January 8th, 2004, 02:33 PM

hey, im thinkin about buying this "Cody's plans"

but i just need a few yes or nos

does it tell you how to make vest?

does it tell you where to buy vest?

does it teach you how to do the arm (with springs)?

how much weight can his final rig support (or are there different types?) (i have a fully loaded xl1s)

if i have a glidecam 4k, should i sell it or can that be part of the rig from cody's book?

thx sooooooo much for the help.
-arthur

Brian Huey · January 8th, 2004, 03:28 PM

Arthur, if you have questions about it you can email Cody directly, when I had questions he would answer within 24hours. His email is plans@codydeegan.com.

It tells you how to make the vest.

It tells you how to make the arm and what springs to get for different loads (up to 37lbs)

All you would need to adapt the Glidecam is to make the connection between glidecam handle and the end of the arm. I would think this could be done and using the machined gimbal would be better then making one yourself. Check with Cody to see what he has to say before selling the thing.

BTW I bought the plans a few months ago for $65 and was very pleased with them. $35 is a great deal.

Cheers,
Brian

Charles King · January 10th, 2004, 05:52 AM

"BTW I bought the plans a few months ago for $65 and was very pleased with them. $35 is a great deal."

A very good deal but remember the pics in the new book arer't in color. If it was then the price would be much more. The plans you bought had color pics therefore the price was more. Generally, it's not that important.

Brian, hope to see some pics.

Charles King · January 14th, 2004, 05:47 PM

"does it tell you how to make vest?

does it tell you where to buy vest?

does it teach you how to do the arm (with springs)?

how much weight can his final rig support (or are there different types?) "

Well Arthur, if it didn't tell you then it won't be much of a plan now would it? ;)

Arthur To · January 15th, 2004, 02:28 AM

hehe sorry, im paranoid like that

Charles King · January 15th, 2004, 04:44 AM

It's okay. I'm like that sometimes :) I would like to see some pics if you're going to get it.

Rob Lohman · February 3rd, 2004, 03:16 PM

I would just like to say that I've ordered the plans from Cody.
I'm not sure if I'm up to the task of actually building something
like that, but I thought the guy did very good work and therefor
bought it. Thanks Charles & Cody!

Charles King · February 3rd, 2004, 04:31 PM

Glad to hear it Rob. If you have any questions just go to HBS and ask Cody at his forum I made for him. He's always happy to answer any questions you might have.

Good luck Rob.

Steve Olds · February 6th, 2004, 09:08 AM

This might be a good site to chek out.

www.homebuiltstabilizers.com

Rob Lohman · February 6th, 2004, 02:48 PM

Funny you should mention that, it's Charles' site!

Rob Lohman · April 2nd, 2004, 04:15 AM

Well, bad news. After waiting two months the plans still haven't
showed up. That's the first time something has gone wrong with
ordering from the US. I've just e-mailed them. Let's see what
happens....

Charles King · April 3rd, 2004, 06:32 AM

sounds weird Rob. I'll check with Cody on this issue. So far he hasn't gotten any compliants.

Rob Lohman · June 9th, 2004, 06:03 AM

Well somehow they sent it to the wrong housenumber (that
number doesn't exist here in the street and I assume the package
was sent back). After a couple of times e-mailing with Cafepress
they resend the package with no additional costs and it finally
arrived today. Pfew. I'm not sure how the housenumber went
all screwy, but it is the end result that matters. Just wanted to
let everyone know!

Charles King · June 10th, 2004, 09:15 AM

thanks Rob for the update.

December 28th, 2003, 04:07 AM	#16
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Totally agree with you Matt. A steadicam or a stabilizer is useless if you don't have an operator who can operate fully. Cody has done a great job and as you can see by his clips, his been doing a lot of practice. Just a note. If any of you have tried accessing the HBS website and it comes up negative, it's because I have to upgrade the site due to it's over use bandwidth. I am presently in Cyprus and wouldn't be home until the 4th of january. so until then hope you can bear with me until I can sort this out when I get back home. It's kinda expensive paying for the website from my own pocket. Another thing. cody is planning on putting a how to video out soon. So keep on the alert. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

January 8th, 2004, 02:33 PM	#17
Arthur To Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 78	QUESTION~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ hey, im thinkin about buying this "Cody's plans" but i just need a few yes or nos does it tell you how to make vest? does it tell you where to buy vest? does it teach you how to do the arm (with springs)? how much weight can his final rig support (or are there different types?) (i have a fully loaded xl1s) if i have a glidecam 4k, should i sell it or can that be part of the rig from cody's book? thx sooooooo much for the help. -arthur __________________ xL1s

January 10th, 2004, 05:52 AM	#19
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	"BTW I bought the plans a few months ago for $65 and was very pleased with them. $35 is a great deal." A very good deal but remember the pics in the new book arer't in color. If it was then the price would be much more. The plans you bought had color pics therefore the price was more. Generally, it's not that important. Brian, hope to see some pics. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

January 14th, 2004, 05:47 PM	#20
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	"does it tell you how to make vest? does it tell you where to buy vest? does it teach you how to do the arm (with springs)? how much weight can his final rig support (or are there different types?) " Well Arthur, if it didn't tell you then it won't be much of a plan now would it? ;) __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

January 15th, 2004, 02:28 AM	#21
Arthur To Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 78	hehe sorry, im paranoid like that __________________ xL1s

January 8th, 2004, 03:28 PM	#18
Brian Huey Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Seattle , WA Posts: 184	Arthur, if you have questions about it you can email Cody directly, when I had questions he would answer within 24hours. His email is plans@codydeegan.com. It tells you how to make the vest. It tells you how to make the arm and what springs to get for different loads (up to 37lbs) All you would need to adapt the Glidecam is to make the connection between glidecam handle and the end of the arm. I would think this could be done and using the machined gimbal would be better then making one yourself. Check with Cody to see what he has to say before selling the thing. BTW I bought the plans a few months ago for $65 and was very pleased with them. $35 is a great deal. Cheers, Brian

January 15th, 2004, 04:44 AM	#22
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	It's okay. I'm like that sometimes :) I would like to see some pics if you're going to get it. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

February 3rd, 2004, 03:16 PM	#23
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I would just like to say that I've ordered the plans from Cody. I'm not sure if I'm up to the task of actually building something like that, but I thought the guy did very good work and therefor bought it. Thanks Charles & Cody! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 3rd, 2004, 04:31 PM	#24
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	Glad to hear it Rob. If you have any questions just go to HBS and ask Cody at his forum I made for him. He's always happy to answer any questions you might have. Good luck Rob. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

February 6th, 2004, 09:08 AM	#25
Steve Olds Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rolla, Mo Posts: 116	This might be a good site to chek out. www.homebuiltstabilizers.com

February 6th, 2004, 02:48 PM	#26
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Funny you should mention that, it's Charles' site! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 2nd, 2004, 04:15 AM	#27
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Well, bad news. After waiting two months the plans still haven't showed up. That's the first time something has gone wrong with ordering from the US. I've just e-mailed them. Let's see what happens.... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

April 3rd, 2004, 06:32 AM	#28
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	sounds weird Rob. I'll check with Cody on this issue. So far he hasn't gotten any compliants. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'

June 9th, 2004, 06:03 AM	#29
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Well somehow they sent it to the wrong housenumber (that number doesn't exist here in the street and I assume the package was sent back). After a couple of times e-mailing with Cafepress they resend the package with no additional costs and it finally arrived today. Pfew. I'm not sure how the housenumber went all screwy, but it is the end result that matters. Just wanted to let everyone know! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 10th, 2004, 09:15 AM	#30
Charles King Major Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: sweden Posts: 795	thanks Rob for the update. __________________ Charles 'What we perceive to be may not be what we believe to be.'