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Lazy Susan for 360 view
Kent Miller, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 9:27 AM on 04.29.11 |
->> Hello All,
I'm looking for a Lazy Susan type turntable to photograph products. Some of them are quite heavy so the cheap Walmart version is not going to cut it. Most will fit on a 12-15 inch base. Any ideas? Maybe something with marks on the side like a pano head?
Thanks for your help.
Kent |
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Curtis Clegg, Photographer
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Sycamore | IL | USA | Posted: 9:31 AM on 04.29.11 |
| ->> Check the electronics sections of Wal Mart and other stores... they used to make heavy-duty swivel things with ball bearings for big-screen CRT televisions... I'm not sure if they still make them for flat screens. |
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Jim Colburn, Photo Editor, Photographer
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McAllen | TX | USA | Posted: 9:43 AM on 04.29.11 |
| ->> You could also try a well equipped motorcycle shop. I used to use a turn-table (about 15 inches across) to turn a BMW motorcycle around in a confined garage (ride it in, turn it around, ride it out). Cost about $70 and if it took my 600 lb bike it would probably work for whatever you need to shoot. |
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AJ Mast, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Tom Ewart, Photographer
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Bentonville | AR | USA | Posted: 11:02 AM on 04.29.11 |
| ->> To add to AJ's post, buy a small wooden round table top to mount to that swivel. I did that, painted it white then marked up the edge of the table with indexing marks every so many degrees. It worked well |
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Alex Witkowicz, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Denver | Co | USA | Posted: 11:15 AM on 04.29.11 |
->> I built one for under $20 following these instructions: http://tinyurl.com/3lmq9wp
These are some of the results: http://tinyurl.com/4xzg7n6 and
http://tinyurl.com/42tsamb
It took some doing and some brushing up on my geometry, but in the end it worked out. Go to Home Depot and tell them what you are trying to build and they will point you in the right direction.
Also, I found that a sheet of clear acrylic placed under the product solves the problem of creating a seamless background as you spin the product. Basically the acrylic is so reflective that anything not in shadow blows out to bright white. Without it, the edges of the lazy susan surface are visible against the white seamless back drop. I'm sure there are other ways to solve the problem, but that is what worked for me. |
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Dennis Wierzbicki, Photographer
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Plainfield | IL | USA | Posted: 12:26 PM on 04.29.11 |
| ->> I also followed instructions here (http://tinyurl.com/3ot3djf) which appear to be the same ones Alex linked to, and use a light tent purchased at Calumet into which I set the turntable. The most expensive part of the project was buying the bearing, but I found that for something like $10 at the local Ace Hardware. |
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Dennis Wierzbicki, Photographer
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