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Quick, cheap, and easy tripod

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.
 
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Step 1What you'll need

What you\
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
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13 comments
Feb 15, 2011. 1:27 PMAir_Assassin says:
That's a monopod
Dec 14, 2008. 10:58 AMjabujavi says:
simply. perfect
Jun 24, 2008. 11:24 AMjayro707 says:
sweet
May 30, 2008. 5:19 PMTheMoonMaster says:
Brilliant!
Feb 24, 2008. 7:33 PMPatented says:
you can add sand in the bottle
Feb 21, 2008. 11:58 PMclarissa2k6 says:
or you could you some accordion water bottle for tilt functionality
Dec 15, 2007. 9:44 PMwasserman08 says:
Crap I was just about to make my first instructable off this, good thing I checked first.
Aug 12, 2007. 11:29 PMteresajoy says:
Not exactly a tripod when it dosen't have 3 legs. Its more of a monopod.
Dec 16, 2006. 8:30 PMrimar2000 says:
Anyway, it's genial.
Dec 16, 2006. 4:39 PMPetervG says:
REPOST
Dec 16, 2006. 5:25 PMLasVegas says:
Yes. This was just posted a couple of weeks ago as Make your own camera monopod with a bottle-cork by hobbyman.se.

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