"I actually just finished up my project! I work in the movie/commercial business and needed a cart to hold accessories for my camera dolly. Super easy to assemble and make changes in the future. Still gotta put some carpet on the shelves but overall, these things are awesome! 

They are really similar to a product we use on set called speed rail fittings from Hollander. Uses 1.25 pipe but 3/4 EMT is a much better fit for stuff like this and is much lower weight." - Thomas

"Just completed a vocal booth build for voice over using Maker Pipe connectors with 3/4” EMT conduit and it came out amazing! My mind is now racing with new ideas for other builds. Glad I discovered you guys and the inspiring community you foster." - J. K.

I have a side business as a Bladesmith, and one of my challenges is capturing content, while either forging or sanding/grinding metal. I needed something that would reach out over my workspace that was grounded so as to dampen vibrations. I built this using an umbrella stand and a small camera clamp with 1” and 3/4” conduit.

Appreciate the review from Chan! If you ever experience pipes spinning in the terminating part of a connector, I recommend adding some shrink bands to the end of the pipe or using a ratchet and socket to really crank it down.

"I simply couldn't find anything like this anywhere else, from any other manufacturer or sales outlet. As far as I know (and I did search), these are the ONLY connectors available for structural EMT projects. The connectors just *work*, pretty much exactly as described, with a couple of caveats: (1) The bolt/nut has to be really, incredibly, superbly tight in order to prevent slippage. I simply wasn't able to get them tight enough with the included hex bolt, and replaced it with a 1/4"-20 bolt that I could use a socket wrench with, eventually getting the T-connector tight enough that the pipe wouldn't rotate inside the connector.

(2) The stamped-in slot for the nut that's supposed to keep it from turning doesn't always keep it from turning; on about half of my connectors, I had to hold a wrench on the other side to keep the nut in place (which required a second person in most cases, to hold the connector/pipe in place while I held the socket wrench and regular wrench. I've built a nice little "cage" around my desk to hold lights, webcam, mic, and other recording accessories, all built from Maker Pipe connectors and EMT. (The included photo is before I had attached most accessories, but shows the nearly completed cage.)."

Here’s another shot of the other side of the “Audio Contraption”. There’s a 43” tv on the back. I justified it by saying I needed the counter weight back there

Do you have a Maker pipe build that maybe “evolved “ too far? I started this contraption about two years ago. It started life as a three wheeled cart in my garage.

I'm curious how strong and stable these connections are? I built a photography table top set a few years ago using structural pipe fittings and they have a good amount of sway and movement to them side to side. They can hold a lot of weight, but aren't very stable. For reference, the tables i built were 4' wide, and 6'long.

Hey everyone, happy to be here. Starting design phase for our new studio. Dedicated 2 story 44 x 42 space with 4 filming sets and a central control booth. Plus, supporting builds for kilns, material storage, and other equipment support. Will be providing photos/videos as it happens.

Needed something to haul my camera gear on shoots in the outdoors and came up with this. I'm still testing it a bit and should making final modifications to it in the next day or two. Basically it's 3/4" EMT with pretty standard MP connectors. I am getting my own pipe bender tomorrow and I will be making a new custom bend handle for the cart. I also am installing the press in 1/4-20 and 3/8-16 inserts which I hope to use for installing camera gear and extensions on the sides of the cart. The 45 degree connectors on the back/front ends of the cart will be replaced with 90 degree connectors and I will bend my own support pieces for my tripods and those will most likely be at 45 degrees with a 3 inch or so flat area before the bend. I hope to make a video at some point or maybe at least post some more photos. I have used it nearly everyday and it works better than I even imagined. The wheels are 10" pneumatics from Harbor Freight but I am considering getting some larger wheels in the future if I think it will help but it does the job very well right now.

On the hunt to make a boom arm for my new setup.

I've got a 55"36" desk, and will be mounting an under-desk boom arm to a RODE NT-USB podcast mic.

Wish me luck.

Just built a camera tower for our church. Was fun & saved money in the process

We had to move the press room outdoors due to COVID. An 8'x10' backdrop + Maker Pipe gave us a portable "Press Room" right on the field for our post-game interviews. Thanks Maker Pipe for making it happen! #UCSBMensSoccer #BigWestTV #FallProductions

Maker Pipe Live Stream
Wanted to add a shout out to David Schlitter, Jake Lewis, and Kelly Schlitter for another fun Maker Pipe live stream Wednesday!
https://youtu.be/unCm4-JF7HI
For those of you who don’t know, they have been hosting a weekly live stream for weeks and it is fun to pop in for some real-time interactive chat. I wasn’t able to join last night, but later in the evening I watched the recorded session and it was still pretty fun!

This week, they did a community build round-up which was a lot like Maker Pipe Mondays, only with live feedback from viewers. One of my favorite moments was the truck bed bike rack build (which was pretty sweet) and Dave says, “Let’s go shopping” and proceeds to find out how much a retail solution on Amazon would have cost vs. the DIY build.

This is really neat, as we get to see the owners’ reactions to our projects, often sharing insights about upcoming products or helping to connect the dots between the inspirations for what we build. They are taking a genuine interest in we, the customers, even featuring our social media posts if it is useful for the discussion. It is not often you get to connect directly with the creators/vendors of build components like this, and even if the live attendance is small/intimate today, these videos live on forever and can be fun and helpful to watch later.

Anyway, thanks for the support, sharing and promoting the creative ideas of the community!

Our makerspace is focusing on creating videos that showcase different building techniques since we can't offer in-person classes at the moment. We decided to build a simple collapsable rig that allows us to have a camera directly above the table and one in front on a tripod. We used a backdrop stand to stand in for our initial proof of concept and we have made our first prototype with maker pipe minis we 3d printed. Now we just need to wait for our order to arrive.

We used maker pipe connections to build a structure to hold lighting and an overhead camera for a new YouTube series to display our products. A separate small structure holds a front camera, monitor and overhead LED video light that can be easily moved when not in use.

A great customer built cable reel! Nice job and they say it saved them a lot of money. We always love to hear that!

Jonnybuilds, one of our favorite YouTube creators, made this helpful overhead camera holder for filming. Take a look at the build and maybe also watch his latest video of a mind blowing origami folding door!

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-esOf5D6na/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnNk647Ko0E&feature=youtu.be