A Lazy Susan Type Device That Will Rotate Slowly, for Product Videos

AustriaBargain on 27/07/2020 - 08:06
Last edited 27/07/2020 - 08:07

I need a lazy susan type device that will rotate slowly or a bit quicker than slowly, so I can take a video of the product rotating, and then blend the videos, and do all kinds of fun stuff that looks more difficult than it really is. But I need something that will spin at a consistent speed, it'll probably usually hold somewhere between a few grams and a few kilograms. If it can also support the weight of a big polished wooden disc then that'd be great too. I know I can just spin it by hand but I'm not very coordinated, I just know it'd look goofy trying to carefully spin something for a slow 15 second rotation, jerking about and stuff. I suppose I could screw a small round coffee table to the base of a rotating office chair, record stuff spinning round and round, and then just adjust the speed of a section of the video so the all match up. I don't really want to carry around an office chair as part of a photo kit tho. I'd need something that has a fluid and long lasting spinning action, so not a lazy susan.

Any ideas? I see dedicated things like this on Amazon for $100+, but they have either no speed setting or very limited speed settings, like 22-66 seconds for a full rotation. They are kinda cool though and I suppose it'd be nice to leave it running somewhere in the house with little statue or something on it. But what if I need it to spin faster than one time every 22 seconds?

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  • Skyllian Blitz on 27/07/2020 - 08:24

    There's a bunch of $40 electric display turntables, between 1kg and 5kg capacity, on Amazon. Maybe you aren't using the right search terms?
    https://www.amazon.com.au/Iycorish-Rechargeable-Turntable-Ph…
    https://www.amazon.com.au/Honeytecs-Electric-Rotating-Turnta…

    • AustriaBargain on 27/07/2020 - 08:27

      I did see that big white one, but it had one star review. I figured it was probably more trouble than it was worth. Now that I look at it I do like the description, if they bothered to work out the max speed supported for different weights then maybe it's not a bad product. I can't wait until the 7th of September only to find out this thing is a lemon though.

      • Skyllian Blitz on 27/07/2020 - 08:44

        Yeah, unfortunately for the price point it's going to be the cheaper chinese made ones with the features you want and quality is going to vary. Ebay may have ones that are in the country to take a shot. I took a quick look at any Aussie businesses selling and it looks to be commercial sellers at $100 minimum as well.

  • mooney on 27/07/2020 - 08:32

    If you can wait the same turntable is $16 on Banggood ($20 delivered)

    https://www.banggood.com/360-Rotating-Display-Stand-Rotary-T…

  • jjjaar on 27/07/2020 - 08:35

    Look for a “cake turntable”? Giant layer cakes are often heavy so it should hold a fair bit. All those videos of people making cakes seem to have them spinning nicely.

    • AustriaBargain on 27/07/2020 - 08:37

      Big W have one for 10.50 https://www.bigw.com.au/product/wiltshire-cake-turntable/p/8…

      Maybe I could buy two little motors with rubber wheels and somehow stick them on there. I dunno. Or buy a rubber belt and attach it to a tiny spinning motor driven wheel.

      • D C on 27/07/2020 - 09:16
        +3

        If you're feeling enthusiastic cut the bottom out of a microwave oven.

        • Stewardo on 27/07/2020 - 10:00
          +3

          Or a used record player, at 33 1/3

          • D C on 27/07/2020 - 10:27

            @Stewardo: Too fast & not enough torque for OP's needs.

      • Nalar on 27/07/2020 - 09:44
        +1

        Could do it with lego motors/wheels

      • iampoor on 27/07/2020 - 10:05

        https://core-electronics.com.au/tamiya-70189-mini-motor-low-…

        This looks like it could be a fun project - used to play tamiya cars when I was a kid and those motors never seemed to die.

        If the kit gets too hard you could just get a basic tamiya car, turn it upside down so the rubber wheels are against the bottom of plate and fix it to the middle. Turn it on and off you go..

      • Speckled Jim on 27/07/2020 - 12:39

        Brand new synchronous (microwave turntable) motors are cheap as chips on eBay and elsewhere.
        Replaced my microwave motor with a $5 one 8 years ago, still going.

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