Hyperlapse Camera Slider

Is there anything more satisfying than a good timelapse shot? As someone who appreciates the art of recording and documenting projects, displaying the change over time of any item under observation is incredibly useful and having a tool that makes this process easier and repeatable is a no-brainer. Around the time when the acclaimed cinematographer Philip Bloom was reviewing manual Kessler Crane CineSliders, I though, why not make a better one? This project details the coincidental chain of events that transformed my rough-sketch automated slider into a one-ton iron gorilla of a camera slider, and one very awesome college engineering project.