How to Construct a Backdrop Pulley System (for under $35)

In this video we show you the parts you need to buy and how to assemble them in order to make a very affordable backdrop pulley system for your studio.

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  • @steve03104
    @steve031043 жыл бұрын

    Hey; I really appreciate the simplicity of this video! Your explanation of the pulley drive; clear camera angle on the knot/dowel set up; S hooks etc. was spot on for me. Thank you for sharing.

  • @fyfelee978
    @fyfelee9789 жыл бұрын

    Created this tonight. Works Great! For me not being a handy man and not having any specs. I was really impressed. Parts got a little expensive after going to 2 hardware stores and buying strong enough support hooks. Everything together including the seamless backdrop cost about $80, but the fact that it can pull up and be out of the way without backdrop stands on the sides makes it worth the build. I would suggest a extra eye hook at the bottom to tie down the extra weight from the back drop. Or a 10lb workout weight.

  • @darkgable1977
    @darkgable19777 жыл бұрын

    Great description of the pulley system, I was stuck for ages wondering how to configure that.

  • @TheConfidenceStudio
    @TheConfidenceStudio10 жыл бұрын

    Superb, thank you. Clear, concise and well thought out. It's a great money saving tip thank you.

  • @facesmasher4216
    @facesmasher42166 жыл бұрын

    great system to lift anything i guess. i like the part of the detail when you mentioned a two pulleys in the initial sequence of pulleys - which i believe is the starting pulley and the last one to attach. thanks

  • @patrickcagney8060
    @patrickcagney80606 жыл бұрын

    Nice, thank you. Used this same design but for a curtain pulling system, same rigging.

  • @imnotgonnasay3612
    @imnotgonnasay36129 жыл бұрын

    Great little video, very helpful! Thank you!!!

  • @theresafynn1384
    @theresafynn13842 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the clear explanation.

  • @texasmud91
    @texasmud917 жыл бұрын

    Very well explained!

  • @wstibbs1
    @wstibbs1 Жыл бұрын

    This is brilliant because it introduces a pulley that can be used for any lifting purpose. The advantage is that both side pull evenly!! Thank you for your great diagrams and info. Why are the S hooks necessary- for ease of movement? Rotation?

  • @jackp1537
    @jackp15377 жыл бұрын

    Thanks - worked for me. Lowe's had the double-pulleys. I only needed a 4-ft. bar and used an old hockey stick shaft, thus saving some $.

  • @dscorca
    @dscorca8 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the illustration of the parts needed but It would help your explanation if you could show a demonstration of the pulley system in action and how it functions to lower and raise the back drop.

  • @thekaiser4333

    @thekaiser4333

    7 жыл бұрын

    Why would one want to lower and raise it? Wouldnt it make more sense to have 3 or even 5 dowels with your favorite backgrounds and roll them up like a rollo?

  • @alexanderkaye4105

    @alexanderkaye4105

    Жыл бұрын

    I can't believe they made this video and didn't actually show it!!!

  • @nlcphotography8396
    @nlcphotography83965 жыл бұрын

    Works like a dream

  • @ferraryproductions
    @ferraryproductions11 жыл бұрын

    Very nice, Thank you for the video

  • @macguyver220
    @macguyver2208 жыл бұрын

    It would great to see it work and where you place the ropes on the pulleys.. Does it pull the dowel evenly? I'm trying to create a system for a dowel that holds all my different elastic on rolls, want it out of the way until I need it to drop down to cut a piece from one roll. Need to attach to ceiling, assuming it would work the same as wall attachment. If you have another video with more detail?

  • @GrummanPilots
    @GrummanPilots6 жыл бұрын

    Nice and easy, I like it. Giving you 996 reasons to see out channel as well.

  • @happygoteddy4307
    @happygoteddy43072 жыл бұрын

    Yay! Great video

  • @caribbeanguytrinbago9662
    @caribbeanguytrinbago96627 жыл бұрын

    Suggestion : show it working at the end

  • @markanthonyrosana5767

    @markanthonyrosana5767

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yah much better

  • @evolutionfilms1

    @evolutionfilms1

    2 жыл бұрын

    HAAAAAAAA

  • @anilkumar4017
    @anilkumar40176 жыл бұрын

    construction video without demo is like bicycle with out wheels

  • @philmor1776
    @philmor177610 жыл бұрын

    Well.... Lets see it work.

  • @norbertthiemann5752
    @norbertthiemann575210 жыл бұрын

    Can you send a modification to mount from the ceiling instead of on the wall(s)?

  • @malikjunaid1
    @malikjunaid111 жыл бұрын

    A demonstration would be very nice and helping.

  • @abbiw3487
    @abbiw34879 жыл бұрын

    Any suggestions on how to achive this without being able to attach to a wall? temporary back drop suspension needed for a stage?

  • @raphaelwilliams2041
    @raphaelwilliams2041 Жыл бұрын

    Hi. I found your video very helpful and easy to understand. Could you please advise me on the pulley system I might use to lift a 9 metre/27 foot long stage backdrop made of fabric? I need to raise it approx 4 metres off the stage. The problem I have is that the wooden plank across the top of the backdrop will need to be secured at more than just the ends. Please help. Thank you. Raphael Williams

  • @gcabor
    @gcabor9 жыл бұрын

    Es obvio como trabaja este sistema de poleas y cuerdas. Pero se espera al final del video ver el funcionamiento de este. Me gusta que es rápida la explicación sin complicaciones. Ahora será cosa de construirlo y ver cada uno como funciona.

  • @cw4091
    @cw40914 жыл бұрын

    To show it in action would really help us visual learners....

  • @SEEAFRIKA
    @SEEAFRIKA2 жыл бұрын

    Great one ☝️

  • @carlitogayuma5006
    @carlitogayuma5006 Жыл бұрын

    Good job sir salute

  • @yvonnemontoya8878
    @yvonnemontoya8878 Жыл бұрын

    That's wonderful but what about the bottom we just left the ropes to the floor does it stay there

  • @donnell688
    @donnell68810 жыл бұрын

    nice but you didnt show how you hook the ropes into the pulleys???

  • @cjsun7871
    @cjsun78712 ай бұрын

    THANK YOU FOR THE ILLUSTRATION!! oh my godddd ive been looking for this. But also, im wondering... Is there a way to do this without all the pulleys?

  • @k2w1788
    @k2w178811 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the drawing

  • @dixonterbasket6405
    @dixonterbasket64058 жыл бұрын

    well i want to cover my windows in my kitchen but the window is 18 feet wide to out side of windows and the windows are 6 feet deep but there are three windows in total.with about a foot between them the middle window been the wide's and i have a Jensen cloth or screen for the shade its quite heavy. how many pully and other things would i need?

  • @CorleneGreenwood
    @CorleneGreenwood5 жыл бұрын

    can you do a video of you making it. Also when giving instructions on what is needed, can you put the words somewhere that popups ads, and youtube labelling isn't going to block it? Thankyou

  • @morgangardiner2135
    @morgangardiner21354 жыл бұрын

    What do I do if when I lower it. It only lowers on one side! I need both sides to go down at once.

  • @manilynostria2467
    @manilynostria24673 жыл бұрын

    Thank you...

  • @balakrishnaaithal
    @balakrishnaaithal7 жыл бұрын

    easily explained

  • @tomtam558
    @tomtam5582 жыл бұрын

    Can i add 5 more pulleys in between for wider and heavier back drafts?

  • @photopiedotcom
    @photopiedotcom11 жыл бұрын

    You hang backdrops on it in your photography studio or wherever you take portraits. You hang the backdrops on them when they're low and then use the pulley system to raise them up high.

  • @djteeth2477

    @djteeth2477

    3 жыл бұрын

    7 year old underrated comment.

  • @rsmolkin
    @rsmolkin2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if there is a way to somehow make it portable or utilize pieces of the very common backdrop stand that doesn't have roll-up capabilities... Also, would love to see how it actually works

  • @jeahmaeramirez5382
    @jeahmaeramirez53823 жыл бұрын

    Thank you BIT-CT 2I

  • @pramilagavit1704
    @pramilagavit17042 жыл бұрын

    Nice 👍

  • @asharsumari9313
    @asharsumari93132 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @amanonerth5439
    @amanonerth54396 жыл бұрын

    Helpful video, thanks. So are the s-hooks and eye hooks for the pulleys to allow them to swivel according to the direction of the force? Also, what is the purpose of the second double pulley? Is it just to reduce the force required to lift the dowel or does it serve another purpose? I'm a bit thick like so need these kind of things explaining. lol :)

  • @photopiedotcom
    @photopiedotcom11 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure. Give us a shout if we can help with anything.

  • @danm.3244

    @danm.3244

    5 жыл бұрын

    Could I see it in action?

  • @majormagics7163
    @majormagics71636 жыл бұрын

    What kind of motor could I use to make this automated?

  • @holdenk380
    @holdenk38010 жыл бұрын

    Do you put the materisl on first?

  • @pioneerodourcontrolsolutio4252
    @pioneerodourcontrolsolutio42525 жыл бұрын

    I need to lift a 50 meter pipe . Please advise.

  • @cprn.
    @cprn.2 жыл бұрын

    Or, if you want it even cheaper, just put the line through bigger eye-hooks instead of pulleys. Works for me on a 5kg of roll up curtain.

  • @47gangsta13
    @47gangsta1311 жыл бұрын

    so is that one rope with each end tied to each eye hook in the dowel? if it is i sure would like to see how your going to get each side to raise evenly. im guessing that its two separate ropes one on each eye hook right.

  • @fairpanthr

    @fairpanthr

    4 жыл бұрын

    That is what I was wondering also.

  • @pioneerodourcontrolsolutio4252
    @pioneerodourcontrolsolutio42525 жыл бұрын

    I need a 50 meter back drop pulley system. The height is 15feet. Please advise me. Your video was very informative.

  • @keepingitreel...8037

    @keepingitreel...8037

    5 жыл бұрын

    In place of the 10 foot dowel or rod, just use an exact length of rope you need to carry your specific project. 50 meters huh? Lol Well then use a rope 50 meters long. Get your required number of pulleys, eye bolts, and S hooks. (Instead of S hooks you can use D rings or carabiners) You obviously cannot screw an eye bolt in each end of the carrying rope as he did in each end of the dowel. But, you can use an O ring on either end of it instead. Then simply string everything together as he diagrammed it. Use your phone to take a picture of his written diagram. Then just follow the 'map' and you'll get there. . .

  • @logmeindangit
    @logmeindangit5 жыл бұрын

    You only needed one double pulley. If you REALLY want the pull-part of the rope off to the side, then simply use a SINGLE pulley at the near end of the rod. If you needed to keep the long cross-rope from sagging, simply screw in an eye-hook or two across the middle, and route the rope through that.

  • @MarcoAlsanero
    @MarcoAlsanero9 жыл бұрын

    Nice Video. I am just wondering if it would work alright with just two pullies instead of 3? Thanks Very much :)

  • @sheabuttertv

    @sheabuttertv

    6 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan Santos I am wondering the same thing. Why do you need two double pulleys, seems like you could accomplish the same thing with one.

  • @germanjolo5844
    @germanjolo58447 жыл бұрын

    Tnx to u for watching me

  • @bethnixon
    @bethnixon10 жыл бұрын

    can you please draw a diagram (and show us) how to build a split stage curtain that opens and closes using pulleys?

  • @kimwilliams5165

    @kimwilliams5165

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about for the stage, but a video about how a old school curtain system works might help. It works on pulleys, and opens & closes from center to sides.

  • @Ponchoman07
    @Ponchoman075 жыл бұрын

    Wouldn’t this work just as well with only one double pulley?

  • @dylandevreede
    @dylandevreede11 жыл бұрын

    what can you use this for sorry im dutch

  • @matthewl399
    @matthewl3996 жыл бұрын

    I have literally called everywhere in my city (Toronto) - No one carries 10ft. Thats like a speciality length that id have to custom make and order in bulk

  • @thomaslowdon5510

    @thomaslowdon5510

    5 жыл бұрын

    Use electric conduit pipe steel 10ft wide you need three ropes one in center avoiding any sagging Not copper itll bend

  • @kennethclydeh.dioquino
    @kennethclydeh.dioquino Жыл бұрын

    How to put the curtain?

  • @MacyLytle
    @MacyLytle2 жыл бұрын

    So what does it do?

  • @alexe3749
    @alexe37497 жыл бұрын

    How much is it for all the stuff together?

  • @joshcross1647

    @joshcross1647

    5 жыл бұрын

    dj A Read the title of the video genius!

  • @Codlipps
    @Codlipps9 жыл бұрын

    How about seeing it work ffs

  • @chucksbytes
    @chucksbytes6 жыл бұрын

    it would help if you described how to install it rather than just the parts required.

  • @dinopad10

    @dinopad10

    6 жыл бұрын

    Um... he did. That's the whole point of the video.

  • @ianalmazan2186
    @ianalmazan21866 жыл бұрын

    It's not gonna roll up the mantel/blinds

  • @1cleandude
    @1cleandude7 жыл бұрын

    One double pulley too many!

  • @AhmedAdly11
    @AhmedAdly118 жыл бұрын

    at 1:41 I think he mentions there is another pulley down at the bottom.

  • @fairpanthr

    @fairpanthr

    4 жыл бұрын

    No he didn't say anything about a pulley at the bottom. And he said 2 double and 1 single pulley. I was wondering what you did with the thing at the bottom too.

  • @helpmikey
    @helpmikey3 жыл бұрын

    demo how it works ?

  • @jaidajohnson8918
    @jaidajohnson89184 жыл бұрын

    kinda quiet but awesome

  • @parveenazam2647
    @parveenazam2647 Жыл бұрын

    Where to bye ?

  • @parveenazam2647

    @parveenazam2647

    Жыл бұрын

    Buy I mean

  • @juliedanieller
    @juliedanieller8 жыл бұрын

    nice vid. It'd be great however if you reconsidered your choice in hardware store. Lowe's is way offside when it comes to worker's rights.

  • @beeveeh

    @beeveeh

    7 жыл бұрын

    So what about workers rights.They do sponsor Nascars & Ace do not !

  • @mkosak00

    @mkosak00

    6 жыл бұрын

    by 'workers rights' she means the unions right to force workers to pay them. Lowe's workers are happy already.

  • @rosejubli7571
    @rosejubli75712 жыл бұрын

    Dear bro..if u show practically it will be easy to understand pls..

  • @ghostman2876
    @ghostman28764 жыл бұрын

    Kapoy

  • @NeneSimone
    @NeneSimone4 жыл бұрын

    No demo. :(

  • @ameehasa5504
    @ameehasa55047 жыл бұрын

    Sure I do not understand you should demonstrate and show us together because the diagrams is very small and not clear

  • @santhawimalashantha3521

    @santhawimalashantha3521

    6 жыл бұрын

    Amee Hasa

  • @aquaruim1
    @aquaruim15 жыл бұрын

    Please in French possible..please

  • @escaragami
    @escaragami6 жыл бұрын

    I'm sorry to say the way you show it, won't work. It would just lift 1/2 of curtain, you need to a way to wind, an eye screw in the center of of the dowel, will just pull up. to roll up you need to staple that dowel on one side to use a rolling device and attach one end of the cord and the rest of the cord, under and the other side to the first pulley.

  • @joshcross1647

    @joshcross1647

    5 жыл бұрын

    Danilo Scott it’s ok if you don’t get it. It works just as intended.

  • @aquaruim1
    @aquaruim15 жыл бұрын

    Please in French

  • @honghanhdanhthi9339
    @honghanhdanhthi93395 жыл бұрын

    what

  • @CliKnight
    @CliKnight2 жыл бұрын

    Short of a nice to actually show a working model other than that it was a waste of time

  • @fake17ggamer97
    @fake17ggamer975 жыл бұрын

    Not much good

  • @ITSONLYMEWATCHING
    @ITSONLYMEWATCHING3 жыл бұрын

    Okay so no demonstration on how it works. BIG FAT THUMBS DOWN!!!