How to make a selfie stick?

Selfie phenomenon - self-portrait photography is very popular today. In order to take a selfie, you need to extend your hand with the phone in full length and take a picture of yourself. However, sometimes you want to fit in the photo more than your own face, and the arm length is not enough. In these cases, a selfie stick helps, which allows you to take pictures at a distance of one and a half meters. In another way, it is called a monopod. These gadgets are expensive, so let's look at a few examples of how to make a selfie stick with your own hands.

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Plastic Pipe Selfie Stick

The most practical, but at the same time, the most time-consuming option.

To create a selfie stick you will need:

• plastic pipe with a diameter of 2 cm;
• drill or screwdriver, 6 mm bolt;
• foam rubber;
• building hair dryer;
• clamp;
• thermoplastic adhesive;
• stationery knife.

The procedure for making a selfie stick with your own hands will be as follows:

1. To begin, heat one of the ends of the pipe with a building hair dryer until it softens. After this, you need to squeeze it with a clamp, wait for cooling. As a result, one of the ends will have a flat shape.
2. After that, you need to heat this end again and bend it so that the angle of inclination matches your height and preferences - it is individual for each.
3. After cooling, the part must be carefully treated with a knife.
4. Using a drill or screwdriver, make a hole in the flat part of the pipe.
5. Now you need to make the handle of the future monopod. To do this, wrap the second side of the pipe with foam rubber using hot melt adhesive.
6. The camera is attached with a bolt.

The practical monopod is ready!

Important! The only significant drawback of this homemade product is its non-compactness, so taking it on the road will not be particularly convenient. The rest is a good budget option that fans will like to do everything with their own hands.

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Bamboo Selfie Stick

If the first method is too complicated for you, here is another tip on how to make a selfie stick at home.

To do this, you will need:

• bamboo stalk;
• car mount for smartphone;
• Bluetooth remote
• a pair of magnets 30x5 mm;
• twine or any strong thread;
• glue and epoxy.

To take a selfie stick:

1. It is necessary to cut a bamboo stick of the desired length, then cut it in half lengthwise with a hacksaw. Each end must be sanded.
2. Magnets must be glued to one end of each stick using epoxy.
3. Next, we will make a pen: grease the part from the free end of one of the sticks with glue and wind the twine tightly on top (in the absence, you can use a dense thread). Tie a Bluetooth remote to the end of the twine.
4. Attach the phone holder to the free edge of the other stick. Use epoxy resin.

Important! Such a selfie stick has an advantage over the first in terms of compactness, however, inferior in strength, because with bad magnets it can fall apart, and your phone will have a hard time. However, as a monopod for travel - that’s it.

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Fancy Budget Selfie Sticks

If you have only scotch tape on hand or you don’t want to spend a lot of time making this device, here are some unusual tips for creating a monopod in just a couple of seconds from improvised materials.

Stick slingshot

The simplest and at the same time not very obvious solution is to make a monopod from a tree branch, preferably resembling a slingshot in shape.You just need to wind the phone carefully with tape, and that's it - the budget selfie stick is ready!

Selfie Mop

Not only a branch - any long object can be turned into a monopod if desired. The main thing - stock up with tape.

Monopod on a rainy day

If you have an umbrella with a twisted handle, you can place the phone in it. True, for this the phone should be at least approximately suitable in size.

Important! Remember that when using any monopod - homemade or purchased, it is better that the phone is in a suitable protective case and had screen cover.

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We buy a ready-made gadget and repair it in case of breakdown

But suppose you want to buy a normal monopod and don’t know what to choose from. Suppose you already have one, but for some reason it has stopped working. Now you will find out what monopods are, how to fix a selfie stick and much more.

Choosing the device correctly

The first thing you should pay attention to when buying a device is how the different types of selfie sticks differ from each other. They can be classified as follows:

• Selfie stick with integrated button. It is considered the most optimal and most convenient option, because there is no need to use a timer on the camera or additional Bluetooth remotes. One click on the button and the picture is ready!
• Monopod with a Bluetooth remote control that comes with the kit. The stick option is less convenient, as both hands will be occupied as a result (unless you ask someone to hold the remote control for one of your friends). The rest is a pretty practical option.
• Bulky and uncomfortable, but the cheapest monopod without a button. The main disadvantage is that you have to either look for a Bluetooth remote somewhere yourself, or put a timer on your phone, which is not very convenient.
• Wired model. Unlike other monopods that need recharging, the selfie sticks of this model are wired to the phone through the headphone jack and do not require additional recharging. Plus, the stick has a button located on the handle for convenient use and a mirror for the rear camera.
• Tripods with a secure mount for the camera. The most durable and safe option, however, is such a monopod is not cheap. This unit weighs up to two kilograms, with dimensions up to two meters.

Important! If you still decide to purchase the finished product, use the information from our special review "The choice of selfie sticks and the best models".

We are repairing

So, you made a choice, bought the most beautiful selfie stick, managed to use it already, but suddenly the device for which you spent a considerable amount stopped responding to your commands. Do not immediately raise a hysteria about the money spent in vain. Just follow our instructions and learn how to fix a selfie stick at home:

• First of all, check the charge level of the selfie stick.
• If even after fully recharging the button on the monopod does not work, check the tightness of the connection of the contacts and mounting parts.
• Perhaps your phone either does not have settings and an application, or they are not of a high enough level. If so, then you can safely refuse the Bluetooth button and switch to the good old timer.

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Stock footage

From this article you learned a lot of useful information about monopods. We hope you have managed to solve all the issues related to the purchase, manufacture, repair and use of such a gadget. Now you can safely post your bright photos to any online resource!