Parts:
Acrylic tube: 6"x 4"x 0.125" ( use different length, wider diameter as needed )
Acrylic scrap parts
Test Titan 4" Schedule 40 ( use diameter that will ~ fit inner diameter of the tube )
Acrylic glue for 'capillary welding'
Tools: Saw, Sander
Cut the endplate out of scrap acrylic. Join it to the tube. Make sure that the bonding surfaces are smooth and clean. Use 1500 grit wet sanding.
Buy a test titan Sioux Chief. It is a plug for PVC pipes. Sand the perimeter down by ~ 0.1" until its slides more or less well into the tube.
Make a mounting plate for the camera out of a scrap part. This mounting plate will hold a screw - not on the picture yet - that is used to screw the camera down.
In addition some small acrylic rails will be glued inside the tube to guide the plate.
Test under water. Use at your own discretion, no guarantees based on this description please. There are some irregularities at the bottom of the top plate that you may want to sand down.
Modify to your liking; add a camera hood, a grip ...
Cost: $ 30 including the special glue and a related applicator.
Good for the beach, definitely for short under water action, too, and after some testing and maybe use of Vaseline this should also work for longer under water activities.
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