3D Scanner - Converted Sliding Bar for Tripod Mount

I have seen many different rigs for Kinect or ASUS Xtion scanners. Most of them required a massive tower structure to allow for the vertical adjustment of the scanner.

To improve my current 3D scanning setup using my existing tripod, I came up with this idea of incorporating an off-the-shelf shower sliding bar with a standard shelving unit back support, to allow for the vertical adjustment while the entire build can still be kept minimal and portable.

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