[LargeFormat] Homemade Studio Stands?
Stein
largeformat@f32.net
Sun Dec 23 18:06:12 2001
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Homemade Studio Stands?Dear Joe,
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Actually, yes. Yes I do have a home-made studio stand. I took my =
1994 copy of the Linhof catalog along to a friend who has a home =
workshop and he made me a copy of the Minimatic I studio stand.
It is the smallest of the lot and the least complicated. The =
basic structure is 50mm square steel tubing with a horizontal arm riding =
up and down it. The arm is fited at both ends with a strong steel =
bracket pierced for 3/8" screws to attach either ball heads, pan/tilt =
heads, or an accessory tray made of a baking dish.
The inside of the central column has a cast lead weight that is =
attached by a length of steel cable to the horizontal arm. It turns over =
a small wheel at the top of the column.
The three legs are welded onto the column with commercial roller =
wheels at their outboard ends and a stop-rod from an office chair to =
secure the thing to a smooth floor when i want to stop it rolling =
around.
The total cost of the project was a case of beer and the steel. =
The end result is magnificent as it allows me to roll around the tiled =
studio floor with no lifting a tripod. The cameras - I frequently mount =
2 - are available from 6" to 7 1/ ' from the floor surface with no =
twisting and sliding tripod legs. My radio sender that connects the =
cameras to the flash units is velcro'ed onto the horizontal arm with a =
double PC plug and thus I am free of any trailing cables.
In short - I can heartily reccommend the DIY stand. Ask around =
your local engineering workshops or a TAFE shop class - they might make =
it for you.
Uncle Dick
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Joe,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> YES! =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Actually, yes. Yes =
I do have a=20
home-made studio stand. I took my 1994 copy of the Linhof catalog =
along to a=20
friend who has a home workshop and he made me a copy of the Minimatic =
I studio=20
stand.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> It is the =
smallest of=20
the lot and the least complicated. The basic structure is 50mm square =
steel=20
tubing with a horizontal arm riding up and down it. The arm is fited =
at both=20
ends with a strong steel bracket pierced for 3/8" screws to attach =
either ball=20
heads, pan/tilt heads, or an accessory tray made of a baking=20
dish.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The inside of the =
central=20
column has a cast lead weight that is attached by a length of steel =
cable to=20
the horizontal arm. It turns over a small wheel at the top of the=20
column.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The three legs are =
welded onto=20
the column with commercial roller wheels at their outboard ends and a =
stop-rod=20
from an office chair to secure the thing to a smooth floor when i want =
to stop=20
it rolling around.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> The total cost of =
the project=20
was a case of beer and the steel. The end result is magnificent as it =
allows=20
me to roll around the tiled studio floor with no lifting a tripod. The =
cameras=20
- I frequently mount 2 - are available from 6" to 7 1/ ' from the =
floor=20
surface with no twisting and sliding tripod legs. My radio sender that =
connects the cameras to the flash units is velcro'ed onto the =
horizontal arm=20
with a double PC plug and thus I am free of any trailing =
cables.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> In short - I =
can=20
heartily reccommend the DIY stand. Ask around your local engineering =
workshops=20
or a TAFE shop class - they might make it for you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Uncle=20
Dick</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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