Make your own Shock Mount?

[toddburch]

All,

Shock mounts look pretty darn easy to make with some rubber bands and other miscellaneous hardware store goodies. (Maybe less than $20?)

Anyone tried to make their own shock mounts? Any success? How's the quality?

I'd like to make one for a Sennheiser 416 & Rycote zeppelin. I'd have to use enough rubber bands to prevent the mic from breaking off under shock, but it seems simple enough.

BTW if anyone's looking to get rid of a good condition 416 (w/ 48V Phantom) for around $500, let me know. I'm a-buyin'...

-Todd

[oleg]

[quote author=toddburch link=board=audio;num=1085259919;start=0#0 date=05/22/04 at 14:05:18]All,

Shock mounts look pretty darn easy to make with some rubber bands and other miscellaneous hardware store goodies. (Maybe less than $20?)

comman , if it will be good i will buy it from you in 30$, 50c on a $. exellent investment
i can anderstand someone who dont have a panny , but for the guy who looks for rycote wind shild (220$ new) i will sugest look for used normal shock mount (old style 2 points
40-60$)
ps
i have one for sale 65$ (1ring 2 points 1 ring 4 points) ,another 25 if you wont the handle
100 to your doar :-)

[Zoomforce]

you can make one out of 3" pvc pipe with little slots cut in and thick rubber bands.. I actually saw one of those somewere. Honestly though, its alot of work for something you can buy at BH for $30... specially with the level of hardware you are using.

It may work, but people may laugh at you, to some people looking cool is the most important, Ive known guys that dropped $1500 on a mattebox just because they looked cool.

[ullanta]

Yes you can make shockmounts... and you can make tripods, tripod heads, lenses...

Sometimes you have a mic or a situation that demands you make your own mounting, but in general buying one is cheaper and better. You can get something like a Sabra-Som for $25 or so... the problem with making your own usually boils down to how easy it is to get mics in and out of the mount, and how easily you can position the mount relative to whatever's holding it. All that swiveling and tilting rally does come in handy sometimes.