DIY boompoles- painter's pole adapter

[Capt Quirk]

After spending almost 2 hours in Lowes and Ace hardware, I had come up with nothing to fit the mic mount. Here it is on ebay-
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Turn-Painters-Pole-n2a-MIC-Boom-Pole-w-Adapter-NR_W0QQitemZ220026967554QQihZ012QQcategoryZ3319QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

 

[Kevin Lee]

Bidding has ended on this item are you trying to say ... neener neener, you cant have one?

 

[Capt Quirk]

Well, that particular one is mine now. He does have more though

 

[Disco Robo]

Cheaper Still

Cheaper Still

If you have a pole with a cast aluminum tip you can drill it, tap it, and screw in a stud add some loctite and you're ready to go. If you have the tools the only cost is the stud which is about 50 cents.

 

[Capt Quirk]

I already had two with the plastic end piece, but that thought still crossed my mind. If it were a solid plastic plug, I might have gone that route.

Somewhere I had read that it was a fairly common adapter, but it really isn't. I was not about to spend hours and days going thru every hardware store either. I figured with the cost of time and gas, I'm coming out cheaper with the ebay thing.

 

[500lb Productions]

Just click on Buyers Other Auctions... or whatever it's called.


Chances are he keeps them onhand.

 

[Capt Quirk]

I just got it in the afternoon mail. It screwed into the shock mount nice and smooth, and the same with the painter's pole. No gluing, grinding, drilling or taping- it just went on the way it should. I'm not sure if this guy is turning and threading them himself, but somebody did a great job. Well worth the $15 to not have to go through every hardware aisle and juryrig it!

 

[MarcM]

I use this

I use this

Go to a sporting goods store. In the golf section they have golf ball retrievers. It's an extendable pole perfect for a mic boom. This is what I use.