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I finally got myself together and made the Ikea shouldermount ( look here in case you don't know what I'm talking about: http://www.kimncris.com/tutorials/ikea.php ).
Here are some tips that might already have been mentioned, but I guess it doens't hurt saying it again
- Firstly, I would really stress that you should do the preliminary work properly. Use rulers etc.
- Use a proper saw for the cutting. As a minimum use a band saw, or if you for some reason have access to it, use a laser saw. I tried cutting the first batch myself with a handsaw, and it turned out terrible.
- Make those holes precisely. The price you pay for hurrying is an uneven looking rig that also can be quite tight to put together.
- When heating the shoulder piece, do yourself the favor of taking your time and keep a distance. I almost messed up the first piece because the plastic started melting around the holes. Apply brute force to get the bend. I would also suggest setting it one more time about halfway through to help yourself avoiding that the piece springs back into its old shape.
You could also be applying the pressure to the piece at the same time of setting it in cold running water.
- The original design was lacking a counterweight, and on his YT edition of the DIY video, he also mentions that he was still working on a way to create this.
The way I did it was taking a 1000g weight I had lying around, some washers, a long screw, 2 bolts and a 6 cm piece of metal from your local hardware store with 3 holes pre-drilled.
This way it turned out to be a slide-able counterweight system that is also removable with a screw driver.
I still haven't put the base plate in, and I also need to mount the foam on the shoulder piece.
To do the base plate, Im using the hexagon base plate from tripods like the 058B. This comes with a two sided screw that coincidentally is long enough to go through the plastic baseplate to catch the camera mount.
The opposite end of the screw which is now freely hanging can have the hexagon plate screwed on and that way I can go from run and gun to tripod without fiddling.
View attachment 34782
So come next week, I'll be getting my LCDVF and when the mount is completely done, I'll put up another photo (most likely similar to the photos the inventor has shown...
)
View attachment 34811View attachment 34812
Keep in kind that the rig is adjustable. The way I did the base plate, even that is adjustable. I'm still missing the foam attachment, will be doing that tomorrow. And the viewfinder ofcourse.
The lens I'm wearing here is the 24-70, I also tried the 70-200 which only just fits. Only thing is that I'm wondering how to be able to fit the preamp below the camera. But I guess that's just a small thing (besides the weight of it all :O).
I'm happy now.
Here are some tips that might already have been mentioned, but I guess it doens't hurt saying it again
- Firstly, I would really stress that you should do the preliminary work properly. Use rulers etc.
- Use a proper saw for the cutting. As a minimum use a band saw, or if you for some reason have access to it, use a laser saw. I tried cutting the first batch myself with a handsaw, and it turned out terrible.
- Make those holes precisely. The price you pay for hurrying is an uneven looking rig that also can be quite tight to put together.
- When heating the shoulder piece, do yourself the favor of taking your time and keep a distance. I almost messed up the first piece because the plastic started melting around the holes. Apply brute force to get the bend. I would also suggest setting it one more time about halfway through to help yourself avoiding that the piece springs back into its old shape.
You could also be applying the pressure to the piece at the same time of setting it in cold running water.
- The original design was lacking a counterweight, and on his YT edition of the DIY video, he also mentions that he was still working on a way to create this.
The way I did it was taking a 1000g weight I had lying around, some washers, a long screw, 2 bolts and a 6 cm piece of metal from your local hardware store with 3 holes pre-drilled.
This way it turned out to be a slide-able counterweight system that is also removable with a screw driver.
I still haven't put the base plate in, and I also need to mount the foam on the shoulder piece.
To do the base plate, Im using the hexagon base plate from tripods like the 058B. This comes with a two sided screw that coincidentally is long enough to go through the plastic baseplate to catch the camera mount.
The opposite end of the screw which is now freely hanging can have the hexagon plate screwed on and that way I can go from run and gun to tripod without fiddling.
View attachment 34782
So come next week, I'll be getting my LCDVF and when the mount is completely done, I'll put up another photo (most likely similar to the photos the inventor has shown...
)View attachment 34811View attachment 34812
Keep in kind that the rig is adjustable. The way I did the base plate, even that is adjustable. I'm still missing the foam attachment, will be doing that tomorrow. And the viewfinder ofcourse.
The lens I'm wearing here is the 24-70, I also tried the 70-200 which only just fits. Only thing is that I'm wondering how to be able to fit the preamp below the camera. But I guess that's just a small thing (besides the weight of it all :O).
I'm happy now.
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