ZazaCast
Major Contributor
I know there's a ton of these, but I haven't seen this one yet...thought I'd share. All items found at Home Depot & laying around the house. This was for my Sennheiser 416 and should work with any 'pencil' type mic.
1. I looked at the many different painter's poles and decided on the "Mr. LongArm" it was $24.99
2. I then took the pole and went over to the PVC plumbing section and found a "T" joint that screws right on to the end of the painters pole (and it fits nice and tight...no play what-so-ever!). That cost $1.58.
3. Once home, I found a piece of shipping foam that came from something I ordered... I've thrown away more of this than I care to remember. Any fairly solid foam will work & you only need a piece big enough to fill the large hole in the "T" joint.
4. a small piece of 1/2" old copper pipe...or something like that...you'll see why in a minute.
That's it for parts!
Now, take the foam and set it on a piece of wood. Take the copper pipe and press it down on the middle of the piece of foam. Compress it right to the wood and hit it a few times with a hammer. This will cut a perfect circular hole in the middle of the foam. Using a fresh razor-blade, trim the outside of the foam until it fits nicely into the "T" joint.
That's it! Done!
Now slip the mic through the foam, plug it in and you're ready to go. The foam really helps with any vibration from the pole. You are stuck with a 90 degree angle, but really, that's not a problem with the twist of a wrist.
Here are some pictures:
Cheers,
-Zaza
1. I looked at the many different painter's poles and decided on the "Mr. LongArm" it was $24.99
2. I then took the pole and went over to the PVC plumbing section and found a "T" joint that screws right on to the end of the painters pole (and it fits nice and tight...no play what-so-ever!). That cost $1.58.
3. Once home, I found a piece of shipping foam that came from something I ordered... I've thrown away more of this than I care to remember. Any fairly solid foam will work & you only need a piece big enough to fill the large hole in the "T" joint.
4. a small piece of 1/2" old copper pipe...or something like that...you'll see why in a minute.
That's it for parts!
Now, take the foam and set it on a piece of wood. Take the copper pipe and press it down on the middle of the piece of foam. Compress it right to the wood and hit it a few times with a hammer. This will cut a perfect circular hole in the middle of the foam. Using a fresh razor-blade, trim the outside of the foam until it fits nicely into the "T" joint.
That's it! Done!
Now slip the mic through the foam, plug it in and you're ready to go. The foam really helps with any vibration from the pole. You are stuck with a 90 degree angle, but really, that's not a problem with the twist of a wrist.
Here are some pictures:
Cheers,
-Zaza
