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Horseman part
I picked up an 8x10 "project" camera from Midwest a couple of months
ago. It was constructed from some Toyo and Horseman parts, coupled with some quality picture frame components. It's actually rather well-built. I've finished most of the project but now have one last thing -- tripod mounting. I can either have the short (half-meter) monorail tapped at a machine shop so that it will screw directly onto a tripod, or get the Horseman mount part to do it right. (will provide pic as needed). Anyone know of a source for the mount part? TIA, Collin |
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Horseman part
Have your machine shop make you a part.
A aluminum block drilled out for the mono-rail and drilled and tapped for the tripod mount. The block should also have a slice removed and a tight down bolt drilled and tapped. So the rail won't move. Or just buy the dang part. Draco Getting even isn't good enough. |
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Horseman part
"Cheesehead" wrote
I can either have the short (half-meter) monorail tapped at a machine shop so that it will screw directly onto a tripod You need a large flat contact area between the monorail and the tripod. Screwing the tripod right to the rail isn't going to do it and will be a disaster if the rail is round. I would look at rail clamps for Sinar/Horseman/Graphic/Cambo.... and pick one to clone. Or see if you can by a rail clamp cheap on ebay and have the machine shop adapt it to your rail. Being able to quickly remove the rail from the tripod - leaving the clamp behind - is a great convenience. As is the ability to rotate the rail in the clamp to line the camera up vertically. If the clamp you make is aluminum be sure to use a hardened thread insert or else the tripod screw will strip the threads. -- Nicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com Fstop timer - http://www.nolindan.com/da/fstop/index.htm |
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Horseman part
Or just buy the dang part.
That's what I did. |
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Horseman part
I was amazed to find that Midwest had the part in stock.
So I bought it. Sure makes thing simple. It cost a few bucks more than having a machine shop modify the rail but the mount is better and it otherwise might be. Collin |
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