GYRob
Well-known member
Hi Guys/Girls
i posted this in the canon forum and a few found it worth doing so thought i would post what i made here. ( hope its ok Mods )
what you need 4ft long 1"3/8" wide 3/8" thick steel bar and a bit of strenth ,and a good strong vice, im not much of a techy guy so hope the photos give an ider of how to do it, the total cost was under £10 the ajustment nob is from an old ajustable computer chair a nut and bolt was found so as to fix it. i heated the bar up to help with the bending, the bar bends almost to the right shape as it does not want to bend at a right angle,
i then cut to size
a hammer does the rest.
the long bend ends up 11" and the short bend is 8" aprox.
double AA baterie is for scale.
a quick relese can be added
Note you need 4ft so you can get the leverage to help with the bending befor cutting.
a fabric/ruber type washer can be used for friction so it runs up and down nice as im using it on a monopod i dont need it to turn left to right but it would be easy to make something up.
Rob.
i posted this in the canon forum and a few found it worth doing so thought i would post what i made here. ( hope its ok Mods )
what you need 4ft long 1"3/8" wide 3/8" thick steel bar and a bit of strenth ,and a good strong vice, im not much of a techy guy so hope the photos give an ider of how to do it, the total cost was under £10 the ajustment nob is from an old ajustable computer chair a nut and bolt was found so as to fix it. i heated the bar up to help with the bending, the bar bends almost to the right shape as it does not want to bend at a right angle,
i then cut to size
a hammer does the rest.
the long bend ends up 11" and the short bend is 8" aprox.
double AA baterie is for scale.
a quick relese can be added
Note you need 4ft so you can get the leverage to help with the bending befor cutting.
a fabric/ruber type washer can be used for friction so it runs up and down nice as im using it on a monopod i dont need it to turn left to right but it would be easy to make something up.
Rob.
