07-13-2008, 03:57 AM | #1 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: South Australia
Posts: 5
|
Camera holder
I came across this in a magazine from your country and I thought it was a brilliant idea. Although the one I read about looked quite good, I could see a few adjustments I could make to make it more secure in a rollover and more user friendly. camera arm.jpg I ground off the locating lugs from a pair of Scotty rod holder mounts and put a nylon washer between them to allow the elbow to be flipped over so you can set up the self portrait funtion on your camera. camera elbow.jpg The camera is bolted to the head section with a 1/4" bolt and wing nut to tighten it down securely. The camera lanyard is clipped to the pad eye and the cord is just used to pull the camera to the cockpit. camera head.jpg What you need to build this. 3'x 1" aluminium tube. 1' x 3/4" aluminium flat bar. 2 x Scotty rodholder bases. 1 x Scotty mount. 1 x s/s saddle and a few 3/16" nuts, bolts. 3/4" poly cutting board. 1/4" poly board for washer. Cord. You can see from the pics that it's fairly easy to construct and it's very easy to take photos of yourself while holding your trophy fish. Thanks to Dgax for bringing your site to the attention of us Australians, I'm enjoying going through it. Cheers Darren |
07-13-2008, 04:50 AM | #2 |
Guerro Grande
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 629
|
Very cool indeed
__________________
Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff |
07-13-2008, 07:59 AM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,921
|
I heard the guy on pages 6 & 7 of that magazine is pretty sexy too
Great Mod |
07-13-2008, 08:58 AM | #4 |
I eats what I kills
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: San Diego
Posts: 393
|
Darren,
Nice work. Would delrin(acetal) be an OK substitute for the 3/4" cutting board?
__________________
Please release bill-fish. |
07-14-2008, 04:00 AM | #5 | |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: South Australia
Posts: 5
|
Quote:
Cheers Darren
__________________
Go hard or go home. |
|
07-28-2008, 06:22 AM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: San Diego
Posts: 279
|
I went with a smaller set up and added the light mount. This also helps out with keeping my hoop nets in place. I went with PVC as it wont carrode plus I got it for FREE at a construction site that was throughing it out.
__________________
Don't try to confuse me with facts! I hereby reject your reality and submit my own. |
07-29-2008, 02:06 AM | #7 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: South Australia
Posts: 5
|
Hey Dorf that looks cool. It's amazing how many different ways there are to solve one situation.
Cheers Darren
__________________
Go hard or go home. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|