Adam Tyler

I work with a company that always has tape over the leads, I think i read somewhere this is required by the FAA to keep other objects like keys or coins from making sparks and welding happen in your bag. I have also seen the batterys that the entire crew is carrying on get checked for tape. so you might want to "gaff the gold" for a little extra insurance.

Where is a good place to get screws for weight plates and rail risers and cameras? I was at filmtools the other day and they didnt have anything 1/4-20

I am starting to work on a new reel and I am in need of music. anyone know where to get good music for a reel?

I am extremely lucky. I put my "dead" battery on the charger for about 2 days and now it is working fine. I dont know what was going wrong but its back.

no not really. it spent about a year without me touching it.

Does anyone have a suggestion for powering both a bartech and a microwave transmitter at the same time from a flyer? I saw somewhere someone had their sled modified to have a few 2 pin lemo's but I have a shoot in a week and prob don't have time for all that work. I'm sure Ill have it done after the job but for now has anyone made a Y adaptor for 2 pin lemo or should I make one my self? or will that kill everything?

one of my IDX v mounts has one blinking light for a meter and wont power anything. I tried charging it over night and its the same. any thoughts? its about 4 years old.

I need to make some cables, anyone know where to get raw AB taps in LA or online?

Hi guys I was just wondering what the process for having custom foam made/cut is. I am thinking about doing all my steadicam stuff and some other stuff that I will not leave out of my sight, so leaving my gear for them to work with is out of the question. do I need to make drawings take pictures and take in measurements?

I learned an important lesson about cases that I want to share with you guys. I fit some of my gear into pelican case 1650, 2 of them went with me from LA to Nashville. I decided to zip tie my cases closed and I am glad I did. when I picked up my cases at the airport all 7 latches were open on one of them, the only thing holding my sled in the case was 2 zip ties. The other 1650 had 4 of 7 latches open. lesson learned without a major loss, so Im happy. I hear storm cases dont do this so I am going all storm cases from now on, good thing they are all made by the same company. I also learned that storm cases are lighter so I like that too. next time I fly with my rig I am going to zip tie and tape a lot. or maybe just master locks all around

Hi everybody, I am going to make some cables does anyone know where to get raw parts. Specifically lemo ends 2 pin and 3 pin lemo's. Also any advise, tips, and tricks would be helpful.

when traveling do you guys trust your latches/TSA or do you put locks on your cases? I worked on a show once that was traveling and the tech guy put zip ties on all the cases after TSA checked them out.

I have noticed that my pelican case collection keeps growing, and I was wondering how many cases do you guys use to travel or just show up to set? also does your rig live in cases at your place or does your rig have its own room to hang out in?

how about some pics of your "homemade" weights.

Hi everybody, I am about to head to a friends place where he has a metal working shop. I told him I want to make a weight plate for my steadicam, now all I need is for someone to explain in detail how to make one that I can put between the camera and the dovetail. I am thinking about a rectangle piece of steel about 3" by 10" depending on the weight (it needs to be about 5lbs) and drill holes down the center alternating 1/4-20 and 3/8-16. my question is do they all need to be counter sunk and which ones should be tapped? thanks for the input ps this one is for my flyer Thought I would share my current weight creation. I went to home depot and picked up a 5" piece of pipe, then took a smaller diameter one and put it inside of that. then got another one even smaller diameter and put it inside of that, so now I have 3 pieces of pipe inside each other. then I got 2 end caps for the larges piece of pipe put one on and filled each pipe with expanding foam so they wont rattle around, then put the other end cap on and covered the whole thing in a rubber truck bed spray in liner.(to help protect the camera from the pipe) Next get a worm clamp and connect the weight to the top of the camera handle to move the c.g. of the camera up. its about 4.5 lbs cheap and easy but does not fit on all cameras. theres my idea feel free to use it if you want.