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  1. Alec and Doc, Ive been billing all my gear through my LLC for the last 5 years, but companies like Fox, WB, Showtime and others still ask me to fill out the damn box rental/liability waiver form. I explain to them that its not a box rental, it's an equipment rental paid to my corp, but they still insist that I must sign the box form or they can't process the paperwork. This has happened multiple times to me. Again, luckily I've had no damage incidents (knock wood), but if there was some catastrophic loss, that box rental form technically, legally waives their liability, cuz I signed the damn thing. Whenever I have this conversation with the studio legal dept, they say "don't worry, we'll take care of damages, but still need the signed form". Maybe it's just some antiquated boilerplate form the bureaucracy hasn't bothered to update. Thanks for the info guys. I'll look into the special box forms. And if we all spread the word to actually read those box rental forms and cross out any offending items, it might inspire some future revisions. Beyond that, I guess we just have to consider this one of life's paradoxes and move on.
  2. Doc, it doesn't get bounced back to you when you "modify" their form like that? I tried that twice, with major studio TV beurocracies, and the form got returned to me saying they can't accept it. Did it work out for you? The situation with this particular company, it's a major studio TV production, they provided an insurance cert no problem. The UPM says they'll of course cover any unfortunate incidents that may happen (luckily it hasn't happened). Yet they make you sign this box rental form as some weird technicality to process your rental payment. And without it they can't process the payment. I just sign the damn thing and hope for the best, but I sign it under protest and I don't see the logic in the whole thing.
  3. I tried that before Brant, it just gets bounced back. If it goes through it's probably because they didn't notice the cross outs.
  4. I know this has been dealt with before but I'm wondering if there have been any new developments. Production wants us to sign a "Box rental form". They understand it's "equipment" rental and not "Box" rental and all that, but the corporation still requires the form to be signed to process payment. The following line on the form is very worrisome. You explain all this to accounting and the UPM and they just shrug. If you wanna get paid you have to sign this. How do you guys deal with this? Just sign and hope for the best? "Employee/Loanout agrees that the equipment herein is rented to [company] for use under Employee/Loanout’s direction and control. Employee/Loanout is responsible for any damage to or loss of such equipment and hereby waives any claims against [company] for any loss or damage of any kind, unless caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of [company]. [company] shall have no obligation to indemnify Employee/Loanout against any losses or damages, or to provide any insurance coverage for the benefit of Employee/Loanout covering the equipment herein described."
  5. Man, would be so cool if someone could invent a super slim wrap grip for a 2" post!
  6. Fernando has serviced my heads before. He's great and he's been doing it for over 20 years.
  7. Hey Tim, Just took some calipers to the post. The post is exactly 2.00" O.D., but the O.D. of the Gimbal handle (sadly) is only 2.15". To match that would be pretty tricky. And now that I'm picturing it, 2.7" O.D. for the gimbal grip is probably way too wide. 2.2 maybe 2.3 tops, beyond that will just be too fat, I think, and change the feel of the grip too much. Is there any way to 3D print something that slim? And still figure a way to clamp it on and off? It would have to be about 0.2" thick! To answer your other question about the space between the forks. I have an MK-V sled and to dock the rig right side up with a low mode wrap grip above the gimbal, you'd need like almost an inch between the docking collar and the end of the grip. This defeats the purpose for me. Personally I like to keep as short a post as possible, low mode included. So I wouldn't worry about trying to dock the rig in high mode with a wrap grip on. When I'm done with low mode, I would remove the wrap grip, then flip the rig and dock it upright. In low mode I'd want as much grip area below the gimbal as possible and as short a post as possible. So to answer your question, I would just want a 3" wrap grip that I'd slap on the post to take up that whole 3" between the gimbal and docking collar. And I'd forgo the capability of clearing the forks to dock in high mode. If I want to dock in high mode and keep the wrap grip on, I'd extend the post an extra inch to allow me to do that. Does that make sense? This is just my personal preference though. Others are free to chime in.
  8. I'd say it should be as thin as possible and maintain it's structural integrity. 2.7" O.D. sounds good. Can it be slimmer? I think there would be a good amount of people interested in this. I for one dislike having to grab my post directly when in low mode. Especially if my hands are dirty or sweaty. The post is slick too, no traction for your fingers. Would be great to have a wrap grip for that. Is there any way to give it a "knurled" finish or something more grippy? Maybe some grip tape would do it.
  9. Is it possible to design a slim version of this for a 2" carbon fiber post?
  10. Up on EBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/152199192268 O'Connor 2575C fluid head for sale. Head is in great shape and working order. Original owner and very well taken care of head. Minor dings and scuffs. Comes with Euro base plate, Mitchell mount, two piece pan handle and tie down. Head is located in Los Angeles and available for local pickup and inspection.
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