Premium Members Tom Wills Posted February 6, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 So, last time there was a thread about this on the forums, it got shut down, because I decided I wanted to go into business selling these things. I have happily come to my senses, having only sold around 10, and realized that I'm much happier fiddling with my rig than selling accessories. I'm gonna release the CAD files I used on here, so anyone can build one. I've had several requests from users on here for the plans, and I figure if I'm going to offer them up to some, I should offer them up to all. I should note that these plans aren't fancy, and they don't have much of a way of mounting the yoke to the sled. Late in the manufacturing, I had a 1/4"x20 thread added to the center of the "Base Block" part, which I know a lot of people used. If you can get it the yoke made, however, I'm sure you can find a way to get it mounted to your sled. I still think the Marshall 651STX is one of the better low-cost monitors, and while I do get Cinetronic envy whenever I see one of their monitors, my monitor has paid itself off many times, and I've had no issues with it. I can't imagine using it without a yoke ever again though, and if you own one, or make one, I'm sure you'll understand. All I ask, if you make one of these and use it on your sled, just send me a picture of it in use. I love seeing how far these things end up going! A few technical details, for those inclined to build this: In terms of how the assembly actually works, you take 2 of the "Side Blocks" and bolt them to the "Base Block". Then, you bolt the two "Monitor Blocks" to the sides of the monitor with 2 4-40 3/8" long countersunk screws. A 1/4"x20 5/8" long bolt then goes through the side blocks and into the monitor blocks. The 1/4" bolt (the pivot) has a spring washer and a 1/16" thick Nylon washer on the outside, and a 1/16" Nylon washer between the side block and the monitor block. Hopefully that makes sense. See pictures here for more assembly details: http://www.willsvideo.com/parts/parts/Yoke.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tom Wills Posted February 15, 2013 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted February 15, 2013 CinemaOxide, the company that was manufacturing the monitor yokes for me when I was selling them, is now going to be making some of these yokes on their own. If you want one, contact them directly. Just as a note, I'm not involved in this production run any more than just handing over the designs. So, no, I'm not making a cut of the sales. I'm just letting him keep manufacturing them so that anyone else who wants one can get one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Chris Horvath Posted February 21, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I ordered one of these Yokes from Tom, and can safely say it was very well made and definitely exceeded my expectations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Kevin Andrews SOC Posted February 21, 2013 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Yes, also ordered one and I too can't imagine the Marshall without it. Great build quality and finish. Rock solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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