Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted December 9, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Tiffen is working on a rain cover - I've seen a clever prototype but I can't test it as I don't own a Volt (yet!) - I'm going to give it to an op to test soon. I'll post the results when I know more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirling Bancroft csc Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Jerry, thanks for you thorough reply! What are guys doing for a Moses pole for the M1V? Stirling Bancroft csc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members axel ebermann Posted December 15, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 8:19 PM, Stirling Bancroft csc said: Jerry, thanks for you thorough reply! What are guys doing for a Moses pole for the M1V? Stirling Bancroft csc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted December 15, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirling Bancroft csc Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hi Axel, Did you make that yourself? Or is it a standard bit from upgrade innovations? Looks good. Stirling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members axel ebermann Posted December 17, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 17 hours ago, Stirling Bancroft csc said: Hi Axel, Did you make that yourself? Or is it a standard bit from upgrade innovations? Looks good. Stirling well - I did not exactly 'make' it. I merely drilled a bunch of holes into my Moses pole and bolted a cannibalized piece of the Volt Dock onto it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted February 7, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Has anybody found a workaround for the incompatibility of the Volt's gimbal handle and low mode for GPI PRO users? The cross drilling on the Tiffen handle is perpendicular to the way PRO armposts (and, consequently, the low-mode handles and offset handles) are drilled. The Tiffen handle has some pretty thick walls -- if a workaround isn't available I think it's time to jam out to Sal & The CNC Machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tom Wills Posted February 7, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, Twojay Dhillon said: Has anybody found a workaround for the incompatibility of the Volt's gimbal handle and low mode for GPI PRO users? The cross drilling on the Tiffen handle is perpendicular to the way PRO armposts (and, consequently, the low-mode handles and offset handles) are drilled. The Tiffen handle has some pretty thick walls -- if a workaround isn't available I think it's time to jam out to Sal & The CNC Machines. The simple answer is to swap out the post in the low mode bracket and add in one with the hole in the correct location for the Tiffen handle. The Tiffen handle's hole placement is fine by me, and I've had no issues with my low mode brackets actually having both holes (one for the Tiffen hole placement, one for the PRO). Seems far easier to me (and easier to swap out if something should fail) than drilling on the rather expensive Tiffen gimbal handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Thomas Gottschalk Posted February 7, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Hi all, I just updated a Betz Rig with a Volt System. I ordered only the Steadicam M1 docking fork with it, because it connects with the my beloved Jerry Hill Docking Bracket. But after the first couple of days with my this new docking system I am not entirely happy yet. The Volt-fork fits the body of the Hill bracket well. But since the collar of the plastic inlay of the Volt-fork is rather high, I can´t pull the balancing rod over the fork anymore. I would like to mill out the plastic collar/insert of the bracket, so the balancing rod of the Hill bracket can slide over the fork again. Not sure if the plastic inlay would survive the surgery... Is anyone using the same fork/bracket combination? Anyone done anything similar yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted February 7, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 11 hours ago, Tom Wills said: The simple answer is to swap out the post in the low mode bracket and add in one with the hole in the correct location for the Tiffen handle. The Tiffen handle's hole placement is fine by me, and I've had no issues with my low mode brackets actually having both holes (one for the Tiffen hole placement, one for the PRO). Seems far easier to me (and easier to swap out if something should fail) than drilling on the rather expensive Tiffen gimbal handle. Hey Tom, hope all's well out there in VortexVille! I was initially toying with the idea of punching another hole in the low mode posts but thought that might somehow compromise the integrity. I'll give one armpost a go with your technique and report back. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Twojay Dhillon Posted February 7, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 On 12/12/2018 at 5:19 PM, Stirling Bancroft csc said: Jerry, thanks for you thorough reply! What are guys doing for a Moses pole for the M1V? Stirling Bancroft csc Stirling, what's up man?! I am working on this right now. looks like I can buy the fork separately and then mate it up to the magdock bit from a Hill MagDock. I'll let you know what I come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirling Bancroft csc Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 @Twojay Dhillon, I'm well. I picked up a rig and I'm starting to practice. I'm pretty excited about the whole process. Definitely let me know how it goes, I can use all the help I can get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro Galv Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 help to install volt on pro gimbal!To assemble the volt on pro gimbal! Which spacer I have to use? 800-7179 01.02 or 03!They have 3 different sizes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Deke Keener Posted February 25, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Just got done putting this together - so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Thomas Gottschalk Posted February 26, 2019 Premium Members Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Deke Keener said: Just got done putting this together - so far so good. Hi Deke, looking good! Could you post a detail pic of the milled out section? What you think, does the plastic inlay stay strong enough for everyday abuse with the cut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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