Premium Members Mikko Wilson Posted June 21, 2006 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Nice looking set up. I'm gonna have to get myself some Antlers here sometime soon. I'd love to see a closeup pic of the bracket. I just spent the evening making a little mount to go in the same place, I'll post pics in a few minutes... - Mikko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mikko Wilson Posted June 21, 2006 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 ... And here we go. Something I threw together out of spare parts. The aluminum plate was just laying aorund in a box of metal stock. I have no idea where the Nylon bits I used for clamps (the right sized, by chance!) came from. I used a dremel to cut a grove in one clamp to allow it to close around the rod. I then drilled a hole across, put a bolt in thorugh one side and a thumbscrew nut on the other side to tighten the clamp by pulling on the bolt through the hole across the grove. Used 3 sunk screws to mount the plate to the clamps and voilá! It's not super strong, no good for Antlers, but great to velcro a recorder or trasmitter to. This is basically what I'd like to see a stronger version of with a battery mount on one side, and a dovetail on the other. - Mikko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Warner Posted June 21, 2006 Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Mikko and Lars Your rod mounting brackets are simple, low cost and may I say brilliant. I was set to build a 2 lb monster :blink: . I took a long time last night studying the sled and I agree with you both on the simplicity of the rod bracket. My IDX batteries are light so when flying a small prompter I have to move the battery quite far out but I?ll just make a few rod extensions so that the bracket stays centered in the post. Lars, as I stated in my last post, I?m looking for a set of Antlers. Did you make yours? It?s very had to find good photo?s of them even on Steadicenter so I have no clue if they?re worth the street prices that I?ve seen. Can you tell me about yours? You can send me an e-mail if you?d like. Again guys nice work !!! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mikko Wilson Posted June 21, 2006 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Brant Fagen is the man to talk to about Antlers. http://www.steadicamforum.com/forums/index.php?showuser=60 - Mikko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Lars Erik Posted June 28, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hey everyone, some updates. I'm away on work on a documentary feature which is being shot on 16mm. A lot of it being Steadicam. I'm by the seaside, and it's windy. Lots of low-mode, and I've used Antlers on a lot of shots. And let me tell you, those battery rods are strong. I've done a few 360 degrees and quite a bit of hard running with fast pans. The rig is flawless. I would have posted pictures, but my camera commited suicide by jumping into the ocean. Anyway, just wanted to let you know that Antlers in low-mode is working! BTW, anyone know what's happening with the 24v thingy that Richard is working on? Lars E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mikko Wilson Posted June 29, 2006 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Thanks for the update Lars. Sucks about the camera :( I came up for one design for a 24v upgrade for the Archer... All the connectors are the same 3-pin Lemo as the power connectors on the stage. Just have to pull one more power wire up through the sled up to the stage (there is a screw terminal on the board inside the stage labled 24v, I'm under the impression that it's allready connected to the connectors.) Not sure how to do the mode switch yet. Would like 12v from either battery to either output and 24v all selectable. Thoughts? - Mikko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members charlesneufeld Posted June 29, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Hey Mikko, Explain what you want in more detail (like a standard 12/24v switch - or something more elaborate) and I'll whip up a mode switch schematic for you. ~C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mikko Wilson Posted June 29, 2006 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Thanks Charles, Thoguh I think that's the issue. I haven't yet had time to properly decide what I actually want that switch to do. :rolleyes: Basically I'd like all sorts of routing options. There will be 2 or 3 power sockets, and 1 or 2 batteries (depending on config). And a mix of 12 and 24v. I need to decide how I want to distribute power to sockets from batteries in 12v mode. I'll take time to think about it some more and post my ponderings. - Mikko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members chris fawcett Posted June 30, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Keep up this good work, guys. I'm keenly following this thread. Thanks to the Archer users for the innovation, and thanks, Charles, for pitching in. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members David Baldwin Posted July 1, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Hey Mikko, I played around with an archer courtesy of Mr. Rush and Mr. Holway at cinegear last weekend. Out of 6 billion people on earth, you were probably one of the 25 most- stoked that day! The archer's nice! Let us flyer-owners know how it's working out for you. Dave "feel like I'm playing the vioiin with the flyer's skinny post, but otherwise it gets the job done " Baldwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Colin Donahue Posted July 6, 2006 Premium Members Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 ... And here we go.Something I threw together out of spare parts. The aluminum plate was just laying aorund in a box of metal stock. I have no idea where the Nylon bits I used for clamps (the right sized, by chance!) came from. I used a dremel to cut a grove in one clamp to allow it to close around the rod. I then drilled a hole across, put a bolt in thorugh one side and a thumbscrew nut on the other side to tighten the clamp by pulling on the bolt through the hole across the grove. Used 3 sunk screws to mount the plate to the clamps and voilá! It's not super strong, no good for Antlers, but great to velcro a recorder or trasmitter to. This is basically what I'd like to see a stronger version of with a battery mount on one side, and a dovetail on the other. - Mikko Mikko, I purchased an Archer in Oct of last year. I had these weights made to help with the balance problem. They were just hunks of metal laying around the machine shop and I had the guy drill holes in them. They weigh about 2.5 lbs each. I use them with a dionic battery on the bottom. I mostly shoot with the Sony XD cam with a bartech/M1 iris setup and a microwave on the back and another dionics on the camera. It works really well, but your setup looks a bit more versatile. The weights are held onto the rods with plastic screws and they are just hand tightened. The weights do not move at all. Good luck with your archer! Colin Donahue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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