I work in the live entertainment industry. It seems that lots of crews love to have their picture taken on stage with the audience behind them just before the show. But no one ever remembers to bring a tripod. So I thought, there are lots of mic stands, wouldn't it be great if you could put the camera on a mic stand and get the pic? And now I have the adapter needed to do this.
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The best part of this instructable is that it should only cost a couple of bucks to make.
You need the following parts:
An old mic clip - preferably broken (recycle!) ask around at a sound rental company, or theatre, or you could buy (it's only money) one at radio shack or a music store, but you really should be able to get a broken one for free, heck the local bar that has live bands probably has one.
A 1/4-20 machine screw 3/4" long
A 1 1/4" diameter Rubber washer with a 1/4" hole in center
A 1/4" washer and lock washer **** Get the clip first and take it to the hardware store. The washer must be able to fit inside the part of the clip that normally threads onto the stand!******
Access to a saw and a drill (or drill press) with a 13/64" bit.
You need the following parts:
An old mic clip - preferably broken (recycle!) ask around at a sound rental company, or theatre, or you could buy (it's only money) one at radio shack or a music store, but you really should be able to get a broken one for free, heck the local bar that has live bands probably has one.
A 1/4-20 machine screw 3/4" long
A 1 1/4" diameter Rubber washer with a 1/4" hole in center
A 1/4" washer and lock washer **** Get the clip first and take it to the hardware store. The washer must be able to fit inside the part of the clip that normally threads onto the stand!******
Access to a saw and a drill (or drill press) with a 13/64" bit.
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johnnyjazz says:
Apr 2, 2008. 8:56 PMReply
i agree w/ you mrmath! how bout keep the mic clip in tact by screwing the bolt into a short piece of pvc... pvc taking the place of the mic. i'll try it tomorrow - may not be strong enough though...
clickykbd says:
May 23, 2007. 6:48 PMReply
I can totally use this! Nice. (also stage production person).
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gezortenplotz says:
May 23, 2007. 7:20 AMReply
I agree w/ mrmath, the swivel function would be cool. Also, if you had a light weight camera, if you put it on a boom stand, you'd be able to do some low level crane shots! I've got lots of mic stands since I don't play with the band anymore. I'll give this a try. Good instructable.
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mrmath says:
May 23, 2007. 4:48 AMReplyVery nice trick. Easy to carry around. Easy to use. I would change one thing. Instead of cutting the clip like you did in step 3, I would try to find a way to use the broken clip pictured in step 1 to create the mount. If you can keep the swivel "functionality" of th mic clip "structure", you might be able to get better pictures. Would a heat gun make the plastic of the broken clip soft enough to bend? Then you could bend it flat, and use it to hold the screw. Then again, if it is prone to breaking, and you weaken it by melting/bending. is it going to hold up? Hey, it's just a thought.
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