Cheap shock mount for handheld audio recorder

For under $5 in parts, you can have a very serviceable, tripod-mountable shock mount for a handheld audio recorder like the Zoom H2/H4 or the Sony PCM-M10.

Materials:
— 4" diameter PVC pipe or coupling, about 3" long
— 1/4-20 threaded, prongless tee nut (to match a standard tripod thread) without prongs (also called a "weld nut")
— epoxy putty
— rubber bands

Tools:
— 5/16" drill bit
— saw of some kind (if you don't have the hardware store cut the PVC tube in half lengthwise for you)
— file, sandpaper, or Dremel tool

Step 1 Cut the PVC pipe or coupling in half lengthwise

I had the folks at the hardware store do this for me. I cleaned up the cut edges with a Dremel tool.