Updated Bicycle mounted steadicam

Step 8 Adding shock absorbers

This step required some drilling and tapping to allow both ends of the shock absorbers to be anchored to the existing steadicam arm assembly.

1) I drilled two #36 holes, one in each of the two hinge arm sections (see pictures).

2) Next, tap the holes for a 6-32 thread

3) Use one of the 6-32 x 1/2" screws and one of the plastic (screen door bushings) to secure one end of the shock absorber (see drawing of the shock absorber assembly).

I used two right angle grease zerks too mount the other end of the shock.

1) Remove (unscrew) the part of the zerk that extended at the right angle from the two grease zerks.

2) Then drilled all the way through the head of the zerk ,where the right angle fitting was removed with a #21 drill bit.

3) Next tap the holes for the10-32 allen screws.

4) Then for each shock, pass the 10-32 Cap screw through the other end of the shock absorber and then then secure it into the threaded zerk.

5) The zerks can then be secures to the hinges through one of the spare holes in the hinges with the threaded base of the zerk and a #6MM nut.