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iammongo
02-05-2013, 12:01 PM
Until i upgrade my vehicle, space is at a premium, that being said i don't have room for 2 sections of box truss to mount my moving heads to.
My solution was to fabricate some aluminum adapters to be able to securely mount the heads to a couple of speaker poles.

I know that you can use a 5 dollar purchased part and a piece of wood to achieve the same effect but i like working with metal !!

I made the 2 piece constructions yesterday
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-29620-1360086164587_zps52cb7147.jpg

The round sleeve fits into a precision pocket in the base plate and is secored by (4) 1/4-20 screws
The moving head will mount to the base plate using 2 m10 bolts
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-48068-1360086230688_zps57444281.jpg

I just sent the parts out to be black anodized. When they come back i will put everything together and add a few more pictures.

Phil Noize
02-06-2013, 05:36 AM
I assume you must have access to a CNC machine. Very nice work!

iammongo
02-06-2013, 05:40 AM
My day job is Foreman of a Machine shop so i have access to just about anything i need.

Mark_Spit
02-06-2013, 12:35 PM
Man, I'm jealous. I love working with metal but don't have access to the proper tools so I'm always improvising.

Beautiful work!

iammongo
02-06-2013, 12:57 PM
Thanks....Hopefully the parts will be back from anodize tomorrow.

DTR
02-07-2013, 03:27 AM
Nice job iammongo, repped :)


Man, I'm jealous. I love working with metal but don't have access to the proper tools so I'm always improvising.

You don't need a CNC machine to do good work. You can achive a lot using not much more than a vice, a hacksaw, some files and a drill.

Mark_Spit
02-07-2013, 08:57 AM
^^^^

Yeah, but it doesn't look as pretty. I like the CNC'd swirls! :love:

And I know all about the tools you mentioned. You do remember who I am right? Same guy who made the Remote Fader and a bunch of other DIY stuff from the old DJF (Soulo) :D

iammongo
02-07-2013, 11:54 AM
Parts came back from the plater just now and i'm really happy with how everything turned out.

Plates are a nice matte black without much gloss at all.

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-28028-1360257087726_zpscb19032f.jpg

The plate bolts onto the 2 mounting holes for the bracket....this keeps the plate very close to the fixture which i think looks alot better.

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-31779-1360257109000_zps60679ac4.jpg

The plate is small enough that you can still carry the fixture around by the stock handles without worrying about scraping your fingers.

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-4206-1360257134721_zps4872402b.jpg

adding the pole adapter is easy because of the fit pocket

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-67317-1360257155739_zps6441eb51.jpg

Here are a couple of pictures of the light mounted.

http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-36534-1360257175359_zpsed4bde4c.jpg
http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac167/shopbis/photobucket-66419-1360257195362_zpsd0a8ff70.jpg

Only thing left is to see if the light wants to twist around when turned on. I'm hoping that the cable ties to hide the wires will be enough to keep it still. If not then i will just add a tapped hole to the cup and use a threaded knob to tighten it up.

Will MaXimal
02-07-2013, 12:56 PM
Very awesome fab job right here.. Quality seems to be very good, they look great and I am not sure if such a mount even exists currently.

DTR
02-08-2013, 02:36 AM
And I know all about the tools you mentioned. You do remember who I am right? Same guy who made the Remote Fader and a bunch of other DIY stuff from the old DJF (Soulo) :D

Sorry dude I never realised! :lol:


Parts came back from the plater just now and i'm really happy with how everything turned out.

Plates are a nice matte black without much gloss at all.

That looks very professional now, I am very impressed :tup:

iammongo
02-08-2013, 05:10 AM
Very awesome fab job right here.. Quality seems to be very good, they look great and I am not sure if such a mount even exists currently.



That looks very professional now, I am very impressed :tup:

Thanks for the kind words guys, I've got a few ideas to implement this year (one which will make these adapters obselete :lol:) and will enjoy sharing them with the forum.

drop1
02-08-2013, 05:41 AM
Dude i'll pay you to make speaker stands for my desk. If you're interested let me know.

iammongo
02-11-2013, 08:56 AM
Dude i'll pay you to make speaker stands for my desk. If you're interested let me know.

I have a few other projects that i'm putting time into right now. Not ony that but making things out of aluminum on a prototype basis can be pretty darned expensive, i don't think you'd like the cost :lol:

drop1
02-11-2013, 01:29 PM
I have a few other projects that i'm putting time into right now. Not ony that but making things out of aluminum on a prototype basis can be pretty darned expensive, i don't think you'd like the cost :lol:

If you find the time shoot me a price and we can talk. I was thinking around $200. Im looking for something relatively simple but hard to find. Basically all I want is what you built but with bottoms too.

DYM
02-13-2013, 04:49 PM
What was the total cost on this product? Looks great dude... how much would it cost me to pay you to make me a pair? Just curious :)

iammongo
02-15-2013, 07:57 AM
I used materials that i had lying around the shop and charged zero for my labor :lol:

I will get a formal quote for the materials and let you guys know.

drop1
02-15-2013, 12:59 PM
Thanks for looking into. :tup:

jboogey
02-18-2013, 04:38 PM
so how does it do? any wobble or rotation with the mount? I was thinking if it did rotate you could drill a hole through the pole mount and put a pin through it, like speaker stands have.

dj_ar1
02-18-2013, 11:07 PM
i would like to see a video out of this.
u should contact chauvet bout dis brother, im pretty sure they will buy ur idea.

good luck.

iammongo
02-19-2013, 09:03 AM
so how does it do? any wobble or rotation with the mount? I was thinking if it did rotate you could drill a hole through the pole mount and put a pin through it, like speaker stands have.

There is a very slight wobble when the speaker stand is fully extended....That puts the bottom of the fixture at about 6 and a half feet. the wobble was expected and does not in any way compromise the stability of the tripod.

After letting the fixture run in the preset "fast" mode the rotation was less than 1/4 of an inch....it still bothered me so i tapped a #10-32 hole through one side of the cup and installed a thumb screw..just a slight amount of pressure fixed the rotation completely.

iammongo
02-19-2013, 09:04 AM
i would like to see a video out of this.

Give me a day or 2 and i'll throw something up.

jboogey
02-20-2013, 01:25 AM
look forward to it!

BillESC
02-20-2013, 07:59 PM
Nice work. For those who have space limitations that still want the truss totem look, Trilite's V Truss is the ticket.

http://www.optikinetics.com/ckeditor/ckfinder/userfiles/images/optikineticsftpfiles/Optikinetics%20Web%202011/Trilite%20V-Truss%20SEO%20jpgs/200%20V-Truss/opti-trilite-200_V-truss_2-stack-perspective_dark-bg.jpg