Re: [pinhole-discussion] tripod attachment
I have used the T-nuts for several pinhole cameras. I install them with the T part toward the camera by drilling partway into the wood with a 13/16 Forstner bit and finishing the hole with a 5/16 drill. That way the tripod screw pulls the T-nut tighter into the wood. If you are worried about it rotating just add a drop of epoxy glue to it when you install the T-nut. I have attached the block of wood to a plastic Polaroid camera with silicone rubber and have had good luck with that. Jim Stewart
[pinhole-discussion] tripod attachment
T-nuts work okay for a while, but they can work loose over time. Another way is to use a threaded nut. It looks similar to a t-nut, but doesn't have the flange and the exterior surface is threaded with real aggressive wood threads. They come in various sizes, but for the 1/4-20 interior thread that matches tripod threads, I drill a slightly less (maybe 2, or 3/64ths of an inch less) than 3/8" and thread the nut into the wood. They sell them at virtually any lumber yard or hardware store. They are real common in brass or steel. The steel are harder, so they are easier to thread into a tight hole without braking, but the brass is softer than the threads on most tripods, so if someone cross threads it, the one in the camera will get damaged before the one on the tripod. Jim Roy, Washington
[pinhole-discussion] Tripod attachment
Looks like my method is practically identical to John Moore's, but since I already put the page together, it's at http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/tripod/tripodmount.htm Nick On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:56 AM, Nick Dvoracek wrote: Never used the polaroid kit, but I use my foamcore cameras on a tripod. I put a 1/4 x 20 T-nut through a scrap of wood and attach that to the tripod, and then attach the camera to that with several rubber bands. Taken pictures in some pretty strong winds this way. I'll try to put some pictures on my web page later today. Nick On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:45 AM, Matti Koskinen wrote: hi all, today I received my Polaroid pinhole kit and sort of managed to put it together. The tripod mount sucks, first of all in the package was so little bit of sponge tape that it never held the camera, I bought some more, but still the tripod mount is unusable. Here's so windy that the camera moves so much, that the pictures I finally got, are all too > bad. I'd like to know how others have got the tripod mount rigid? Nick Dvoracek dvora...@uwosh.edu Director of Media Services Voice: 920-424-7363 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Fax: 920-424-7324 http://idea.uwosh.edu/media_services/home.html http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/handouts.htm
[pinhole-discussion] Tripod attachment
Never used the polaroid kit, but I use my foamcore cameras on a tripod. I put a 1/4 x 20 T-nut through a scrap of wood and attach that to the tripod, and then attach the camera to that with several rubber bands. Taken pictures in some pretty strong winds this way. I'll try to put some pictures on my web page later today. Nick On Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at 10:45 AM, Matti Koskinen wrote: hi all, today I received my Polaroid pinhole kit and sort of managed to put it together. The tripod mount sucks, first of all in the package was so little bit of sponge tape that it never held the camera, I bought some more, but still the tripod mount is unusable. Here's so windy that the camera moves so much, that the pictures I finally got, are all too > bad. I'd like to know how others have got the tripod mount rigid? -- Nick Dvoracek dvora...@uwosh.edu Director of Media Services Voice: 920-424-7363 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Fax: 920-424-7324 http://idea.uwosh.edu/media_services/home.html http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/handouts.htm
