All the talk about mounting a camera vs mounting a lipstick thingy to a helmet got me curious enough to try and make a full camera mount. I'm making good progress and have snapped a few photos along the way.
I had some carbon fiber lying around and had never really worked with the stuff so choose it as my medium. I'm sure it would work just as well with the fiberglass auto repair kit stuff if you didn't have any cf and epoxy.
My methods are extrememly ad hoc and rough so it doesn't look so hot but I'm happy with it and that's all that matters. If anyone shows interest I can add some explinations to the photos.
In the last pic of me you can just make out my little yellow "shop vac" doing vacuum bagging duties while the part sits in a box heated by a light bulb. My wife took the pic to document the strange behavior she stumbled upon. She heard the vacuum running for about 30 min and *knew* i wasn't cleaning.
So, I've finished the first (outside) half and I'm plugging away at the inside half and a mounting system.
If someone knows of a less flashy site to post photos on I'd be open to move it.
My wife took the pic to document the strange behavior she stumbled upon. She heard the vacuum running for about 30 min and *knew* i wasn't cleaning.
Thanks for the entertainment. That's the funniest thing that I've seen in ages. I don't know if you realise how funny it all looks if it's the first time you've seen it. What a strange pink lump.... Having said that, it may provide enough protection. How are you going to mount the whole thing to the helmet? Just bolt a bracket through? -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)
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All the talk about mounting a camera vs mounting a lipstick thingy to a helmet got me curious enough to try and make a full camera mount. I'm making good progress and have snapped a few photos along the way.
I had some carbon fiber lying around and had never really worked with the stuff so choose it as my medium. I'm sure it would work just as well with the fiberglass auto repair kit stuff if you didn't have any cf and epoxy.
My methods are extrememly ad hoc and rough so it doesn't look so hot but I'm happy with it and that's all that matters. If anyone shows interest I can add some explinations to the photos.
In the last pic of me you can just make out my little yellow "shop vac" doing vacuum bagging duties while the part sits in a box heated by a light bulb. My wife took the pic to document the strange behavior she stumbled upon. She heard the vacuum running for about 30 min and *knew* i wasn't cleaning.
So, I've finished the first (outside) half and I'm plugging away at the inside half and a mounting system.
If someone knows of a less flashy site to post photos on I'd be open to move it.
I did mine with fiberglass and it looks a whole lot worse than yours. I had to it a bit once it hardened so the shop still has a thin layer of epoxy dust over everything. I incorporated a stiff piece of plastic into mine so I would have something to drill later for the mounting bolts. Now that it's all done it's ugly as hell even witht he red paint job and I'm thinking about doing it again in carbon fiber or at least a woven fiberglass, not the free floating mess I had lying around. By the way there's a giant cat about to eat your camera. -- _________________________ Chris Phillipo - Cape Breton, Nova Scotia ramsays-online.comramsays-online.comOpen ↗
My wife took the pic to document the strange behavior she stumbled upon. She heard the vacuum running for about 30 min and *knew* i wasn't cleaning.
Thanks for the entertainment. That's the funniest thing that I've seen in ages. I don't know if you realise how funny it all looks if it's the first time you've seen it. What a strange pink lump.... Having said that, it may provide enough protection. How are you going to mount the whole thing to the helmet? Just bolt a bracket through?
I'm not exactly sure how i'm going to mount it yet. I'm trying to think of a way to do it without having to drill the helmet. I did some testing with velcro straps that was pretty promising.
None of it seems all that funny to me, there's some serious thinking going on...do you smell something burning?
All the talk about mounting a camera vs mounting a lipstick thingy to a helmet got me curious enough to try and make a full camera mount. I'm making good progress and have snapped a few photos along the way.
I had some carbon fiber lying around and had never really worked with the stuff so choose it as my medium. I'm sure it would work just as well with the fiberglass auto repair kit stuff if you didn't have any cf and epoxy.
My methods are extrememly ad hoc and rough so it doesn't look so hot but I'm happy with it and that's all that matters. If anyone shows interest I can add some explinations to the photos.
In the last pic of me you can just make out my little yellow "shop vac" doing vacuum bagging duties while the part sits in a box heated by a light bulb. My wife took the pic to document the strange behavior she stumbled upon. She heard the vacuum running for about 30 min and *knew* i wasn't cleaning.
So, I've finished the first (outside) half and I'm plugging away at the inside half and a mounting system.
If someone knows of a less flashy site to post photos on I'd be open to move it.
I had entertained the idea of doing some custom carbon for my mount but I decided I did not have the time or patience to go that route. Buying one was easier for me, but it would be cool to have your own custom setup.
I had entertained the idea of doing some custom carbon for my mount but I decided I did not have the time or patience to go that route. Buying one was easier for me, but it would be cool to have your own custom setup.
Bill Porter www.mountainbikebill.com
It really didn't take that long to do the first half. i probably spent about 2-3 hours on it. Once I have the second half worked out in my head it will probably go quicker now that I've practiced the fabrication. I'm hoping to spend less than 10 hours total and spend little or no money. If I had to buy everyting it would probably run $100, just a tad less than the better made ones that you can buy. Fiber glass would be cheaper but we all know that carbon is faster.
By the way there's a giant cat about to eat your camera.
I thought that was a California mountain lion. -- Slacker
It's actually a Midwestern Fat Ass. Boo is pretty helpful on projects, she works on any loose wires or strings and makes sure that nothing I'm reading blows away.
