building spreaders-need parts
I built a tripod, sort of. I used a survey tripod for the legs and adapted it to fit a head. I needed something to hold my jib and didn't want to spend over $1000 just for that one purpose.
Now I need to make a set of spreaders for the thing. I know how I'll do it. But the one part I need, I don't know what to call it to find it. I need to find metal bars that have a slot down the middle. You know, like what most spreaders have. Pounding at google for two hours now with no answer get a bit frustrating. Thanks for any help on this. |
I don't know where you would buy such a piece of aluminium because they would be specially manufactured for tripod makers but a cheap solution might be to use some strong cord tied from leg to leg to stop them spreading.
Alan |
Spreading isn't the actual problem, strangely enough. The real problem is being able to get the whole thing level quickly. I want to mark off points so that all the legs will be evenly spread.
Cheap isn't really a huge requirement either, just not expensive is the key. I'd buy some spreaders if I knew they'd work with my feet, but I don't wanna waist $200 on a guess from a picture. My big thing is finding what that type of metal is called. |
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