I looked at getting a snoot for an Altman 300-L, while I will usually pay the freight for a quality item $80 was a bit much for some sheet metal.

This is my first attempt at tin knocking so I learned a lot the next one will be better.

First I needed to redesign the concept of the snoot to fit my abilities and available materials. I decided on a rectangular five side box to be held in place by the barndoors.
For the 300-L it worked out to be 6”x 8” in size I decided on 1” sides. I bought a piece of 22ga. mild steel 8”x 24” for $6.50 out of this I can get two snoots. I cut an 8” x 10” piece out of the stock and marked 1” lines along the sides. On the short sides I cut along the lines from the end to the intersecting line. Bending the short sides first then the long sides allowed the corner to form, after a little tin knocking I drilled a 1 7/8” hole in the center.
That’s my $3.25 snoot. Later I will rivet the corners to make it permanent.

Bill

Necessity is the mother of invention! :)

Necessity is the mother of invention! :)

My thoughts exactly. :-)

Why not try and copy an actual snoot?

(Or a "top hat" as they were called back in the day). Mine slides into the gel frame carrier; they're a flat piece of sheet with a tube attached, so the flat end is against your light and the tube sticks out. Could be a lot easier to do?

(I didn't make mine, but man, looks like a sheet of metal and some stovepipe would do...)

Simply becuse it was easier and produced the same effect.

Bill

For my 6" frensels I took a large coffee can and pop riveted onto a square of sheet steel from home depot. Spray painted it black. $5 and 30 minutes later I had a snoot. You do have to curl the edges of the sheet steel a bit so it fits in the gel holder of the light snuggly.

Another good idea, it takes about 10 minutes for me to make one of these.

hey it works right ?