Photo Stand Mount

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I created a whole mount for a photo stand. It’s got a screw base to mount it to the stand and a screw to turn the head. It’s not a full 180 but it’s about 150 degree range. Enough to move small lights or position them where you need them if you don’t have a proper mount. In my case, it was for an arca-swiss mount to a bowens mount-bleck-for a photo light to move it around and give some more fill. Look at the photos in order to get an idea and don’t mind the mess of my garage. This one will require a bolt and a wing nut for the main tension bolt-it’s a hefty one-I think it's a 1/2 inch but there's a range that works for you. I prefer the wingnut to turn but it's up to you, just make sure it's strong. And then you’ll need a size 10 screw (metric but what I had lying around) and bolt for the stand mount. It’s counter sunk on the inside of the mount but it fits nice and snug so you just pop it in and use the screw to tension it into place. Works fer me! You’ll also need one of those ¼ inset mounts and then whatever you want to mount to the top. In this case, I used someone else’s arca swiss plate mount and then connected it with a ¼ screw. You can mount just about anything included a cold shoe mount if you have one of those too. I also sawed off the head of a ¼ inch bolt that was about ¾ long in order to give me a straight screw mount for other things-the cold shoe, etc, but that’s up to you. A quick and dirty hacksaw and a patient 10 minutes works for that. Lastly, you'll want to print at at least 20% infill since it holds things. Maybe even 30%, but that's again, up to you. It won't hold more than 5 pounds, but it's nice for small lights and mounts that you want to use and might need and don't have anything handy.

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