Grip 101: Show your booms and grip hardware in action!

For Martin, Dave (Jr.), or others with the wall mount booms....

What is the width of the plate that mounts to the wall? Is it the same size on the short and long boom?

if there is one thing that angers me, its that droid tablets are almost totally left out of this sleek mounting goodness, even though android 3+ tablets are actually *better* than ipads especially when it comes to tethering capabilities due to their USB host functions and lack of need to jailbreak.

i say this because every solution Ive seen for non-ipad tablets is a 'universal' design that looks like it was kludged together.

tetrode wrote in post #13633941
Isn't the magic in the Autoboom the "self-balancing spring", Dave? No counterweight needed.

Dave F.

TMR Design wrote in post #13633995
I believe so. The combination of the self balancing spring and the relatively light load capacity makes it work without additional counterweights.

Yes, you guys are correct, I forgot about that part.

TMR Design wrote in post #13634177
For Martin, Dave (Jr.), or others with the wall mount booms....

What is the width of the plate that mounts to the wall? Is it the same size on the short and long boom?

Long boom wall plate is 3.5" wide x 9-7/8" tall. Can't speak to the short boom.

Edit: don't know how exact you need it, but it's actually a hair under 3-9/16" wide.

Dave Jr wrote in post #13634240
Long boom wall plate is 3.5" wide x 9-7/8" tall. Can't speak to the short boom.

Edit: don't know how exact you need it, but it's actually a hair under 3-9/16" wide.

Perfect. Thank you Dave. It didn't need to be exact and the short boom is probably going to be the same or smaller width.

Another long boom question.

If the boom is wall mounted and centered directly over a stud, with the boom coming straight out about 50" and parallel to the floor.... dropdown pin on the end, 600RX and beauty dish, possibly as large as the 27" Mola Setti....

Do you see any problem with stability or strength?

TMR Design wrote in post #13635403
Another long boom question.

If the boom is wall mounted and centered directly over a stud, with the boom coming straight out about 50" and parallel to the floor.... dropdown pin on the end, 600RX and beauty dish, possibly as large as the 27" Mola Setti....

Do you see any problem with stability or strength?

Ok, Robert, I just put my heaviest setup on the long boom, which is mounted to Autopoles, I would think wall mounting would be more stable yet.

Visico 59" Octa, with grid, stand mounted HD speedring mounted to a griphead via a couple doodads and a floating Einstein attached with threaded rod (Tetrode mods). The whole mess weighs 18lbs. At 60" straight out, horizontal from the AP's, it is very solid. Holds well even at full 82.6" extension, however it bows quite a bit then. Only caveat is that you should probably take care not to bounce it around much with heavy setups, as these aluminum booms are a bit springy.

Keep in mind, Rob, that the minimum extension on the long boom is 47.2", so if you bolt it to the wall, you lose the ability to move it up and down (an Autopole) in order to allow setups closer to the wall.

Thanks, Dave.

For this particular location, the boom doesn't need to adjust vertically and I can drop it down a bit if I want.

This setup is specifically for working with a beauty dish or maxilite as an on-axis light source. It's the spot that I always set up and it would eliminate more hardware from the floor and give me a mount that's ready to go at all times.

TMR Design wrote in post #13635403
Another long boom question.

If the boom is wall mounted and centered directly over a stud, with the boom coming straight out about 50" and parallel to the floor.... dropdown pin on the end, 600RX and beauty dish, possibly as large as the 27" Mola Setti....

Do you see any problem with stability or strength?

Rob a few pages back i posted the setti on the shorter wall boom and while it does support it i'm just not convinced that is something i would care to do

i would however have no trouble using the fireball or speedo dish with that combo, the setti and strobe i would guess is close to 30LBS

add the length of the boom into the equation you're asking for trouble

FJ LOVE wrote in post #13635752
Rob a few pages back i posted the setti on the shorter wall boom and while it does support it i'm just not convinced that is something i would care to do

i would however have no trouble using the fireball or speedo dish with that combo, the setti and strobe i would guess is close to 30LBS

add the length of the boom into the equation you're asking for trouble

Wow... how much does the Setti weigh? I hadn't actually checked. Ok, perhaps I wouldn't use it with a Setti.. lol

Do you see any problem with a beauty dish like the Kacey 22"?

TMR Design wrote in post #13635769
Wow... how much does the Setti weigh? I hadn't actually checked. Ok, perhaps I wouldn't use it with a Setti.. lol

Do you see any problem with a beauty dish like the Kacey 22"?

Adorama specs the Setti at 9 pounds, Rob.

Dave F.

TMR Design wrote in post #13635769
Wow... how much does the Setti weigh? I hadn't actually checked. Ok, perhaps I wouldn't use it with a Setti.. lol

Do you see any problem with a beauty dish like the Kacey 22"?

Kacey dish plus grid plus Einstein is like 13.6 lbs.

Just weighed it again, it's actually only about 9 lbs.

If anybody needs me to do any calculations to determine the kind of forces acting on the screws or bolts holding the boom arm to the wall, just holler, OK.

PacAce wrote in post #13635954
If anybody needs me to do any calculations to determine the kind of forces acting on the screws or bolts holding the boom arm to the wall, just holler, OK.

That would be great