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Topic: DIY Swinging Camera Mount for under $20  (Read 2922 times)

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  • View Profile The Impractical Fishermen
  • Location: Hanford, California
  • Date Registered: Jan 2012
  • Posts: 111

I came up with this design after fishing with Rob Wendel of Great Lakes Kayak Angler, he made a simular swinging mount with aluminum tubing, I figured I could do the same with Aluminum Rod, here is what you need. It cost me 20 dollars to build as I had all the tools already.
Items
   -One 3' of 1/4" Aluminum Rod
   -One piece of 6" x 1" of 1/8" thick T-6 stock aluminum
   -Two 1/4-20 Washers, I like the ones that are rubber coated on one side
   -Two 1/4-20 Nuts
   -Two 1/4-20 Wing Nuts
   -One Dollar store Digital Camera Tripod
   -Two Aluminium Pop Rivets
   -One Scotty Rod Holder Post
   -Sandpaper
Tools
   -Standard Tap and Die Kit
   -Bench Sander/File (if you grind Aluminum in a bench grinder the stone may blow up on ya.)
   -Pop Rivit gun
   -Vise
   -Gloves and Goggles (Safety First)
   -Crescent wrench
   -Your Mitts
   -Drill
   -Drill bits
   -Hack Saw
There are many ways to skin a cat, here is how I did it.


After sanding down the rod to a point I  added some threads with a 1/4-20  die


Sandpaper is a good way to keep the rod from spinning in the vise as you turn the die


Put a bend in the rod and used this lure cover to test the angle



Drilled a hole in the Aluminum stock



Made it big enough to slip the Scotty bolt through it



90 Degree bend



Figured out how long I wanted it



Drilled my second 1/4" hole


Hack sawed it off



Smoothed the edges and burrs with the belt sander, If  you do not have one use a  file


All smoothed out



It needs something to keep it from slipping, two rivets did the trick.



Drilled 2 holes and sank pop rivets, then sanded stems smooth



Checking the angles and how it works



Threading the bottom



Got this tripod at a Dollar store, I cannibalization the
top piece so I would be able to have more manuverbility,
Just unscrewed it, drilled the center and threaded it on securing with a wing nut.



Finished,
I can always tighten the nuts for more Resistance to  make is swing less.



Top view



I can stow it upside down and out of  the way of lines. Been using it for a while and it prettymuch stays out of my way just straight.



Easy to get to the controls and set the timer





Works great in the field, what do you think?
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Looks like a very simple set up.  Thanks for taking the time to make this, and welcome aboard!
Kevin Storm
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Sweeet! Good instructions and photos.  Nice post-processing the final photo as well.  Thhx for sharing.

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