You can often get tripods where the quick release plate has been lost for next to nothing. Making a replacement quick release plate out of wood and a 1/4" bolt.
I have made several of these over the years. I've picked up various tripods at thrift shops over the years and since people never put the camera attachment piece with the tripod, I've had to make my own. One improvement I've done Matthias is I glue a small piece of thin rubber or foam to the wood, between the wood and the camera, so it protects the camera and reduces any tiny vibration in videos. That rubber, drilled slightly undersized, also holds the bolt and keeps it from falling out of the wood. I also fashioned a small D Ring from thin metal rod and drilled small holes into opposite sides of the 1/4" bolt head to insert the ends of the D Ring into to help tighten the bolt to the camera, making it more like the actual one that would've came with the tripod originally to tighten the bolt to the camera. Your videos are the best on RU-vid !
As an amateur photographer, I will need to make a ton of these! I'm ALWAYS losing those quick release plates for both of my tripods, and this will be considerably cheaper than buying replacements on Amazon. Thank you for this awesome video!!
I didn’t think this could possibly be that interesting but you never cease to amaze me. Well done! You are by far one of my favorites! The magnet was the item that just tipped the scale for me. Just simple and effective.
I bought a very nice camera stand at a garage sale for a couple bucks and it was missing the camera mount. I made the same thing from wood also. Never thought of videoing it. Good job.
You've proven you're very skilled and know what you're doing time and time again. Still felt quite nervous watching you work that close on the table saw.
I made some about the same dimensions from some plastic material a couple of years ago when I lost mine, after watching your video I took it back off and added a magnet to all three of them so now the bolts on mine stay in as well. Thanks for the idea
YAY! A new Matthias video! In the workshop, even! But I need to make the other part of it. I have a lot of small tripods that don't have the quick disconnect. Moving from the big tripod to the small one and back is just a PITA.
I love when you use reclaimed wood. The college kid in me feels good not spending money for tiny projects. Used to have a tiny metal working shop in my hot water heater closet.
Hi what I do when I have nothing to tighten the clete screw is hand tighten it but set the clete in an anticlockwise offset angle and then while pressing down on the screw rotate both together and I find doing this I can get just the right tension I need. Hope I have explained this clear. Anyway, I'm not pretending to teach you anything cos you are an innovative engineering genius. I never watch any of your videos without learning something new.
I made my first one four years ago making it out of lexan and cutting a long strip and cutting to shorter pieces so I had a bunch. I also have 3D printed some.
I am always a bit skeptic to use magnets next to electronic devices, but it doesn't seem to bother them in any case. ipad stands often use magnets for example
When not using the tripod for a camera, I often put a wooden board on top of it and use it as a little side table. I should make a dedicated mount like this to put on the board.
In my "didn't know anything about tripod" days, I purchased a tripod at the flee market for what I thought was a deal. When I tried to use it I realized it didn't have the mounting screw which after a bit of research turned out to be a missing mounting plate. I never got around to making a wood mounting plate out of wood for it, but years after I purchased a brand new tripod, I did get around to drilling a hole or two into it and bolting a small wooden top onto it that is the perfect size for a laptop. I was planning on making some additional mods to use it for a teleprompter stand.
Loved the sound of rain in the background.... I actually went and checked if it was raining here. Well in all honesty I ust stopped the video and realized that it was in your video. Anyhow... cool little helper, also cool video. Danke dir, Matthias. Viele Grüße, Daniel
Dammit, I WANT YOUR TOOLS!!! How much easier my life would be ... I loved this video, I could watch it a dozen times. Great storytelling, editing, pacing was just perfect.
I was able to make a replacement shoe out of Steel Stick epoxy putty, with some old printing press blanket material as a cushion layer. The screw is embedded, so you just spin the whole shoe to thread it on. By the way, if you know any printers, ask them about getting some old press blankets. They are super handy as a work surface, router mat, cutting mat, tons of uses. Super durable canvas-backed rubber sheet. Even Digital presses use a similar material, and it tends to be tackier than the Offset press blankets. (Better for router mat)
Made one very similar, i'm lucky that my cheapo tripod has a big hot shoe mount so i made the nut with a tilting head inside. When i want to open it, i can grab it easily. On a hotshoe that small, yeah, the nail probably the best you can get.
Nice! I've been thinking about making something similar for Manfroto quick release. I modeled the plates I have in Sketchup but haven't gotten around to actually making any... too many other projects going on. ;)
Have you ever considered a magnetic mount for your cameras? It would take a pretty strong magnet, but theoretically you could snap the camera to a tripod, and easily move it to a fixed mount on the wall, or to a sprung swing arm, or to a plate on a tool ...
Oh dear god. Hot glue stick + hot air gun! I've lost my tripod head some time ago and was planing to make a new one out of aluminium. But after seeing your vidya I've decided to make it out of wood. Awesome content, keep it up!
Hi, Matthias! And now I feel stupid for buying those plates second hand on flea markets... Great to see you build something again, even though it is small. Regards, Etna.
Let’s all send mathius some money. He’s very upset about the new RU-vid rules. He’s been hanging around the soup kitchens and I we don’t want him to stop making his cutesy little arts and crafts recordings
Yes. The onboard mic is the main reason for using it. I like the sound of that camera. I had been thinking of upgrading camera and computers, but it doesn't really make sense to given that I'm making fewer videos these days.
Matthias Wandel how is your recovery now? Do you plan on making more videos in the future? No pressure, I was just thinking about it. Thanks again for everything we’ve learned!
That’s really cool. Is it okay to have a magnet so close to the camera though? I’d be worried about messing up the SD card or something else internally.
