RE: [Leica] Tripods and RRS plates - grip making a plate

["Robert G. Stevens" <robsteve@istar.ca>]

Tim:

Take 1/8" aliminum plate, set your table saw blade at 45 degrees and rip an
inch and a half strip with the 45 degree edge on each side.  Cut it to the
proper width of your grip.  Drill four holes in the bottom of your grip and
attach the plate by tapping matching holes in the plate you just made.  The
aluminum cuts easily on a table saw and a carbide blade is what I use.  I
have seen aluminum cut with just normal blades as well.

I have an Arc type head and have made four plates this way using about $2
of scrap aluminum.  I then paint them black and bake the paint on in the
oven. From previous posts, I was thinking you could do the same to an M6
base plate if you could find one cheap enough.

Regards,

Robert Stevens

At 09:55 PM 12/1/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I use the off brand grip. I've been trying to figure how to put two grooves
>in the base of the grip to use on my Arca Swiss.
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>I once forgot I was using the arca, with no tripod screw, and wanted to put
>the M6 on the tripod. I just put it in and clamped it shut on the M grip
>base - mind you, I only took horizontals.
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>I'm no machinist - any ideas if this would be easy to do?
>
>Tim A
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of phong (Doan
>huu Phong)
>Sent: December 1, 1998 9:33 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Tripods and RRS plates
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>I've been begging Tom to add two grooves on the Rapidwinder
>to accomodate Arca Swiss QR.  But so far, the man said no :-(
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>Softies with a cable release hole sounds like a great idea.
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>- Phong
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
>>
>>I have RRS plates on everything that will take an RRS plate. I cut one in
>>half and mounted it on my M6/Abrahamsson winder. It is neither in my way,
>>nor in the winder lever's way. And it's centered. This is VERY convenient.
>>I really don't even know it is there. It is totally unobtrusive. But when I
>>want the camera on a tripod, it just snaps on! Quick as a wink.
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>>Now all I need is an Abrahamsson Soft Release with a cable release hole
>>through the center. Then I'd be in "fat city!"
>>
>>Tom???
>>
>>Jim
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