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May 20th, 2008, 12:00 PM
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Rep Power: 14   |  I want to build a rig - Where to start I would like to build a rig and have no idea where to start. Does anyone have any tips?
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May 20th, 2008, 12:01 PM
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 Joined: May 1st, 2006 Last Online: 08:23 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,500
Rep Power: 15 | How much are you willing to spend? Gaming? Workstation? Internets? Vipers PC is a good base to start from for a gaming rig.
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May 20th, 2008, 12:04 PM
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| Mantastic!  Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 08:28 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 9,763
Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 65 | ^ Erm, wrong sort of rig - this is in the Photography section you see...
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May 20th, 2008, 12:05 PM
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Car: Renault Clio Rep Power: 22  | Quote:
I think you mis-interpreted the question, this is in the photography thread, so I assume you're asking about automotive rigs, ie the things you use to 'hang' cameras off a car to take pics of them moving. Go to DieselStation's forums, there's plenty of posts on this, just do a few searches. I used all the info on there to make my one.  Despite the hilariousness of the first post, the question is till relevant to you, how much do you want to spend? | |
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May 20th, 2008, 12:05 PM
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| Lazy Head Dude  Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 08:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,652
Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 230 | Quote:
Not paying attention to forum section FTL. 
__________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005 | |
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May 20th, 2008, 12:06 PM
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May 20th, 2008, 12:07 PM
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| Lazy Head Dude Joined: Sep 21st, 2003 Last Online: 08:35 AM Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 24 Posts: 20,652
Car: Dodge Viper (I wish!) Rep Power: 230 | Quote:
__________________ Fight back against the evil Quiky by +1'ing this post! There is no replacement for displacement. - Wolfgang Bernhard, Chief Operating Officer, Chrysler Group talking about the Dodge Viper SRT-10 ... I ask Herb Helbig, vehicle synthesis manager for SRT and a member of the original Team Viper development group since day one, if they'd ever thought of adding traction control. "It comes with two," he says, pointing at my feet. "Learn to use them." Got it. - Motor Trend on the 2006 Dodge Viper Coupe, November 2005 | |
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May 20th, 2008, 12:11 PM
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| Joined: May 1st, 2006 Last Online: 08:23 AM Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 20 Posts: 1,500
Rep Power: 15 | Fine I'll just back to lurking then 
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May 20th, 2008, 12:13 PM
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| Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 08:28 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 9,763
Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 65 | Quote:
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May 20th, 2008, 02:35 PM
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Rep Power: 14 | BlitzR, + rep for making me laugh out loud As for money, whatever it takes. However, I have good hands and full access to a welders work shop. So, I will be able to fabricate it myself I think. I have 3 of these in my shed:  All of them are brand new I also have a magic arm and a superclamp. I will however, probably need to get some more superclamps. I had a look on Dieselstation and on google, but i can't find one picture of a rig. I really don't know what sort of design to use. *edit - FG member 'Cosworth' seems to have very good design on his rig. Maybe he might be willing to help me out.
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May 20th, 2008, 02:45 PM
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| Joined: Jun 20th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Midlands, UK Age: 21 Posts: 1,053
Car: Renault Clio Rep Power: 22 | You wont find any from the top photographers as rigs are a bit of a top secret! Mine and Paddy's (Cosworth) are pretty similar, just a couple of suction mounts and a big pole! I fabricated the pole sections myself, they are1 metre sections that 'fit together', so I can take it apart between use. There's not a lot to it tbh, the tricky part for me was trying to find a strong way of attaching the pole to the suction mounts, and small enough so I dont have as much to do in photoshop! |
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May 20th, 2008, 03:03 PM
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| Gulf Livery Rules  Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 07:54 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,249
Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 61  | Top photographers probably don't do much photoshopping so their rigs are really complicated and elaborate to fit outside the frame as much as possible.
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May 20th, 2008, 03:11 PM
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| Joined: Jun 20th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Midlands, UK Age: 21 Posts: 1,053
Car: Renault Clio Rep Power: 22 | Quote:
Although it is a lot riskier, but many have switched to the bolt on method, as opposed to magnets. | |
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May 20th, 2008, 03:37 PM
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If not, and I can understand that, maybe you could help with a few questions I have: 1. Are you using aluminum? If yes, is it square or circle? 2. What diameter should I use? 3. What's the best way of connecting the suction cups I have to the pole? 4. How are the 1 meter poles connected? 5. How many suction cups do you use? Thanks and a + rep to Shadowness for helping out
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May 20th, 2008, 04:07 PM
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May 20th, 2008, 04:16 PM
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| Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 07:54 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,249
Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 61 | 12mm lens?
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May 20th, 2008, 04:29 PM
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| Joined: Mar 24th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Waterford, Rep of Ireland Age: 22 Posts: 1,660
LFS Status: Rep Power: 25 | Sigma 10-20. Thats the rig as it stands now but my friends at www.tdp.ie are going to make a few adjustments, to give me over 5 metres of length from the car .... |
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May 20th, 2008, 04:30 PM
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| Gulf Livery Rules Joined: Jan 14th, 2007 Last Online: 07:54 AM Location: Slovenistan Age: 24 Posts: 6,249
Car: Mitsubishi Carisma GDI Rep Power: 61 | That sounds like a sexy lens! 
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May 20th, 2008, 06:19 PM
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Rep Power: 14 | Cosworth, those photos were a big help. Thanks and + rep. I have a question about your rig. It's hard so see in the photo as the res is so low. But, did you connect 2 superclamps to each other, and then one to the little pole that's on the suction cup and one to the big pole to which the camera is attached? If so, that would give fast and easy height adjust ability the my design below doesn't have. However, that leads to another question - How did you connect the two superclamps to one and other? I marked what I'm talking about in red:  Anyway, I did a quick drawing in PS of a design I thought up. What do you think? Paddy's Idea of connecting two superclamps to each other and then to each pole is a great idea (If that is what he did), as it gives the option of height adjustment that my design lacks. Where can I make improvements? Is this the sort of rig you guys use? What do you think?  Thanks.
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May 20th, 2008, 06:20 PM
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