DavidWS wrote:
There is then the small(!) matter of finding time to experiment with them...
They arrived on Monday. Today I found a little time...
I did an initial experiment using a couple of offcuts just to test how the connectors worked. I started with 2 of the mounts 'in parallel'. That was very firm in most directions, but I could still wiggle the two layers laterally a little. Adding a third mount lower down to form triangle removed the wriggle.
I then removed the mounting plate & belt hook from
my earlier arrangement, and positioned three mounts in a triangle.
In my first arrangement I put the 'third' a bit higher up so that the small third screw of the usual belt hook mount could be accessed. That wasn't satisfactory as the wriggle had returned, so I shifted it lower.
Here's the revised arrangement
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and here it is connected and in place on my stand.
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Every bit as firm as the original.
Pros: The mounting plate is now right over the screws that attach to the Stick, so less leverage than the earlier position.
Cons: I don't have both belt hook & mounting plate at the same time.
Neutral: The mount is now further from the Stick. That doesn't seem to be an issue with the mount but might be with belt hook or 'monopod'? The distance could be reduced if I had some shorter screws to match the original belt hook screws (N.B. mine are from a 'flat' belt hook mount & this are both the same length). With shorter screws the double layer attached direct to the Stick coulld be reduced to one.
It might even be possible to make the layer attached to the Stick very thin, e.g. an alloy sheet just a few mm thick of the 'bonded' version of the button fix mounts was used?
ToDo: Make another dismountable piece for the belt hook.
Possible change: The original double layer piece is now longer than needed. Its length could be reduced, but it's not a priority. If I obtained the shorter screws mentioned above I'd probably look for a nicer bit of wood, and make a neater job of the whole thing...