daav
Flailing up a storm.
Here are some shots of my first attempt at this project. I had to share it.
I have a moderately complete woodworking workshop, but this just used a bandsaw for the vast majority of the work. I've always liked the idea of using woodworking for practical manufacturing-- to make everyday items that are customized for things i want specifically or to make expensive things accessible. I thought i could probabaly hammer out a shockmount that functioned the same as the plastic and metal commercial ones, much cheaper and that looked better. This is my first attempt. Has many errors and spots that could use improvement in design or workmanshop, but I am pretty happy with the results on the Oktava 319.
Made from red oak, this one only needed about 1 board foot of 1x4inch from home depot. Common eyelets for the supension anchors, and machine screws and small nuts to hold the two circular brackets that attach to the mic- these could look much better. Simple idea, two wood brackets clamp around the body of the mic, cushioned with some rubber gasket material-this should also add a bit of dampenign tothe body of the mic (hopefully a positive). The mic and bracket float inside a ring with some thin bungy-cord material for suspension. if needed, i can loosen the bolts on the brackets to remove it, but that would be something of a pain, and will likely be avoided. The next ones i make will be more universally sized, and I will be able to pop the mics in and out pretty easily.
As a bonus you also get to see my totally rigged sewing hoop and nylon pop filter on a couple of these pics, with "gooseneck" made from plastic coated wire. Wrapped around itself about three times it atually both bends and stays put when needed pretty nicely.
Daav
PS - it even actually works! I can tap my foot and walk around the stand with the mic and unlike with just the lame clip, i really have to give it some trauma to xfer to the recorded signal.
I have a moderately complete woodworking workshop, but this just used a bandsaw for the vast majority of the work. I've always liked the idea of using woodworking for practical manufacturing-- to make everyday items that are customized for things i want specifically or to make expensive things accessible. I thought i could probabaly hammer out a shockmount that functioned the same as the plastic and metal commercial ones, much cheaper and that looked better. This is my first attempt. Has many errors and spots that could use improvement in design or workmanshop, but I am pretty happy with the results on the Oktava 319.
Made from red oak, this one only needed about 1 board foot of 1x4inch from home depot. Common eyelets for the supension anchors, and machine screws and small nuts to hold the two circular brackets that attach to the mic- these could look much better. Simple idea, two wood brackets clamp around the body of the mic, cushioned with some rubber gasket material-this should also add a bit of dampenign tothe body of the mic (hopefully a positive). The mic and bracket float inside a ring with some thin bungy-cord material for suspension. if needed, i can loosen the bolts on the brackets to remove it, but that would be something of a pain, and will likely be avoided. The next ones i make will be more universally sized, and I will be able to pop the mics in and out pretty easily.
As a bonus you also get to see my totally rigged sewing hoop and nylon pop filter on a couple of these pics, with "gooseneck" made from plastic coated wire. Wrapped around itself about three times it atually both bends and stays put when needed pretty nicely.
Daav
PS - it even actually works! I can tap my foot and walk around the stand with the mic and unlike with just the lame clip, i really have to give it some trauma to xfer to the recorded signal.
don't worry, I'm a DIY kind of guy too. That shock mount looks pretty cool, very well made.
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