Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Smartphone or Camera Mount for Scope

Ever want to film video from the point of view of the scope?  You can spend quite a bit of money buying a mount or you can put one together from spare parts.


Disregard my daughter's jewelry.  That is a 1 1/4" trap pipe connected to the scope.  I can't tell you how much it cost since it was a piece that I had laying around.  It would normally come in a kit for an "s" trap or maybe a "p".  You may have to experiment to find one that fits your scope.  I cut it the length that seems to give a decent view through the scope's field of view.   The compression fitting holds it on snugly. Attached is a 1-1/2-in x 1-1/4-in PVC Trap Adapter Fitting.  The cradle is a 1-1/2 galvanized pipe hanger.  I bent the end facing out and cut off the excess.  Then used the excess to make the bottom arm of the cradle.  In this picture I haven't cut them off.  I would recommend using a rubber band to hold the phone securely during recoil.  I already had the trap, the adapter was $1.23 and the hanger $.97.   


Thursday, November 4, 2010