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Kervyn
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I know theres a lot of threads already talking about handles and what not, but i thought id share this one because it seems sick and really usefull.

camcaddie.com

kind of expensive though

Dec 6 2009 4:19PM
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gr4
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or you could spend $4.87 at home depot/lowe's and make your own in 10 minutes.
Dec 6 2009 5:01PM
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boobie
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^ is there an instructional thread on that? been meaning to do that for some time now
Dec 6 2009 5:02PM
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Stickerbrush
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i agree - 65$ is definetly too much for this piece of plastic
Dec 6 2009 5:03PM
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BWalmer
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here:
That's what I used to make mine.
Dec 6 2009 5:07PM
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gr4
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uh yeah i remember seeing one on a bmx forum i think.  ill look for it.  but basically i just bought a piece of aluminum (i think it was 1/8" by like 1.5", the thicker aluminum will keep it more stable.) drilled a hole bigger than the screw and smaller than the head of the screw.  got some of those rubber washers to get a snug fit on the screw.  eyeballed the length and hacksawed it. bent it with my foot. wrapped it with electrical tape for looks, and threw on and old bike grip for the grip on top.  ill post pics when i get home. it works great.
Dec 6 2009 5:12PM
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gr4
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oh nice yeah thats what i was looking for.  except leave a little more room between the top of the camera and the top of the handle incase you want to throw a light of external mic on shoe.
Dec 6 2009 5:15PM
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FM3
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My friend did this, except he used an old ski pole in lieu of the aluminum you bought. He flattened it, then bent it. Works perfectly.
Dec 6 2009 6:39PM
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BWalmer
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if you did this and didn't flatten all of it you could put the grip back on (depending on the type of grip - if it has finger hold things it'll be weird, but if it's just round it would be sick).
Dec 6 2009 6:43PM
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sammo
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sick idea
Dec 6 2009 7:52PM
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