Giorgio Taricco Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Hello guys, triyng to mount a pair of 15mm rods on the A-Minima power base but found that there are two threaded insert in the holes, seems reducer to 8mm rods. Can't find a way to remove them so there is a reducer adapter to mount 15mm rods on 8mm threaded insert? Thanks Giorgio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio Taricco Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Hello, can I kindly ask to a A-minima owner to post a pic of the camera base with the threaded holes for the 15mm rods? Still not found the right way to mount them on. Thanks. Giorgio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Hey Giorgio, I haven't used an aminima, but I've always admired the chief designer, and when you originally posted, I looked on the web and saw one or two pics of rods mounted in the camera base. From those, and the manual specs, the screw mounting is 3/8", the short rods that I saw a pic of had machined flats inboard to enable tightening. If your mounting hole/thread on the camera base has been modified then I supose everything changes. Maybe take a macro pic showing the threaded hole in the base and the threaded end of the rod(s) you have. If something unusual has been done to the base, threads, the a fix may not be too hard for a good machinist or hobyist with a lathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio Taricco Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Hello Gregg, I've checked and yes the threaded bushes inside the holes have 3/8 thread, problem is that seems impossible to find a pair of 15mm rods with internal 3/8 threads.... they all have 1/2 or 12mm thread as the ones I have. Any help to find a pair? Giorgio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 I thought I already sent this message. The black cat is not walking smoothly through the frame... Anyway. If rods originally for that camera/threaded mount are not available then perhaps one is looking at cheap chinese rods that have internally threaded ends...There may be some with internal 3/8 thread. Worth looking and asking the ebay vendors. Otherwise, a small male fitting with 3/8 thread on one end and 1/2 or 12mm thread at the other could easily be made. As a DIY it may be easier to take a 3/8" screw and machine the shoulder to fit the ID of the rod tube nicely and just glue it in with epoxy. Drill the srew out to be a tube before you glue it in (removes weight). Also, there should be a small flange on the shoulder to but against the rod end. Get what I mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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