John Harvey

I have some various production equipment that I am interested in renting out. Does anyone have any experience running a rental house that could offer some pointers? Thanks for your input! JH

Thanks that was very helpful. JH

You guys are on my list of houses. Thanks for the post!

Does anyone know the names of the trade publications out there that all the pros receive? Besides Videography, DV, TV Technology, LA 411, and MovieMaker. Thanks for your help, JH

Thank you! The Kemps website was extremely helpful.

Does anyone know of a one-stop website where I can find a list of various rental houses throughout the world? Thanks, JH

I want to stay alive, if even in the shadows for now :)

Thank you for the web sites. I was on an interview with an agent in Holywood yesterday and thought maybe a rental house could let me look at one. Otto Nemenz was just around the corner! So I walked in and got introduced to the Mario who rebuilds all the heads! He was rebuilding a Conner and I got to see EVERYTHING! All the intracacies in person, too cool, also the Sachtler head. It was amazing how little area was needed to produce the drag effect. The tilt spring adhstment on the Conner was a mind bender, still not sure in my head how they accomplish the feat . The fluid inside was I high visosity silicon so it would be stable in varing temperature conditions. That was a question of mine also. Then I was intorduced to the lead machinist Sal. Spent another hour with him on all the trick accessories he designs and makes for thier equipment rental. Big thanks to OTTO NEMETZ of Hollywood. :D :D :D john harvey

Thanks for the leads guys and the warm welcome! The NCE head sounds like it had one drag setting? I have drawn up a multi plate system like a cutch on a motorcycle so far. Infinate drag adjustment. Yes it is a design exersize right now, time is cheaper than money at the moment. I'll give them a call and see how helpful they are. thanks again. jh :D

I have searched to no avail on the web for a detailed breakdown in sckematic form of the internal workings of a wet multi disk type of fluid head. Also being a mechanical designer I am fasinated by the feel they produce and would like very much to know intimatly the mechanical design. Can anyone point me to a link where I might see an exploded or cross section view of this type of fluid head? thank you all for you replys in advance. jh :)