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Weekend Project: In-Car Camcorder Mount

Rig an onboard camera like the cops and NASCAR, for 15 bucks.Thanks go to Christophe_Caron for the original article in Make Magazine.

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Posted by: dave on August 8, 2008 at 11:28 AM

vibration

I would think you might get less vibration by mounting on something more secure to the body, like the above door handles on most cars, rather than the head rest on the seat.

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Posted by: Volkemon on August 8, 2008 at 5:31 PM

@dave-

Provided that the seat and mounts are in good shape, the headrest posts give a very realistic mount for a video. Tried a dash cam and tied-down-tripod with poor results.

Bungee cords, 1x1 piece of wood, 1.25" (1 1/4) bolt and two washers. drill one hole, setup, and video.

Mebbie the cords perform a vibration reducing function......

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Posted by: Dako on August 9, 2008 at 3:56 AM

I think the video on fast-forward plus bumps and stuff on the road made it look unstable, but I imagine the camera being still/stable with those u-bolts + wingnuts.

By the way, cool project :D

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Posted by: Shadyman on August 9, 2008 at 4:11 PM

Woo!

Yay for Kip Kay! Definitely a cool little segment :) Will Kip be featured on the new PBS series?

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Posted by: zieak.com on August 10, 2008 at 6:48 PM

Bolts

I've always heard those bolts referred to as "U" bolts and not "Eye" bolts. I must have let my subscription expire because i missed this one!

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