The funny thing about Gopro cameras, is the infection. Oh yea, the infection you get trying to figure out
what you can do with them, where you can mount them. If you are reading this you probably drive your
friends crazy with talk of Gopro everything, but I say too bad. Its good clean fun ...... most of the time.
One of my first home brewed Gopro mounts was my magnet mount, it sure is ugly but it worked like a charm.
Well, recently it started to come apart so I started hunting for a new model to build. I am a big
fan of Gopro free forums, it is a great community resource for everything Gopro. A couple users there
made magnet mounts using a 25 pound pull antenna magnet, so when I found them cheap at Harbor
Freight Tools I figured I'd give it a try. Here is my DIY video so you can make one yourself.
Parts List
25 pound pull antenna magnet
1/2 inch 1/4 20 machine screw
1/4 inch washer
It's an easy build and a must for your Gopro kit. If you build this DIY be careful, the magnet
is strong enough to keep the camera on a car, it's also strong enough to damage a paint job.
I always use a tether, if your camera fly's off and hurts someone or causes an accident that would
be very bad.
Here are a couple fun videos to remind you that no mount is perfect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z527_fVzW8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfg8zDJvAfk
DIY Chickens
I found two places where you can buy a magnet mount for your Gopro. Check them out.
Eye of Mine
Rage Cams
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what would you say about gluing the screw in to the magnet?
ReplyDeleteYou could. But the best solution is to tap and screw it into the base. That way the screw can float to adjust to the GoPro mount and then tighten.
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