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Topic: light weight pedal stell legs? |
Dennis Wireman
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North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 4 Jan 2022 5:13 am |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Dennis Wireman
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North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 4 Jan 2022 6:42 am legs
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| ty Jerry I will check them out. has any one bought from them? If so which ones you recommend and why? |
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Scott Truax
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Florida
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Posted 4 Jan 2022 7:27 am Lite-weight steel legs
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Dennis,
I've used Ray's "chrome over alloy" (flight) legs for years. He's great to deal with, and his products are fine as well. =IMO=
I can't speak to frequent travel or heavy usage, though.
A set of these legs should be 4-5 lbs.+/- less than steel legs. |
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Bill Terry
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Bastrop, TX
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Posted 4 Jan 2022 9:10 am
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Just bought a set of COA legs from Ray a few weeks ago. He's definitely still in business and the service was excellent. The entire transaction from order to receiving the legs was just a few days.
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John Hyland
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South Australia
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Posted 28 Jan 2022 3:02 pm
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Does anyone know what the diameter and wall thickness is (and alloy type)
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Ian Worley
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Sacramento, CA
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Posted 28 Jan 2022 6:08 pm
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Does anyone know what the diameter and wall thickness is (and alloy type)
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Outer diameter is standard 7/8". I don't know the specific alloy type, but I assume it's 6061 aluminum. Wall thickness is ~0.080" (vs. ~0.056 for typical steel leg). The 1/2-13 threaded top plug is steel but the clutch nut is alloy. The clutch thread is 7/8-14, this is coarser than the typical mic stand clutch thread, which I believe is 7/8-27. I assume this is to make the threads more durable over time with the softer material. Alloy leg weighs 0.97 lbs, a random regular steel leg the same length weighs 1.64 lbs, so you'll save a little under 3 lbs total for the set.
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All lies and jest, still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest - Paul Simon |
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John Hyland
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South Australia
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Posted 29 Jan 2022 4:45 pm
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| John Hyland wrote: |
Does anyone know what the diameter and wall thickness is (and alloy type)
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Outer diameter is standard 7/8". I don't know the specific alloy type, but I assume it's 6061 aluminum. Wall thickness is ~0.080" (vs. ~0.056 for typical steel leg). The 1/2-13 threaded top plug is steel but the clutch nut is alloy. The clutch thread is 7/8-14, this is coarser than the typical mic stand clutch thread, which I believe is 7/8-27. I assume this is to make the threads more durable over time with the softer material. Alloy leg weighs 0.97 lbs, a random regular steel leg the same length weighs 1.64 lbs, so you'll save a little under 3 lbs total for the set. |
Thanks Ian
Seems the only alum tube I can get here at 7/8”. (22mm) has a side wall of about ¼” (6mm). At 0.5 kg (1.1 lb) per 600mm (2 ‘) leg not much of a weight saving. |
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