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Assembly and Use Guide for the KAPtery
Parts List and 3D Printing guide at
The Redstone Rig can be suspended from a kite or
balloon line for aerial photography. It is designed for small
point & shoot cameras like Canon PowerShots and can be
easily suspended using either a Picavet or pendulum
system from the KAPtery.
Assembly
(time: 1.5 hours)
Tools needed
ruler
electric drill and various bits (e.g., 1/8", 7/64", ¼", 13/64", 9/32" 5/16")
small flat screwdriver
small pliers
pocket knife or craft knife
crayon or Sharpie
Step 1. Attach leg brackets to upper frame
Step 2. Drill the camera tray for tripod screw
The goal is to fasten the camera to the tray with its back
against a tray lip and its mass balanced along the long axis of
the tray. Almost every camera will require a hole drilled in a
different location. If that's not all you need to know, the
following instructions are for you. The standard and wide
camera trays have lips on both sides, so you get two chances
to get the hole drilled correctly (or you can have holes for
different cameras on either side).
1. Mark the lengthwise position of the tripod screw hole.
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Fasten four nylon screws and bolts for each bracket as
shown. Tighten firmly, but take care not to strip the nylon
threads.
Redstone Rig Kit
Technical support:
http://kaptery.com/contact/
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Summary of Contents for KAPtery Redstone Rig Kit
- Page 1 Assembly and Use Guide for the KAPtery Redstone Rig Kit Parts List and 3D Printing guide at KAPtery.com/guides Technical support: http://kaptery.com/contact/ The Redstone Rig can be suspended from a kite or balloon line for aerial photography. It is designed for small point &...
- Page 2 a. Balance the camera (with batteries inserted) on its back on a pencil or crayon to determine its center of mass along its long axis. Mark this point on the back of the camera near its base. b. Mark the position of the tripod socket on the back of the camera so you can see it when the camera is sitting on the tray.
- Page 3 g. If the hole gets too big to hold the thumb screw, you can make the hole smaller again by melting some plastic (PLA) with a soldering iron and adding material to the inside of the hole. There is some PLA filament (or other shape) with your rig parts for this use. Step 3.
- Page 4 1. There are two sizes of tubing — the thicker one is only for leg loops to replace the oak dowel legs. 2. The 5/16” tubing (the narrower size) should slide through the horizontal plastic tubes with concerted effort. If the fit is too tight, use a blade to smooth the edges of the tube ends, or use a 9/32”...