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LOVE the F70 but I HATE - -
- Thread starter dahut
- Start date
Hey David. What the heck is wrong with cobbled together from a plumber's truck??? Or from bicycle accessories like I like to use for straight shafts or balancing. 
I agree about too easy to tip (mine is the 75 series). Put the 6.5 elliptical on it and it is even worse. Will need to think about solving the tipping issue and tie it in with how to be able to hang the detector up on a shelf or hook from the arm cuff area. May be able to solve both with something mounted to the back of the battery compartment. Ya got me thinking.
tvr
I agree about too easy to tip (mine is the 75 series). Put the 6.5 elliptical on it and it is even worse. Will need to think about solving the tipping issue and tie it in with how to be able to hang the detector up on a shelf or hook from the arm cuff area. May be able to solve both with something mounted to the back of the battery compartment. Ya got me thinking.
tvr
Try finding a clamp-on weedeater handle that is flat at the back. The handle on my weedeater is like that and after the weedeater dies, off comes the handle. I would suggest going to a place that fixes weedeaters and go thru the junk pile of dead weedeaters. Bet you could get one cheap. Some are slightly rounded and it seems heat could could flatten them or cut off the curve and have legs instead. Just a thought. If done right it would not look cobbled on.
blacktoe
blacktoe
Looking at the F75, I think one of the minoura SG200 accessory stems will do the trick and still allow installation of the rain cover. Can mount it just about anywhere between the armrest and the hand hold on the shaft. All I have at home right now is one 100 mm wide one. It is easy to add a longer tube from standard 7/8 inch outside diameter tubing.
Back when my elbow was in serious hurt, I used these with longer than stock tubing (like 7.5 inches long). I'd fill the tube with lead weights to balance the Cibola and Tejon with larger coils. Balanced meant less torque on the elbow. Helped that issue a lot.
The standard 100 mm wide part is about as wide as the back of the battery box on the F75. The 140mm wide one (SG200L) should help a good bit without changing the tube. I have a little bit of aluminum tube left so I will make one up from the 100 mm one.
Picture is of the Cibola with a 7.5 inch tube in place of the original 100 mm long tube.
tvr
Back when my elbow was in serious hurt, I used these with longer than stock tubing (like 7.5 inches long). I'd fill the tube with lead weights to balance the Cibola and Tejon with larger coils. Balanced meant less torque on the elbow. Helped that issue a lot.
The standard 100 mm wide part is about as wide as the back of the battery box on the F75. The 140mm wide one (SG200L) should help a good bit without changing the tube. I have a little bit of aluminum tube left so I will make one up from the 100 mm one.
Picture is of the Cibola with a 7.5 inch tube in place of the original 100 mm long tube.
tvr
I think the odds are very good it's a 7/8 inch shaft for the stand for the V3. My XL Pro is 7/8 inch as are the tubes for the Tesoros and the Fishers I have. That's also why bicycle handle bar parts work well for building a straight shaft or other mods ... most are 7/8 inch.
tvr
tvr