[at-l] I don't need no stinking tripod... was BartSmithPhotographs

[saunterer@jimbullard.org (saunterer@jimbullard.org)]

Yes but . . . If you take that route you should still drill a pilot hole to 
avoid splitting the stick and in my experience wood screws turned into end 
grain aren't very secure.   They work best across the grain.  Epoxy, on the 
other hand, doesn't care which way the grain goes.

Are you, Wisperlite and I the only ones not hiking?  :-(  The list is 
awfully quiet.

At 05:44 PM 3/30/02 -0500, Steve Landis wrote:
>This is way too much work. Buy a half wood screw / half machine screw stud 
>at any
>hardware store.  Turn wood screw end into top of stick.  Done.
>Attach knob of choice to machine screw end when not in use as a mono 
>pod.  I use
>the Komperdell Cork Guide Top with built in compass and strap, a little 
>pricey at
>$10, but hey, I didn't pay for the stick.
>
>Steve
>
>saunterer@jimbullard.org wrote:
>
> > Those who like to use
> > natural sticks (like Weary) could even do that.  Just cut off the top of
> > your stick square, drill a hole and insert a length of ¼"×20 threaded rod
> > with good dab of epoxy in the hole.  After the epoxy sets, cut the threaded
> > rod off so only about ¼" sticks up, clean up the burrs with a file and buy
> > a replacement knob from an outfitter.