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Rob Stalder

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  1. Hi all, have some pics of Ben and his RastOrder foldup cart. His mixer bag is definately not affecting his back on this shoot. Rob
  2. Give my fondest regards to the old bloke, you too. I do envy you, been a long time since I bin up that way. Those clap sticks sure create a serious amount of concussion. Glad to hear the Sanken is performing well, I am a big fan of those mics. Stereo eh, reminds me of the time I did the Michael Franks Australian tour in stereo on my stereo Nagra back in.............well it was a while back. Rob
  3. Hey Gav, who's that old guy behind the camera. You had better keep an eye on him in case he falls overboard. Just joshin.
  4. Rob Stalder

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    Have put some of these on my carts http://www.delex.se/toolflex/index.html there not bad. They also have a version that attaches to a round tube for those of you who use that type of construction on your carts. Rob
  5. Have just seen these 2 carts off, they will be used by a local TV station Drama department... The square one will facilitate a lighting director one side and CCU operator the other, via sliding shelves extending from front & back. These are rack mounted to the 4 corner vertical uprights. There are inner vertical uprights that will carry rack mounted monitor screens. The 2nd one is in keeping with the traditional SU shape, but is a video version with more room in the top module and rack mounted (2) sliding shelves. This is to be used by the sound mixer. Have gone from 3" to 4" front castors on SU - this wasn't as big a problem as I thought it might be. Wishing you all a merry Christmas. Rastorder
  6. Hey Vin, it looks ok, you will be able to work out your needed modifications as you use it. One of the problems with fabricators is that they nearly always have their own interpretation of what you need. Its like they speak another language. I have had many dealings with them, I am almost getting there with the communication - you just need patience. Also some of your ideas that you might think are easy as, can turn out to be very difficult & vise versa. Best regards, Rob
  7. Is there anyone who has had this interference problem with a CS3 as opposed to a CS3e. Ive never heard it on my CS3. Maybe I am going deaf after all. If it is only on the CS3e then surely it is something that Sanken can address. I have been thinking of mounting my two 816's on the lounge room wall (like crossed swords) as I have never used them since I bought the Sanken, such is its reach & rejection & lack of influence from any climatic environment I have used it in - over maybe eight years.
  8. Guess theres no reason for me to consider upgrading my CS3 to a CS3e. On an other note it is as useless inside in a bare walled room as a 416, unless the person is whispering.
  9. Mmmmmm, Ive had a Sanken CS-3 (not e) for as long as I can remember and I have 2 x 416, not any of the other mics you mention. Its no noisier than the 416's, but maybe its because Ive never had to wind it right up because of its amazing reach. Its a bit light on in the base response is my only other comment. It would be interesting to compare it to someone elses to see if there is an issue.
  10. No worries, still if you or anyone lurking wants to make the move - keep an eye on the exchange rate. Sometimes it goes very much in the buyers favour, thats the time to jump. And dont worry about making your own, I make my own too. RS
  11. Thanks David, I even use them myself... And Phil, since you ask as seen in picture AUD$2145.00 - (I gave him a further discount though, because he bought two) - coffee cup holder was free. Are you thinking of becoming a future RastOrder client???
  12. ASSG after my name? Another silly sound guy... no - Australian Screen Sound Guild - a craft guild... http://www.assg.org.au Rob S
  13. Hello Jeff, I would just like to thank you for providing such a sound community assett. (yes pun) I obviously appreciate being able to air my wares so to speak, however I hope I am doing it in a costructive community way. The other thing I do appreciate is being able to digress in any given moment to the plethora of interesting topics. I am after all a sound person, have been now for something like 40 years, things don't change. When I next do an update on my own website, I would like to add a link to your site, if you have no objections. I believe the kind of information available here is a valuable learning aid - for old & young alike. Also noticed on your Webb Gallery/Cart Images page - two carts, titled 1P & 4P. They are in fact a RastOrder SU cart used for Video Assist. (Picture 4 is looking accross Sydney Harbour at the city centre) There are 4 photos on his web site, www.vsplit.com.au one is a great shot in a boxing ring - Silhouette. Regards, Rob Stalder
  14. Its a quote I borrowed from Eric Burge... Just made 2 of these (modified 2G carts) for a lighting bloke here in AUS. Thought it might give a few of you ideas. The larger sliding shelves are for a grand MA ultra light console - they will take up the entire shelf but only weigh13.6kg, not much more than an O1V's 12.5kg. The other shelf - which is reversable is for a laptop. Up above on the half width shelf will sit monitors. Yep, thats a coffee cup holder with coffee cup on end. RS
  15. I've made changes to my foldup cart: Weight has gone up a bit to 10.5kg (24lbs) folded height is 1270mm (50inches) Havn't updated my website yet. Outrigger wheel support has gone, very top shelf fits over frame side uprights & handle at rear for better balance when wheeling. (if v/top shelf is not on)
  16. I get your drift, maybe I should consider making an SU cart with the castor wheels that I use on my 2G cart. They have aluminium castors and bearing holders with 8 inch pneumatic or solid polyurethane/foam tyres. They are light enough its just that I balk at the amount of space they use. However as you say, different people have different priorities. Rob Stalder
  17. Thats a very nice cart you have put together, my compliments, you realise you have given me ideas... I am intrigued to know if you built or bought the rack cases and how you joined them together. Rob Stalder
  18. Found an old picture which shows configuration. Sliding shelf out the side for laptop - does mean you have to lean forward & to side to get at it, but you could have mouse on fixed shelf above mixer. Also means sliders have to be at least 18 inches to get width of laptop out & these are heavy... I am still looking at lighter options. Something else I could do, (as mentioned earlier) is put a keyboard shelf under fixed shelf above mixer, (full width but short F to . This would be lighter and you could pull it in & out as needed. Question Could you use a separate keyboard with any laptop?? By the way I have spent many hours trying to devise a swing out laptop shelf - I've about given up. Your second point - small castor wheels - I am very consious of weight. I use 3inch castors, maybe I will go to 4 inch, but they are considerably heavier & steal another 1 1/2 inches of vertical real estate. I would also have to do a bit of re-jigging to make sure the overall height didn't increase. What I have done is set the handles down a bit (anyone can try this), it means you can still balance the cart tipped over just a little. Once off the castors the 20 inch wheels will go over almost anything. Rob
  19. At the risk of appearing to advertise, these boom pole/antenna pole boxes work well with PSC bobbers to provide a cart mounting solution. Details http://www.rastorder.com.au/otherproduct.htm
  20. Laptops/notebooks & keyboards – I put a laptop shelf in Skeets SU cart way back http://www.rastorder.com.au/product_susound.htm & last year I remade it. Weight was always an issue, but that was his decision as to what he was putting in the top module of cart. Otherwise it worked well; he also uses a mouse on the full shelf in front of him. Shoehorning an O1V into the SU was no mean feat, when Eric first asked about a laptop shelf I was still a bit shell-shocked. There are two basic problems compounded by the O1V – weight and vertical height. As it was I made enough vertical height to allow standard XLR connectors into the top rear of the O1V without Eric having to replace them with right angle ones. A sideways sliding laptop shelf first of all needs to have very long sliders (18 inches) to go out far enough to fit the width of the laptop – I need to source ones that weigh a quarter of the ones I use for the mixer sliding shelf. ?? There also needs to be room for that shelf – below the main full shelf & above the mixer on the sliding mixer shelf. That could be achieved by utilising a modified SU video top module. By having the extra 2” under the full shelf, and reducing the top half shelf height. This is a trade-off, but in my opinion is better than going to a full size video top module. Because the cart would be too big – Video Assist people don’t have much choice as most of them want to put a military style computer housing on the top full shelf. Originally that half shelf space was designed for DATS & monitors, however recorders are getting smaller & LCD monitors can be mounted off the side. The other option I now see I can do is to put a keyboard sliding shelf – sliding forward – under the full shelf, and above the mixer on the mixer sliding shelf. The keyboard could then be pulled out over the mixer only when needed & pushed back in when not. This would work well as the width is there & weight would not be such an issue. It could be that providing Eric puts right angle connectors into the rear of the O1V there may be vertical room for one on his cart. – Something to think about Eric, as you are paddling down the river. I would appreciate any constructive comments.
  21. Hmmmm thought you might be interested in a closer view of Erics cart.
  22. FWIW I might add to this. I made a few of these carts a while ago, mainly at the request of someone else. I had a few military instructional videos to do so I thought I might try one for myself. As you can see I had three of these Chihuahua cameras constantly snapping at my heels - Rob can you move a bit to the left, to the right, boom over the reflector, etc etc. I realised I would have to put castors on the front as I was pushing & pulling it this way & that. The castors worked fine, I experimented with 3 sizes & decided the best were 3inch ones, particularely in the rough ground. I also experimented with boom mounts & ended up with a small box bottom shelf front left & a manfrotto super clamp top shelf front left. PSC bobbers also work well in place of the super clamp. This meant I didn't have to lean the boom up against the cart or a tree with the risk of someone tripping over it. I now have the bigger wheels with better bearings & axles allowing me to bolt them directly to the side of the cart as in the 3 shelf version. This enables the cart to be much narrower. This cart is not designed for Drama nor to carry a lot of weight, although some people have given it a go with a small setup. I have made available a larger shelf (deeper F to as an option for a flat bed mixer. Cart weighs about 8kg or 17.5lbs. As this is the style of work I do I am very pleased with myself to have at last made something I can use and - it works for me. Rob Stalder
  23. Old Sound Mixers don't fade away, they just need somewhere to rest their mixer bags.
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