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Josh Bass

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    work in freelance video production as shooter/editor/grip/teleprompter
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  1. can anyone illustrate with a photo/drawing/blood on a napkin/something? Sometimes this stuff can be hard to describe through words. Those proprietary wheels are kinda just one solid piece, not sure I can get to whatever part needs greasing.
  2. Thats a good question. Its a rubbery groaning sound, appears to be from one of the large (non-smart) tire. That tire was already replaced (another no flat from multicart). The first one was somehow flat, even though they dont use air to begin with (or at least it was way softer than the other tire). Frame may well be warped in some microscopic way that is invisible to eye but affects performance. One caster will often spin crazily while rolling cause its not making full contact with the ground, and one bog tire will sometimes not roll while the other does. Now that i type this i see it reads like frame is warped. Just call me sherlock bass. Think jve sprayed the parts before but will try again, maybe pick up some of that crc graphite lube.
  3. Cart is not overloaded, way under rated weight. Senator, regardless of who actually makes them, when searching for replacement tires most sources point back to the yellow and black tires that are the ones sold with the cart. I should have mentioned, the cart I have has no-flats on it. So filling them not an issue. Was wondering if I'd like pneumatics better but again, don't want to get the proprietary rocknroller/multicart ones (OR WHOEVER MAKES THEM). Had those on my last cart and one just literally fell apart one day. Not went flat, actually tore itself apart all the way around. And before that I had to inflate them every couple of days, even when the cart wasn't being used.
  4. Hi gents. Long time no post. I'm the guy who is "not a sound guy." Anyway, surely some of you use RocknRollers to cart your stuff around? That is what I'm sticking with for now, so let's not suggest other carts, but, I have an R12 All Terrain with no flats and I either have a lemon (very possible) or these tires are just not that great. They moan and groan under a very moderate load and when really weighed down with cart extended are just torture. Wondering if anyone has suggestions for other tires (i.e. not made by RocknRoller/multicart) that might work better. I'm open to other no flat types or even pneumatics if they don't go flat every two days. Searched online but tough to find 10" tires with the right bore size (I'm told it's 5/8" but it might be 3/4"). Thanks.
  5. Back when i was getting started i was shooting a short film for a director who told me the same thing essentially...that with a mic on camera, you could zoom in and the mic would focus on what you were zoomed in on. As i have stated in every thread ive participated in here I Am Not A Sound Guy, and that was 12 years ago, but even back then i thought that sounded fishy, so i asked around and of course learned it was way wrong. I gave that person the benefit of the doubt at first only because they were older, [claimed to be] knowledgable, and in a position of authority (relative to me on the project). That was before i learned that literally anyone can be a "filmmaker" and seemingly even many of those actively working in production dont know what the hell theyre talking about (at least on some subjects). Yours truly included.
  6. Hey, side note: I was troubleshooting the rocknroller and found out what least one of the problems is. . .one of the big/front/"dumb" tires is noticeably softer than the other! WHAT THE HELL? How is this even a thing? They're identical (allegedly) no-flat (non-pneumatic) wheels, yet one, if you press hard on it, feels more like an underinflated pneumatic, while the other is almost rock hard. This would explain the grinding/rubber noise and extra resistance, but makes 0 sense.
  7. Thanks. Wow, so you like the itty bitty wheels, even in the rear huh? I was just talking to someone on the phone in town who has one and recommended going all pneumatic because of the problems of shock/rattling when going over everything with smaller wheels, plus how the pnematics went over things like cracks, cables and door frames without you having to enlist someone to help lift part of the cart. Have you not had issues with that sort of thing? I was trying to find the actual weight of the different wheels but none of the sites seem to list that.
  8. Yes, those have gotten several recommendations. And if it that was all the gear I ever took (above), I'd say "yay!" But imagine this: cases about the size of that large Pelican in your pic, plus a long (2') and tall (1'+) Portabrace case for all my audio gear, plus a long bag that holds 8 (I think) small light stands, plus camera bag (EX1), plus small monitor, plus possibly some c stands, boom pole, sand bags, tripod (small Sachtler, DV4/FSB4 or 6). Maybe a few other things, but that's a typical worst case scenario. I've also had live even prompter gigs with presidential case, two 42" HD TVs (for downstage monitors), wedges to hold the monitors, and maybe another Pelican with more gear.
  9. Ok, thanks for all the help. Looks like Backstage is the way to go. . .I like the idea of hooks for Cstands and light stands, and yes, I did see the whole host of things they have on offer. Still a little fuzzy on the wheels: 1) When you are deal with Magliners, is it like Multicart where the wheel/caster is all one piece and you just snap it into the cart? Or are the casters already on the cart and you attach the wheel only? Wondering about compatibility re: the site listed above. PS I may not understand what a caster is. When talking about these: Do you mean the itty bitty Magliner stock smart wheels the stock models come with, or something like : http://www.castercity.com/prw.htm ? And for front wheels, something like that in 10" as well?
  10. That's a shame, how come? What are folks' thoughts on the wheels? Non-pneumatic, sure, but what size for a junior? 8"? 10?" If 10, which type of 10" (the "thin" ones or the ones that have more rubber/foam/whatever, supposed to "act more like pneumatic" (talkin about the last two on this page): http://www.handtrucks4less.com/acatalog/Magliner_Wheels.html Looks like they already have two 10" wheels, it's only the other two (smart wheels) that you have the choice on. Been researching a little more. Looks like Backstage and Filmtools sell what looks to be identical modified juniors. . anyone have an opinion on which is better and why (are they the same company? Filmtools references Backstage on their site)? Filmtools's is more than $100 cheaper than the Backstage equivalent: http://www.filmtools.com/filmtools-converted-junior-cart.html http://backstageweb.com/Mag%20World%202013%20Catalog%20V2%20WEB.pdf (page 19 of the PDF if it doesn't go there automatically)
  11. Not so close to NYC, Houston TX here. I'll look around the usual haunts, but for something that'll last forever, not opposed to buying new (up to a point). Yes, no flat wheels would be great, anything to keep weight down, plus the hassle of pneumatics is a pain. I can't remember where but I searched for "magliner no flat wheels" or something and found some. . .there were different ones that were the same size but one was supposed to be "more like pneumatic" than the other. A bit confusing. Also don't know if 10" all around is overkill or what (R12 has two 8" and two 10"). I wouldn't say REALLY REALLY heavy loads, when I go all out with light kit, etc., gets pretty heavy, same with presidential prompter system and stuff that goes along with that. I couldn't begin to guess total weight. . .somewhere in the 500 lb range maybe? I do like all the accessories, looked at backstage website and saw of that. Right now, my needs are pretty simple--top and bottom shelf, and maybe those c stand hooks or similar. There's another thread on here mentioning buying the cart from filmtools and everything else from backstage. . .something about build quality on the cart itself at once place vs the other? That kartmaster looks nice but unless I'm missing something, I like the tall handles for several reasons. Luckily, I am not (yet) one of those people who flies for gigs. . .all work in Houston or least TX area so far except for one thing years ago that was total nonsense so I don't count it.
  12. Huh. I was considering new. Where did you look used? Ebay? Amazon? Craigslist? Here?
  13. Hey folks. Let me preface this, as with every thread, by saying I am not a sound guy (if I run for president, that will be my platform). What I AM is a sometimes one man band camera guy who has to do his own sound/grip/gaffer with a shit ton of big and heavy gear, sometimes teleprompter operator with an equal amount of crap to cart around (presidential system/case, large HD monitors, etc.), sometimes mobile prompter guy on lens mount prompter shoots who likes to use his cart as a mobile table. I have owned/used a rocknroller r12 all terrain (all big tires) for a few years, think I had the 10 before that. Both have been janky in different ways. My current one has a wheel that doesn't always touch the ground and spins crazily if the whole cart isn't really weighed down, and one front (dumb, large) wheel has some issue that makes it grind against the whatever blah blah blah I'm not engineer and adds resistance even with not that much weight on it. The smart wheels tend to buckle under the cart a little, especially on turns. I've pretty much decided to chuck it, question is to simply get another? Or the newer r14 which is longer, thicker, (dick jokes!), thicker tubing, or go nuts and get a magliner. On the face of it, spending around $1000 for a cart seems insane for the work I do (NOT movies/TV, more like corporate video, some commercials, live events, etc.), but those things are beautiful and seem like tanks, in terms of sturdiness. Plus, no QA/QC issues like the rocknroller/multicarts have had for a number of years. Won't be obsolete 'til hoverboard tech is perfected (so, like, maybe next year). I've been looking at a modified junior--top/bottom shelves, large tires (I like the idea of non-pneumatic/no-flat, it appears they exist), seems like good size, close to my current rocknroller, not too large (the Senior, while majestic, seems like asking for trouble), not too small (I think I'd miss too much going to the 39" length model, even with the shelves). Wondering what folks think about them (for my needs) given these concerns: -I have a RAV4, not the largest SUV. Yeah, I know it'll fit, but will it FIT or will it "fit"? -getting around office buildings/elevators/smaller enviroments. . .problem? -storage/holding capacity. . .have some bags made to fit on the handles of the Rocknroller, for tripods/stands/etc., generally manage to make it all work in one trip, wondering if the slightly shorter length on Magliner Jr. is compensated with width of shelves, things like that. -anything else I haven't thought of? Thanks.
  14. Good to know. It was folks above who mentioned them for musical use.
  15. Like the KFC Popcorn chicken commercial 15 years ago said.. ."Learn something fun and new every day!" I guess I'm only used to viewing in Log, if that's what the above means. Used to the dBFS meter, other just confuses me (sorry no idea if the waveform itself is log or linear In Logic) .
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