John Ronnerblad Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 By the way... is that an optical illusion of the furry closer to the lens... or is that a SUPER-long-haired furry? If so... where did you get it? It looks like one of the Rycote "animal" jammers... but the fur is SO long (apparently)? Yes, it's light enough for me to lift it up by myself into the back of my car. But those shelves are made of steel and weights about 4kg each... So I have thoughts of having aluminum shelves instead. And to put in a couple of custom made drawers. Regarding the fur. It's a Cinela Piano with the long fur. It got pretty long hair but Cinela have anothe fur for the Piano with extra long hair as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennf Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 What bracket are you using to attach the iPad to magic arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I found it on eBay. It's pretty good, I guess there are more solid alternatives but it works for me. It's called Grifiti http://www.grifiti.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Salazar Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 John - I'd really like to see a parts breakdown when you get the chance. I'm digging the evolution of your cart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Some upgrades for 2016. - a silly little basket for a silly little cart - LED strips under shelves with separate dimmers - Cable management - a rail on the top for magic arms etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I like it! I have built 2 carts similar to this, using upright Magliner --- both carts are used for playback primarily. Looking at the larger back wheels you have has given me some ideas for upgrading one of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathaniel Robinson Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Wow, very nice. On my upright cart I am using a larger, heavier steel plate for increased stability, but thinking of adopting the inverted nose approach. Is the aluminum boom holder (at bottom of cart) a custom piece? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 28 minutes ago, Nathaniel Robinson said: Wow, very nice. On my upright cart I am using a larger, heavier steel plate for increased stability, but thinking of adopting the inverted nose approach. Is the aluminum boom holder (at bottom of cart) a custom piece? Yes, the boom cups are made of aluminum pipe with end caps. Easy and cheap. But everything have not been easy but really fun. And somehow I can't stop thinking about more and more modifications. Now I'm thinking about putting some USB outlets somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted August 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 A removable gooseneck LED on the top shelf. Next thing will be a script holder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted December 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 As I went from 788 to X3 the cart looks like this for now. I'm really satisfied with the mighty and wonderful Cantar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Ok... So a couple of years later the evolving cart continues. The base is still a Magliner handtruck but the rest of the cart has changed. Mostly because of the Cantar X3. I needed deeper shelves, heavier base, better balance. So I started to think... I found v-slots (8020ish) and started to build something modular. I wanted to get rid of the casters since a narrow cart needs a stable base. A lot of custom brackets and mistakes were made. Sometimes for the better and sometimes not. I guess it has cost me twice what it should have if I knew what I wanted in the first place... But that doesn't matter, it's been a hobby, a process that never slept. I still have ideas and things I want to do, but for now this chapter has come to an end. Maybe there will be an update in a couple of years:) Thank you all for inspiration and knowledge. I give you: "Mono-Cart 3000" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolo72 Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Wow - the cart looks great and still very compact. This is perfect for the smaller equipment we have nowadays esp mixer/recorders. Where did you get the rear brakes from ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted May 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Thanks! I bought them from the Australian company Rotacaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erob Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I'm curious what you used as your base here, I searched the magliner website and couldn't find anything that allowed front casters like you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted May 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 I have used a regular Magliner handtruck. And then put the 10” pneumatic wheels in where it should be 8” wheels. So the nose gets 2” higher up. I think I also had to adjust the nose further up to get the desired height for the front casters. I have tried all magliner parts in all positions and with a bit of hard work and luck manage to level it. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ronnerblad Posted August 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Ok, one year later I feel like I'm done. MonoCart has evolved from a simple Magliner to something completely different. It's been a journey, that's for sure. And it has at this time cost me a fortune:) But well worth it, I have learned a lot and maybe one day, I'm brave enough to make the wheel base myself as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Gustavsson Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 I'd say it's a work of art, John! Amazing work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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