EmRR Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 Asking as I encountered someone who was using the grommeted sides of two BBG's, taped together, to make something that would cover a pair of Sennheiser MKH 800's for DMS or Blumlien use. It struck me one could possibly use a single BBG and mount a second grommet, and I wonder how treacherous an operation that might be. I don't know what happens when you pierce the internal fabric, nor how fragile the frame is under cutting pressure, getting the grommet mounted, etc. I'm told Rycote won't sell a version like this, likely doesn't meet their desired protection spec. You could of course do this with a standard longer mono windscreen, but I'm thinking about something with a smaller visual footprint that wouldn't require another specialized conn box. Thanks for any thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Patterson Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Not treacherous, did you ever build models cars/airplanes when younger? I've made a few windscreens and cages, it was intimidating but not difficult by any means. Quite impressive when finished. Most have a few broken bits and bobs of rycote end caps and pieces that they keep around to fabricate a special purpose wind screen or one time use kinda thing. I think you should go for it. Let me know if you have any questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmRR Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Great, thanks. Yes, I did sniff a bit of that little clear bottle as a kid.....and built some Godzilla models! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Not quite what you're looking for but years ago I cut a Rode blimp apart and glued it back together to make it much smaller. I basically got the idea from this: https://www.watsonwu.com/blog/2014/5/2/mini-me-rode-blimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmRR Posted August 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 16 hours ago, Valentine said: Not quite what you're looking for but years ago I cut a Rode blimp apart and glued it back together to make it much smaller. I basically got the idea from this: https://www.watsonwu.com/blog/2014/5/2/mini-me-rode-blimp Thanks for that link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikro Addict Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 4:11 PM, EmRR said: Asking as I encountered someone who was using the grommeted sides of two BBG's, taped together, to make something that would cover a pair of Sennheiser MKH 800's for DMS or Blumlien use. It struck me one could possibly use a single BBG and mount a second grommet, and I wonder how treacherous an operation that might be. I don't know what happens when you pierce the internal fabric, nor how fragile the frame is under cutting pressure, getting the grommet mounted, etc. I'm told Rycote won't sell a version like this, likely doesn't meet their desired protection spec. You could of course do this with a standard longer mono windscreen, but I'm thinking about something with a smaller visual footprint that wouldn't require another specialized conn box. Thanks for any thoughts. On 8/2/2020 at 2:33 PM, EmRR said: Thanks for that link. On 8/2/2020 at 2:33 PM, EmRR said: Thanks for that link. I Hi I have this spare Rycote SuperShield front end which you could easily modify to fit a 8060 with an end cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul F Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 8/1/2020 at 7:25 PM, Valentine said: Not quite what you're looking for but years ago I cut a Rode blimp apart and glued it back together to make it much smaller. I basically got the idea from this: https://www.watsonwu.com/blog/2014/5/2/mini-me-rode-blimp I tried those instructions. The heat did not work for me to loosen the glue. I got it hot to the point it almost melted the plastic. I ended up driving a very thin, small screwdriver in on each side. It was easy on the outside and tedious on the inside. Cutting and putting it back together was much easier than I anticipated. Great idea. I'm really happy with the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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