My Silentaire Compressors

My Badger Millionaire compressor I bought $130.00 on EBay went down. It is a repackaged Slientaire 20A, that sells for$650.00 to $820.00.

I contacted Silentaire and was helped immediately. It turns out the auto shut off switch went bad and $100.00 for the part and said they will help me over the phone if I have any trouble.

So, I am still only in for $230.00 bucks; not too bad for a compressor that is as loud as an aquarium pump.

 In the mean time I checked Craig's List for fun and found an Slientaire 480.20 for $199.00. It did not see it on Silentaire's site, so called them to ask about it. It turns out to be an older version of the DR-150 that sells from $750 to $940, so I check it out and grabbed it.

Knowing what to look for, it was in new condition with only a few blemishes on the case the oil looked brand new and it works like a champ. The point of my post is, I see these type of compressors for sale from time to time and if you can pick one up cheap I highly recommend them. Changing the oil once or twice a year is a 20 minute process and you can not beat the only 30-40 decibels of sound they put out. Also, if you can pick it personally, I would recommend that. I believe my first compressor got banged up in transit. I will be putting up a video on the Richter Scale Studios' YouTube channel.

Boom Microphone Stand Converted to a Camcorder Stand for Hobby and Tutorial Videos.

If you do hobby videos or tutorials, you know how hard it is to get a great camera angle to show the work you are trying to demonstrate. We all had those time where we are struggling to even work around the camera, where you have a great angle, but your work suffers from the awkward set up.

 Watching other YouTube channels I finally got an idea on how to rig something up that was not too expensive and relatively easy to get the parts and put together. With the advent of the Go Pro and other action cameras, there so many great choices for camera mounts especially for handle bars. So that is why I mounted it on a boom microphone stand. The boom micro phone stand it tall enough when you are siting to view directly above you and your work.  Here is a video and a couple photos on how I rigged my new camcorder stand.

Hear are the links for the equipment I purchased on Amazon.

Click on the Pictures:

This is a photo where I eventually added a small length of threaded 3/4 inch PVC pipe with a couple caps to give the microphone holder more rigidity, for the tripod mount to hold on to, and a more finished appearance. 

The complete set up over a dining room table to give you a better perspective on how it looks and works. The microphone stand adjusts up and down.

 The boom extends and retracts on the top of the stand and you also adjust the angle here.

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