{"id":916,"date":"2021-11-05T12:10:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/?p=916"},"modified":"2021-11-05T12:10:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T19:10:15","slug":"machining-a-new-handle-for-the-fox-freehead-camera-mount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/05\/machining-a-new-handle-for-the-fox-freehead-camera-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"Machining a new handle for the Fox Freehead Camera Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Still not having much success getting the 80-year-old screws out of the Fox Freehead, and to avoid that frustrating task, I turned instead to replacing the missing telescoping pan tilt handle. I spent a long time studying the bad black and white photographs in the Fox Camera manual, and they showed two possibilities for the missing parts. First is a cast offset piece that didn\u2019t appear appropriate for the Freehead I am working on (Maybe a later version?). The other option is very similar to the Mitchell adjustable pan handle that came with the Mitchell Friction Head. After a little more digging on the internet, and comparing the parts that are here, the Mitchell-style design won out. I drew out some rough sketches, pulled dimensions off the existing parts, and machined myself a new handle. I was able to source a rubber hand grip from a motorcycle parts company that is similar to the original hand grip. Really glad I walked away from my ongoing battle with the screws that don\u2019t want to budge and was able to design and machine this new handle from start to finish. Very satisfying!<\/p>\n\n\n\n