Make Your Own Housings >CHEAP<

[rory 0]

actually I wasnt even discussing glass, I was just saying, Hmmm, glass

Just from Bryan talking about floated glass .. never knew glass was so interesting

[kaysadeya 0]

Glass is good. Misunderstandings are bad.

[trainman 0]

Dipshwich, Even you asked what float glass was! They were not making fun of your housing. I thought it was cool but you seem to have removed the link.

[kaysadeya 0]

It appears that dipshwich thought my "wisenheimer" comment was directed to him, rather than rory.

[DataAve 0]

Took his toys and went home?

[bryan1656 0]

Oh maaaan! I hope Dip doesn't take his ball and go home. I thought Dip's idea was the cat's pajamas and it really got me switched on!! - Of course, it's pretty poor netiquette to pull your posts.

 

Kasa is spot on that my idea on the float glass betrays my background in photography. That is *precisely* why I cringe at the idea of putting some low-quality plexi between my lens and subject. Plexi will certainly get the job done and I don't think it is a mistake to use it .. OTOH I also * love * the idea of finally being able to use higher-quality float glass in an exterior housing if I want to!

 

Plus, I ain't one of the "big guys" like some here in the forum. I don't do big-huge-fancy projects - I'm a little independant guy striving to tap a niche market with high quality, service, and delivery. Anything I can do to keep costs down for my clients *and* increase my margins at the same time is a win-win.

 

If I can make some housings *AND* use higher quality glass for *less money* than pre-made housings...

 

... man.. that's like the Six Million Dollar Man - I can build it better, faster, stronger...

 

Anyway... great idea. I hate that there was a miscommunication, and that Dip got his dander up and pulled his posts... now I'll have to go back and re-create the work on that - which adds to the initial time investment - which leads me to back burner the project until I've got some more time to devote to it. :sigh: Such is life...

[kaysadeya 0]

I agree. This is (was?) one of the best threads I’ve seen on this forum. Very informative and inspirational. I’ve since been thinking about a variety of built-to-spec cameras from cheaper board cameras.

 

I’m really sorry about being part of the miscommunication…..but Rory started it!

[rory 0]

blame it on the foriegnor why dont you!

 

anyway, yeah, how bout getting some wizkid dome housings, dome covers, they are not expensive, i think they will sell them like that. Then just put in your own day night board cameras .. I was thinking about that before .. their domes are incredibly indestructable .. and the covers are cheap even when they get scatched by trying to break them with a sledgehammer, malot, hammer, and a jeep cherokee ..!!

[kaysadeya 0]

Do you know where to buy just the domes?

[rory 0]

A distributor should be able to get them, or contact WizKid (extreme) direct ..

 

Or I can find out for you ..

 

Rory

[Cooperman 0]

For what it's worth, good on yer dipshwich for having a go at something that many would not.

 

Plexiglass, polycarbonate (and to a much lessor degree Acrylic) are all readily used as housing windows where impact resistance is a primary requirement. The down side is that although the material is optically acceptable for the job, it does tend to be far less scratch resistant than glass over a period of time; but then if it's cheap enough, you just throw it away and fit a new one.

 

Some years back, I had to build some very heavy duty camera housings using 6" sewer pipe, which were then submerged in thirty feet of water. As it was a temporary project, the cameras had to be permanently sealed into the housings (glue welded), and then cut out afterwards using a hand saw.

 

As dipshwich admirably demonstrated, if you are inclined, you can do quite a bit yourself and it needn't cost a fortune.