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Originally Posted by kkim
Thanks... I may have to steal one of the butter knives out of the silverware drawer. 
gf- "you're gonna do what with the butter knife and my camera?!!"  |
be sure to use the cheapest butterknife you can find - they sell them at dollar stores and walmart for 4/$1. the cheap stainless knives tend to be flatter and the lower grade stainless steel bends better. i found that expensive stainless knives tend to snap in two instead of bending. heating the metal probably helps with making the bend.
i'm sure someone with metalworking experience can take this general idea and really make it look professional. in my case, i just wanted a quick and dirty camera mount using crap i had laying around the garage. honestly the whole project took 10-15 minutes once i decided to use a cut up knife as the base.