Homemade wall-mounted boom arm

[secutanudu]

Ok, 2 years too late - glad to see someone used the design, looks great!

 

[travisj]

I finally got around to doing this myself.  The simplicity is brilliant and it works like a charm.

 

[travisj]

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[secutanudu]

Awesome!

 

[jeh]

Awesome!

Once you go boom you can't go back.

 

[johnesher]

I took inspiration from this post and finished (at least for now) my version of this arm. I found that I needed an additional flange with a tee fitting installed where the author had his street elbow. Without it when I moved the arm to the left side it loosened the street elbow from the flange and it dropped to the ground.

 

[srs77]

This is brilliant! Great job!

 

[Packard]

I have this Manfrotto/Bogen boom arm from my old photo studio.  I had not thought to use it for this purpose.  It is probably too expensive to justify its purchase (now $190.00), but Amazon has several knockoffs for about $115.00.

Very sturdy and fully articulate up/down, side/side.

And here is one of the knock-offs.  The originals are made in Italy.  These are probably made in China.

 

[Eiffel]

I've been using this Manfrotto Boom arm with great success. It is quite sturdy and one can add some lighting and plugs at the end of it, in addition to the usual vacuum hose. Highly recommended.

I can't vouch for the Chinese copies though.

 

[Bob D.]

B&H has one for ~$140.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1220973-REG/impact_lsa_wmb7hd_7_hd_wall_mount.html

 

[Packard]

I forgot to mention that the Manfrotto wall boom extends to almost twice the length shown and it comes with a series of clips to organize a heavy duty electric cord.

You would probably need Velcro to secure the vac hose though.

 

[heidtwd]

I just installed my take on the boom using an assembly intended for a truck dock light I got at Amazon.https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B093L3CHQ6?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details

I like that is has a 60 in. reach, is pre-wired and is very sturdy. 

The yellow color causes me to duck when I walk by, but maybe I'll get used to it eventually.

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[heidtwd]

Sorry, I fumbled the attachment!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I like that idea. The power tap could really be handy.

 

[TinyShop]

[member=11922]heidtwd[/member] - I'm not exaggerating when I say that, in terms of cost and ease, this is by far the best workaround regarding a boom arm that I've ever seen. Well done!

 

[krudawg]

Just wanted to say thanks for this awesome idea.  I did exactly as you suggested, and cost me about 60 bucks CDN - here is how mine looks:

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Where did you get that long Festool Hose?

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Just wanted to say thanks for this awesome idea.  I did exactly as you suggested, and cost me about 60 bucks CDN - here is how mine looks:

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Where did you get that long Festool Hose?

Hoses are available separately in several sizes. The 36mm version comes in at least 3 lengths. 3.5m, 5m, and 7m.

 

[krudawg]

Just wanted to say thanks for this awesome idea.  I did exactly as you suggested, and cost me about 60 bucks CDN - here is how mine looks:

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Where did you get that long Festool Hose?

Hoses are available separately in several sizes. The 36mm version comes in at least 3 lengths. 3.5m, 5m, and 7m.

Are couplers available to connect hoses without cutting the hose?

 

[Rick Herrick]

Are couplers available to connect hoses without cutting the hose?

It is my understanding that with the newer hoses, either the 27 or 36 end will attach inside to the end that connects to your DC.  Both my 27 and 36 work this way.

 

[speartongue]

I took inspiration from this post and finished (at least for now) my version of this arm. I found that I needed an additional flange with a tee fitting installed where the author had his street elbow. Without it when I moved the arm to the left side it loosened the street elbow from the flange and it dropped to the ground.

hey John this is pretty sweet! Thanks for the inspiration. Have you considered adding another tee flange at the bottom instead of an elbow, and pass electrical and air hoses in the conduit?

also, lets say one would be interested to take this design one step further, and add an additional arm to this setup, how would you suggest going about that, so that it folds and doesnt sag?