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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 2739273, member: 56859"]I've made a couple of them. Since the cameras they were going to hold were not as big as DSLRs, the stands didn't have to be as sturdy. The wood was from various scraps I had leftover from other projects. The clamp was purchased on Amazon and was inexpensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>When shooting coins I put a small blob of stiff silicone putty (like the type used for hand exercises) to hold the coin on the skinny pedestal. It also affords the ability to tilt the coin a bit, something that is often necessary to improve lighting when using a camera that has to be so close to the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]625014[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cointalk.com%2Fproxy.php%3Fimage%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.cointalk.com%252Fproxy.php%253Fimage%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252Fproxy.php%25253Fimage%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252Fproxy.php%2525253Fimage%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252Fproxy.php%252525253Fimage%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252Fproxy.php%25252525253Fimage%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%2525252525252Fproxy.php%2525252525253Fimage%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%252525252525252Fproxy.php%252525252525253Fimage%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fwww.cointalk.com%25252525252525252Fproxy.php%25252525252525253Fimage%25252525252525253Dhttps%2525252525252525253A%2525252525252525252F%2525252525252525252Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2525252525252525252Fmedia%2525252525252525252Fae43f8_be19610cf0d0438296b9691d2c71c9cc.jpg%2525252525252525252Fv1%2525252525252525252Ffit%2525252525252525252Fw_1702%2525252525252525252Ch_1064%2525252525252525252Cq_90%2525252525252525252Cusm_0.66_1.00_0.01%2525252525252525252Fae43f8_be19610cf0d0438296b9691d2c71c9cc.jpg%252525252525252526hash%25252525252525253Df8a3a1f91b7b1fdfc37607a9baae58f3%2525252525252526hash%252525252525253D75165a6384d6fcfb7bc592c9596745a9%25252525252526hash%2525252525253D38b7d5af62cd46b84bc8fafa14394fcc%252525252526hash%25252525253D69164ce0a2492a0ea294136a8a93f1b6%2525252526hash%252525253Dae7142fa58cb3e7ac1f660bb775b0f31%25252526hash%2525253D200d7b8c25d4829494f49b1dd36a9b8d%252526hash%25253Df00e4ad265c3dd8beeb49f8d62ecf238%2526hash%253D8346a65ee8874af7f3a2a95fe2641086%26hash%3D422ab03cfeadd63c7a46a360b28b0386&hash=faf7995f9e62a71a5cc4af085cae0f59" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
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