Element Technica Speedy V-Lock Clamp - Photos

[Steve Gibby]

I had them prepped and ready for Skip here at reduser three weeks ago so I thought these would be appropriate to this discussion.

Steve, to be honest you should know that every time that I go out to shoot I cuss your name.:)

For example," Damn, Steve would love this shot!" or

or

Thank God Gibby did that interview with Jannard back in early 2006 or I would be up sh!t creek... waiting for #4876. :)

Good to hear from you as always Steve.

LOL ... glad to hear about someone cussing my name in a good way!

Happy shooting...enjoy RED, it is sometimes a challenge to shoot with, but when done right the images are stellar...

I know I'd love the images you're getting...

Peace braddah...

[Joe Bruncsak]

ET, you've done it again! LOVE the V-Lock system you're developing and hope you'll sell the locks and plates individually so we can attach other gear to our REDs as we see fit. Keep up the great work!

--Joe

[Jason Sinclair]

yea the locks and plates by themselves are dandy...


...not that the HD mount is not good... I think it is the best accessory i have seen in terms of ingenuity.

[Andrae Palmer]

ET supplies these screws with the ET aluminum batt plate with the proper allen screws. Torque evenly and do so at a oblique intervals for maximum yet even tightness.

What type of allen screws are these? I just ordered the RED battery plate and it didn't come with these screws. Would like to purchase the screws and drill threaded holes for an ET 19mm clamp I already have.

[Shane Kelly]

If you order the ET aluminum interface plate it comes with the proper screws.

[Steve Hertler]

Andrae:

Those screws are 4-40 socket cap screws. The ones that we ship with our RED Aluminum Battery Plate are 7/16" long...but I'm not certain how long the screws that actually come with the plate from RED are. I'm very surprised that it did not come with them though. Doesn't the battery Plate have a backing on it? How is it attached?

Our Speedy Clamps have a 1/4-20 Threaded hole in the back of them, so if you wanted to drill something to attach a Speedy Clamp to you would want to drill a 1/4-20 THROUGH hole and not a threaded one, otherwise you will have binding issues. Additionally, all of our Battery Plates have a channel for the Speedy Clamp to sit in. This prevents whatever you are mounting to it from becoming a giant lever allowing you to essentially unscrew that 1/4-20 fastener. If you are modifying a part for the Speedy Clamp, you may want to take this into consideration as well.

Hopefully that helps...let me know if you have any additional questions Sir!

[Andrae Palmer]

If you order the ET aluminum interface plate it comes with the proper screws.

If you order the RED battery plate from the RED store... should it come with the six allen screws?

Andrae:

Those screws are 4-40 socket cap screws. The ones that we ship with our RED Aluminum Battery Plate are 7/16" long...but I'm not certain how long the screws that actually come with the plate from RED are. I'm very surprised that it did not come with them though. Doesn't the battery Plate have a backing on it? How is it attached?

Our Speedy Clamps have a 1/4-20 Threaded hole in the back of them, so if you wanted to drill something to attach a Speedy Clamp to you would want to drill a 1/4-20 THROUGH hole and not a threaded one, otherwise you will have binding issues. Additionally, all of our Battery Plates have a channel for the Speedy Clamp to sit in. This prevents whatever you are mounting to it from becoming a giant lever allowing you to essentially unscrew that 1/4-20 fastener. If you are modifying a part for the Speedy Clamp, you may want to take this into consideration as well.

Hopefully that helps...let me know if you have any additional questions Sir!

Thanks very much for the info. The back plate wasn't attached at all... When I lifted up the battery plate the back plate just fell off. I don't think RED ships it with allen screws. I'll have to call them and see.

[Curran Giddens]

I didn't get screws with my RED battrey plate either. But I didn't care because I already had planned to use my ET aluminum plate anyway. It is worth the $70 if you want to attach a speedy clamp.

[Andrae Palmer]

I didn't get screws with my RED battrey plate either. But I didn't care because I already had planned to use my ET aluminum plate anyway. It is worth the $70 if you want to attach a speedy clamp.

Thanks for the info... That is my next option... a buddy of mine told me that he could help me out with the drilling/threading of the current RED back plate. I already have a 19mm clamp from the EVF mount that I'm not using right now.

[Curran Giddens]

Oh. I thought you were talking about a 19mm speedy clamp.