How big is the rod on the aerotech launchpad?

[rabidsheeep]

uhh, how big is the rod on the aerotech launchpad, or how big is the id on aerotech launch lugs? 1/4"?... i have a tripod here sitting waiting for a rod to get put on it...

thanks

--sheeepy

 

[qMaxx]

It's a 1/4" rod. I forget how long it is - maybe 4 feet.

 

[Johnnie]

All Aerotech Kits and pads are based on 1/4" launch rod technologies...

 

[rabidsheeep]

thanks

 

[BlueNinja]

i think the rod is 5ft, cant measure it right now or for a month for that matter. ( )

 

[shreadvector]

The Mantis rod was 1/4" diamter and something between 4.5 and 5 feet long. It loses almost 9 inches in the rod anchor at the bottom. The short rod combined with the Mantis Dance are no thrill. K, they are a thrill, but in a very bad way. Like a horro movie thrill.

Since you mentioned tripod, you may avoid the "dance" as long as your CG is low and the base is heavy or weighted down.

Use a 6 foot long steel rod.

Originally posted by rabidsheeep
uhh, how big is the rod on the aerotech launchpad, or how big is the id on aerotech launch lugs? 1/4"?... i have a tripod here sitting waiting for a rod to get put on it...

thanks

--sheeepy

 

[rabidsheeep]

ok, before i chop into this thing, is mead some sort of good tripod company? i was looking online and they had some sort of thousand dollar tripod for like astronomy shizzle...

edit:

meade

 

[Zippy]

Meade is a good company that also sells some cheap stuff. If it's a wood tripod I'd say go ahead and use it. I use one myself but it's not a Meade.