3/4" tripod screw on the Red One?

[Don King]

Does the Red One use a 3/4" tripod screw ?

 

[Anders Holck]

You mean 3/8"?
- yes

 

[Jarred Land]

answer is both depending what you meant.. both 3/8-16 and 1/4-20s are on the bottom.

 

[chuck colburn]

And when drilling additional tripod mounting holes in your camera keep in mind that the proper size tap drills are 5/16" for the 3/8"-16 t.p.i. and a number 7 drill for the 1/4"-20 t.p.i. That is unless you are installing helicoils.

 

[Mike Prevette]

It also helps to preheat the base, since it's cast. I recommend a small propane torch. And then use Lots of cutting oil.

 

[chuck colburn]

This is true Mike. I've always found that kerosene is the best drilling lubricant for aluminum. Should work even faster when heating with a torch.

 

[Dave Neathery]

Recomended cutting lube

Recomended cutting lube

I have always found Tap Magic for Aluminum to be good. (For manual work, It's not very convenient for use on CNC).

 

[Jarred Land]

DO NOT DRILL MORE HOLES>>>>..!!!@#$!@#%@$^@#$^

i am now starting to understand why we got a camera back with a hole drilled right through it... i cant believe you guys are even contemplating this.

 

[Harry Lipnick]

Did y'all seriously get a camera back with a hole in it?!? There must be some crazy and/or stupid people out there.
Peace,

-Harry

 

[Mike Prevette]

We kid! We kid!

 

[chuck colburn]

Jarred,

Really only joshing.

 

[Omnius]

Did y'all seriously get a camera back with a hole in it?!?. . . .

I don't doubt they did.
Probably when it came back from New Zealand with holes drilled at the bottom and the rest of the camera held together with #8 Wire and Bailing Twine