Table Top Shock Mount Microphone Stand with Pop Filter

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Last month I made a handful of microphone stands out of stuff I found on my commute home for a D&D live play recording session the following weekend. For this month's session I had a little more prep time to work with and upgraded the design. Previous Mic Stand: [PROFESSIONAL LOOKING MINI MIC STAND ON THE CHEAP AND IN A HURRY](http://www.instructables.com/id/Professional-Looking-Mini-Mic-Stand-on-the-Cheap-a/) The base is made from a 2.5lbs disc weight and the central tube is salvaged from a dollar store solar light, please see the instructables link below for specifics. I will be writing an updated version for these new mic stands shortly. One of each item will need to be printed for one stand. You will also need the following: - 4 Hair Ties - 8 Zip Ties - 4 #10-24 Machine Screws - 4 #10-24 Nuts - 1 Finishing Cap Washer (opt.) - 1 1/4" x 3/8" x 1/16" O-Ring - 1 12" long piece of 3/16" steel rod - 4 1/8" x 5/16" Rare Earth Magnets - 1 Solar Garden Light - 1 2.5lbs Disc Weight - Epoxy - Super Glue - Some thin fabric - I found that tights/pantyhose from the dollar store doubled over worked wonderfully Assemble the weight and solar light as described in the instructables and print one of each of the included STLs. Glue the four magnets into the magnet base then friction the magnet base to one end of the tube from the solar light, add a few drops of super glue to the joint for a more permanent hold. Give the tilt base a similar treatment on the other end of the tube. Hook the four hair ties through the slots in the shock mount then secure with zip ties. The ends of the zip ties can be trimmed and the any sharp edges smoothed down with a file. Two of the nuts should be forced into the slots at the top of the shock mount, you may need to warm them up with a lighter before installing them, if you use this method be careful to take the proper precations and to not overheat the nut. Stretch your fabric over the pop filter then force the pop filter ring down into the pop filter trapping the fabric, this should be a tight fit and may require an extra set of hands to pull off. Trim the fabric as close to the plastic as possible then add super glue to the exposed edge of fabric poking out between the pop filter and pop filter ring. Once dry install a #10 nut into the slot in the pop filter. The steel rod will need to be bent into a zig zag at the end with approximately 16mm on each the zig and the zag. This will require the rod to be heated up, please take the proper precautions when doing so. Once cool insert the long end of the rod into the hole at the top of the shock mount and use two screws to hold it in place. The pop filter can now be hung on the short end of the rod and it's set screw tightened to hold it in place. Alternatively a metal coat hanger could be used for the rod and would not require heat to bend. Sandwich the O-ring between the tilt base and the shock mount using the indentation to hold it in place while interlocking the two. add the final nut, screw, and if you would like the finish washer and tighten until the mount stays in position when moved. Pop in your favorite cardioid mic, place the assembly on the base and you are off to the races! We had great luck with these in our last recording solving the issue of plosives thanks to the pop filter and minimizing table noise in the mics. Hope you enjoy! PS: This description will be greatly shortened later and more detailed instructions with photos uploaded to insturctables.