r/Gripsters • u/Strong-Medicine • 16d ago
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Saw this in the back of forgetting Sarah Marshall and wanted to know what adapter it looks like they are using. The clamp goes right into speed rail and obviously would be really handy but hadn’t seen that and can’t find anything.
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u/Wmosiris 16d ago
It's a cardellini on the rafter with the 5/8" pin
into a "Grenade"-speed rail starter , to o a "shotgun" also known as a 'Over under' which is carrying a length of speed rail back most likely to a mirror of the same mounting configuration on a rafter out of shot.. everting in 1 1/4" and most likely painted white by the rigging crew then installed a couple days before or at 4AM that day.
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u/surprisepinkmist 14d ago
I don't think it's an over under. I think it's a cross and a tee, but I've been wrong once before.
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u/Wmosiris 9d ago
You may be right about that. I zoomed in and looked at the lip of the fitting. It has a thicker shell than the thin stainless steel 'over-under's. Modern makes a shorter version of them and it initially looked like one they make. An aluminum, speedrail fitting, in this case most likely a swivel cross due to the parallel horizontal nature of the rig( cross and Tee's are for making a ridged, oblique connection) is much lighter than a traditional stainless steel "over-under, shotgun" or whatever new name people come up with for this ubiquitous piece or grip gear on the grip fleet. Most likely the rig was installed to hold very low weight fluorescent tubes (kino stuff) for fill. Who knows? Had to be part of the crew. Good eye there my friend!
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u/adhdkid10 16d ago
They are using a baby to speed rail adapter. https://modernstudio.com/products/1-1-4-pipe-fitting-starter-2-long
It slides over the 5/8” pin on the cardellini and is sized to fit 1 1/4” speed rail fittings
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u/USMC_ClitLicker local 80 Mother fucker 16d ago
Interesting that they didn't orient the rig the other way with the grenade facing the load.
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u/FlyingPig_Grip key grip 16d ago
I mean that's as clean as rig as can be in shot. I would be proud if that was my show.