Here's a quick and cheap clamp setup for attaching a flash to a stand. Equipment: 50 cent plastic clamp from a dollar store. 1/4-20 x 1" bolt, 1/4-20 nut, 1/4-20 wingnut, drill with 1/4" bit.
The clamp I used already had about a 1/8" hold in the base of the handles. Drill out the hole to 1/4" in size.
Insert the bolt from the inside of the handle so the thread comes out the outside. Use the 1/4" nut to tighten the bolt to the handle. Put on the wingnut in what would probably be considered an upside-down orientation. You use the wingnut to tighten the connection to the flash.
This is the end result. To the clamp I've attached my
flash swivel bracket, then my
RF-602 remote flash trigger, then finally my Canon 188 speedlite. This seems to work fine but it can't handle much more weight. I put my umbrella into the swivel mount and the extra weight caused the plastic handle of the clamp to twist. It's not a bad solution if you just need to hang a light flash somewhere.
Here's a quick and cheap clamp setup for attaching a flash to a stand. Equipment: 50 cent plastic clamp from a dollar store. 1/4-20 x 1" bolt, 1/4-20 nut, 1/4-20 wingnut, drill with 1/4" bit.
The clamp I used already had about a 1/8" hold in the base of the handles. Drill out the hole to 1/4" in size.
Insert the bolt from the inside of the handle so the thread comes out the outside. Use the 1/4" nut to tighten the bolt to the handle. Put on the wingnut in what would probably be considered an upside-down orientation. You use the wingnut to tighten the connection to the flash.
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