Do "they" make/sell some kind of pink rubber tack ball type thingy on threads that I could replace the pointy ends of my bipod with for indoor use on concrete warehouse somewhat slippery type painted floors?
Mine came with black rubber caps attched, from hayes
It was the seco brand
Buy a tube of Racquetballs, cut an X into 2 of them and fix to the legs of the bi-pod (points removed). Or, you could steal the rubber feet off of an old pair of crutches.
We ran into a similar situation while doing an E.C. getting shots in the basement. We used this.... 
Duct Tape use #6,482
> Buy a tube of Racquetballs, cut an X into 2 of them and fix to the legs of the bi-pod (points removed). Or, you could steal the rubber feet off of an old pair of crutches.
great tip, that's what I am gonna do.
Duct tape, I love it.
I have the indoor chain setup for keeping the tripod points off the floor.
> Mine came with black rubber caps attched, from hayes
> seco
A good thought too, Hayes is a great outfit!
TRI PED's (but these are more for tripods, not so much for bi-pods.)
Hmmm, TRI PEDs... I just sent them an e-mail:
I purchased some of the round rubber pads made for furniture legs; I then purchased some round adhesive felt stickers and affixed them to the rubber.
Excuse me while I finish up my seizure.....
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Ok, That website is horrible!
Nate would be proud
I am working on a $20 Walmart DIY solution.
Will post photos tomorrow.
Nate would be proud
If it costs just $20.00, from wal mart, yup, I'd be proud! (so long as it worked good!)
🙂
N
Nate would be proud
Tried the use of a small chain?
Chr.
Indoor bipod use ~ DIY photos
Warning to all, this ain’t pretty. As I often tell my wife I am a handyman (honestly neither of us even believe that lie), but I am most certainly not a craftsman.
(1) First off, my trip to Walmart resulted in buying more items than I ended up using, since while standing in the aisles at the store I was not sure what would work and how, etc.
(2) Then I gathered my equipment. I decided to leave my red bipod alone to continue its service as my standard prism pole supporter. I will be modifying the yellow bipod that has been collecting dust in the corner of the garage for this indoor usage. The very heavy white pvc tube (1 of 3) filled with lead shot normally used for tripod stabilization is shown here for inspiration and moral support only.
(3) So I un-wrap the pretty lady walking weights and the Velcro straps, and attach.
(4) Duct tape.
(5) Fold over the strip of duct tape in half so that it is double sided sticky and wrap enough to fill the inside of the rubber chair tips.
(6) Duct tape.
(7) Test on slippery surface.
(8) Notice the chain I use for my tripod.
(9) Wider view.
(10) A glimpse into International Corporate Headquarters.
(11) That’s nice Brad. I wonder if the standard bar code rod that comes with the digital level I will be renting is smaller than 0.15’ at any place on the rod? Nope, I e-mailed the supplier, it is 0.17’ of course. Notice how high up the already skinny level rod I had to go to find a skinny enough section to fit in the bipod clamp. Oh well, I can use this with my prism pole for the horizontal work inside.
Cost summary for those parts actually used (I should return the rest, instead I will put them somewhere in my garage just in case I need them sometime in the future so that I can then say, “now where did I put that…?”):
$9.77 pretty lady weights
$5.97 duct tape
$0.97 floor care rubber chair tips
$16.71
Note: I still really like the racquetball idea but (1) our local store only sells tennis balls, and (2) I decided to not remove the points because they are so well securely in place.
Indoor bipod use ~ DIY photos
OK, now you have got me to thinkin....
One thing that is good, is to remove the screw on feet, and either grease them, or put silicone seal in the threads, and screw them back on.
But... what I am thinking is about adding a small amount of weight to the feet, for every day use.
Even if it is about 8-12 ounces, per foot, it would make it alot more stable.
Hmmmmm
Indoor bipod use ~ DIY photos
Put a few rounds of plumbers Teflon tape over the threads and it will keep tripod feet, bipod feet, prism pole feet and plumb bob points easy to manage.
Been using it that way since the 80s after a range pole point froze up on me.
😉
