2017Steadi-Newbies forum
Adapting stabilizer arm posts between 1/2 inch and 5/8 inch sled connections
What the thread found
- Some stabilizer arms have removable pins that allow swapping between different post sizes.
- Tiffen manufactures adapter solutions for converting between post sizes on certain arm models.
- Custom adapters can be machined to fit over an existing arm post, allowing the same arm to work with different sled sizes without replacing the post itself.
- Machine shops can fabricate custom adapter posts or adapter sleeves for this purpose.
Depends on
- Solutions appear to be model-specific and dependent on arm design.
- Tiffen adapter availability confirmed only for specific models.
- Custom machining may be required depending on arm type and desired conversion.
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