At this point, I was exploring the possibility of buying a brake rated for 3mm steel, but found the options (at least for quality equipment I'd be able to use for years) too expensive to justify. I also didn't have a solution for cutting the steel that didn't involve a lot of painful abuse of my power tools meant more for woodworking.

The tripod screw would be in a long channel, so the camera could be mounted closer or further from the ceiling mount pole—essential for potential upgrades to a larger teleprompter or camera in the future. optical zoom, f=4.42 mm to 88.5 mm, F1.8 to F2.8; Horizontal Field of View: 60.7° to 3.36°, Vertical Field of View: 34.1° to 1.89° Certain Crestron products contain open source software. For specific information, please visit www.crestron.com/opensource.

Idea: TV Ceiling Mount

My project was so simple it's almost a joke compared to the elaborate projects they often take on, but it is really nice to be able to take an idea and project description, pay someone a little money, and have a working part within a short time.

I shoot the 'A-roll' for my YouTube videos with a Sony a6000 and a small Glide Gear TMP 75 smartphone teleprompter: optical zoom, f=3.5 mm to 42.3 mm, F1.8 to F2.8; Horizontal Field of View: 72.5° to 6.9°, Vertical Field of View: 44.8° to 3.9° Integrated cable management allows cables to pass throughthe centre of the pole to the CCTV camera and out throughthe top or side of the ceiling mount So I've been using a tripod. Only problem is my little 12' x 12' office is not set up to be a YouTube studio. I built it in 2014, and at the time video production was not even on my radar. Idea: TV Ceiling Mount

I initially considered a fully-3D-printed mount, with a lot of support material and a large amount of infill. I've dialed in my 3D printing setup now, and am confident I could get a good print. But I just won't trust a 5 pound camera rig on a plastic printed part. For lights, monitors, etc., a little wobble isn't a problem. But even with image stabilization in my camera, the wobble becomes noticeable if I have the camera physically attached to my desk. This product is covered under the Crestron standard limited warranty. Refer to www.crestron.com/warranty for full details.