Tiffen Steadicam AXIS - Clamp Adjustment

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The post clamp, gimbal clamp and dovetail clamp are easy to use and offer a positive lock. You should
occasionally test to ensure everything is being clamped fully by trying to move the components with the
clamps closed. If anything slides with a camera on board, it will affect your balance, so make sure they’re
tight enough. DO NOT over-tighten these! Doing so can cause damage like distorting the post sections.
If a clamp requires adjustment, do
so with the clamp OPEN.
Don’t over tighten! Use the
minimal clamping force necessary
toachievearmhold.
Use a 3mm Allen wrench for the
post and gimbal, or a 2mm Allen
wrench for the dovetail clamp,
and turn the screw a tiny amount.
Test the action of the clamp lever,
and the holding power with the
clamp closed. Repeat if necessary.
Clamp adjustment