Cheap easy drop down mount for Dahua eyeball cameras.

Nitedaze

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Hi folks,
Don't know if this is an old idea but thought I would share.

I needed to lower my camera and was looking at all kinds of metal electrical boxes and camera mounts. I finally ended up with a cheap simple solution. Using conduit. Or in my case a conduit coupler. It's been a while but I believe it's a 5". I also found these GRK screws that are small enough to fit in the existing Dahua mount holes without having to attempt to enlarge them. You can caulk and or paint as needed. I used a coupler but cutting an exact length of conduit needed gives some flexibility.eyeballmount.jpg GRKscrew.jpg

Thank you to all of the contributors here helping us newbies.
 

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Hi folks,
Don't know if this is an old idea but thought I would share.

I needed to lower my camera and was looking at all kinds of metal electrical boxes and camera mounts. I finally ended up with a cheap simple solution. Using conduit. Or in my case a conduit coupler. It's been a while but I believe it's a 5". I also found these GRK screws that are small enough to fit in the existing Dahua mount holes without having to attempt to enlarge them. You can caulk and or paint as needed. I used a coupler but cutting an exact length of conduit needed gives some flexibility.View attachment 37557 View attachment 37558

Thank you to all of the contributors here helping us newbies.
A Man after my own heart...Very Cool Idea, I have MacGyvered a few mounts in my day.
 

Nitedaze

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How much did that cost? Is it any cheaper than buying the standard wall mount?
i think the coupler was around six dollars. The box of screws 15 or 20. Of course you only need three of them. I couldn't really come up with anything else that would drop it enough and look cleaner. Guess you would have to decide which mount for cost comparison.
 

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Brilliant!

I literally JUST had this dilemma at my house. Same camera, same situation. My drip edge is in the way and I needed slightly higher than horizontal. For my purposes, I would need to cut the back of the conduit on an angle to gain the proper line of sight. I'm ashamed of the thing I had to build to make it work but it was a really cold Sunday night and I was determined to put up my new toy. As soon as I won't get frostbite, I'll be implementing your solution.
 
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