More Experiments in Hole Plugging

One thing we did in community theater is create these little sling packs out of fabric (or a belt) so taht we could hide it in clothing - it keeps it off the belt and hides it completely. It could be hung on your chest, or under an arm. Something like this, but much more 'home brew' -> https://www.fullcompass.com/prod/087240-shure-wa580b-neoprene-pouch-for-ur1-bodypack-transmitter-black?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7qn1BRDqARIsAKMbHDZZurfYQ9L-voOsO50-6F0SGLsXhvYsobdO4NgcX6P9iNSpeOsJJ1waAtazEALw_wcB

I saved a lot of time with bolt holes in my car floor last weekend by just plugging them with rubber grommets. Nothing will rust or go wrong.

Robin

Thank you for being human. It is what makes your content (to me) much more enjoyable.

Tedd ILL

RE: screw holes. When filling rust holeS in an old VW Bug body so’s to have heat again, I patched holes first with steel duct tape, then Bondo-ed over the duct tape for added protection. Worked well, and I could see doing the same putting the tape on the back side of the hole, then using Bondo on the front. On the Bug, this held up for years, and having heat in the winter was awesome!

Re: bondo - don't, I've BTDT, they will show eventually. The only way to do it like that is to use either a much stronger epoxy or use an epoxy filler with fibers in it. Note that Bondo is polyester resin, not epoxy and absorbs water..... It's OK as a skim coat, but as a filler it's terrible. Just speaking as someone who's restored a ton of cars....

Chris M

Hire a film crew and get someone to hold a boom mic. Like and subscribe for more brilliant solutions.

Wasn't suggesting taping the whole mic cable to the shirt, rather just the excess. I'm talking 1 piece of tape across the wire on the inside of the shirt, maybe 10cm from the bottom. Once you've placed it, stand on your toes and stretch to reach as high as possible. If the cable doesn't pull; it's long enough for every movement. The wire from sender to the tape on the inside of your shirt should have a little give as to not try to pull the connection out. The rest of the should be free floating inside your shirt up to your mic. (Mathematically speaking, looking like x^3 - x^2 and the tape is at x=0) If the tape is the strength of painters tape, the wire should stretch instead of being ripped in case you still get caught on something. You could also tape the wire to your body to avoid the shirt being pulled around, but with hair, sweat and pain, the shirt is preferable. I do this when working in the garage and listen to music on my phone, so I don't see how it wouldn't work for a mic cable. Jonne 'JohnEdwa' Kuusela suggestion for tucking in your pants work, but depending on how well your pants fit might work its way lose during the day. But it's very easy to test.

Gustav E

"Super easy, barely an inconvience"

KL

Let's suggest more and more obscure methods of dealing with the wire. My suggestion: Place both microphone and transmitter across the room where it is safe from being snagged up and sat on. Just talk more loudly, it's easy, really :D

While that new transmitter placement seems perfect, the real solution is clearly to wear overly long shirts that hide that excess loop of wire. Or just, tuck it in your pants or something.