ok
so up there ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
you see the pre choppingand now the choped Open Post ChopPartial Open POST ChopClosed POST ChopPartial Open POST Chop with pieces cutSo
I ended up cutting about 5.5" off the legs (you can see the pieces I hacked off above ^^^^^^)
the rubber caps use about 7/8" or so of the leg...
6" would have brought the legs in tight with the "collar" of the tripod
I wanted the feet to stick up just above the collar
it worked out to be about 5 1/2 "
Cut it with a simple jig saw w/ metal blade
then used a grinding stone on a drill to "round" corner the ends of the hacked legs
any how I hope that helps others
and as soon as I run this stand I'll report back
I may run it on sunday...
for now
Peace Thru Sharing Music
-- Ian