Armatures - Not $1000! Not $500! Not $200! but for ...

 ... only $64.90 ... YOU can have a Professional Stop Motion Armature! If you order today, we will send you Two, yes Two Armatures for the price of One! (additional shipping cost). Offer is for a limited time, so do not wait!!

Yes ... Amazon has a number of sellers offering stop motion armatures at INSANELY LOW price 😮.  I was just JOKING about "sending two armatures" ...  a parody of those old late night loud TV commercials hustling & selling stupid useless products.

I have no knowledge about the quality of this 'Poor Man's 😉 armature.. It does appear to be somewhat okay, but photos can sometimes be deceiving. Here is the link >> AMAZON - ARMATURES and you can examine the close-up photos and read the reviews & comments. Some comments say assembly instructions are poor or inadequate. Probably it would be more ideal if the person buying these cheaper armatures, should have some minimal mechanical or tinkering skills. Some other points here:

• How do you affix the rods & balls so that they do not loosen?  Product description does mention 'a spot' of  Super Glue (e.g. Cyanoacrylate glue).The other better option would be a thread locker sealant (e.g. 271 red Loctite).
• The armature photo shows the ball joint side plates having a reasonable thickness and each pair of the ball joint plates, has one of the side plates with threaded holes (which is good) for the tension screws ... however ... my question is ... What type of metal is it? Is it a zinc alloy metal (known as 'pot' metal). Will the plates 'later' slowly bend as you tighten the joints?
• You should know the parts are in Metric sizing (not USA Imperial).    

My speculation is, that most of the people buying this low priced, much cheaper armatures, may not be aware of possible issues, therefore, I am here to offer an expert evaluation 😎. Amazon does have a 30 day return period.

If you are reading this post in later years, that amazon link may not work, and the armature seller may have vanished into the vacuum of the inter-web graveyard space!

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