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Novaguy
member

Reged: 07/02/12

Loc: Cleveland, OH area

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: rwiederrich]
#5389932 - 08/27/12 03:05 PM

Looks pretty solid to me. Is the dog attached to the front ring to provide some extra help to the drive motor?

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amdizack
member

Reged: 08/23/12

Loc: Goodyear, AZ

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: GeorgeNC]
#5401929 - 09/03/12 09:48 PM

Hey George! I'm looking at purchasing the same mount--can you give a quick synopsis of your initial experience with this one (setup, alignment, portability)? Thanks a ton!

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Ola
member

Reged: 09/15/11

Loc: Lund, Sweden

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: Myles]
#5416807 - 09/12/12 08:08 AM Attachment (170 downloads)

Here is my new MESU 200 mount, it can carry 100 kg (about 220 lbs), it´s a friction drive system with zero backlash controlled by the Argo Navis and servocat.
//Ola

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Ola
member

Reged: 09/15/11

Loc: Lund, Sweden

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#5416814 - 09/12/12 08:11 AM Attachment (135 downloads)

Here is another picture:

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tim53
Postmaster

Reged: 12/17/04

Loc: Highland Park, CA

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: Ola]
#5419799 - 09/13/12 07:21 PM

Nobody said they have to be new mounts, right?

Recently purchased Cave 2 1/2" shaft "Observatory" mount. As found, with a 12.5" f/7 OTA on it and transportable pier under it:

The dirt is a non-original accessory. I plan to remove that!

-Tim.

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SL63 AMG
professor emeritus

Reged: 12/21/09

Loc: Williamson, Arizona

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: hori58]
#5426561 - 09/18/12 12:29 AM

ASA DDM85XL-S 220lbs max load, no guiding and no periodic error.

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Juha
member

Reged: 06/13/08

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: jmasin]
#5426779 - 09/18/12 06:38 AM

TS Astro 5DX

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ckk
journeyman

Reged: 08/26/10

Loc: Woodlands, Singapore

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: Juha]
#5435498 - 09/23/12 04:47 AM

Here is my modified Teegul mount. I can mount 75mm & 102mm refractors.

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SpaceOtter
member

Reged: 06/02/09

Loc: NorCal

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: ckk]
#5438874 - 09/24/12 10:15 PM

Tom O Platform + 50mm Tasco = I SHALL RULE THE SKY!!!

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ngc2289
Post Laureate

Reged: 04/13/05

Loc: Some Where Around The Maypole.

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: SL63 AMG]
#5455540 - 10/04/12 06:39 PM Attachment (83 downloads)

My new mount a UA Unistar Deluxe.

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babfb1
newbie

Reged: 10/04/12

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: ngc2289]
#5456410 - 10/05/12 11:45 AM Attachment (68 downloads)

WOW! There are a lot of setups in here. I recently bought this Galileo 135DX from a pawn shop Of course it does not have a Handbox Controller. Would anyone here have any ideas on where I can find a Handbox Controller? I think Galileo has gone out of business. Any help would be appreciated.

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core
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 02/23/08

Loc: Mostly in Norman, OK

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: SpaceOtter]
#5456420 - 10/05/12 11:53 AM

I'd imagine you could mount a chair along with the scope and might as well ride along

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Tom O Platform + 50mm Tasco = I SHALL RULE THE SKY!!!

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Lynnblac
super member

Reged: 04/06/09

Loc: Arizona

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: Charlie Hein]
#5460921 - 10/08/12 04:31 PM Attachment (85 downloads)

Here is my updated Schaefer GEM. I have added a Losmandy 492 stepper drive, replaced the dec tangent drive with 180 tooth worm drive, and replaced the fixed saddle plate with a dovetail clamp.

Edited by Lynnblac (10/08/12 06:36 PM)

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ngc2289
Post Laureate

Reged: 04/13/05

Loc: Some Where Around The Maypole.

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: Lynnblac]
#5460929 - 10/08/12 04:35 PM

VERY NICE, VERY NICE INDEED!!!!!!

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andysea
sage

Reged: 09/03/10

Loc: Seattle, WA

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) new

[Re: ngc2289]
#5470489 - 10/14/12 08:30 PM Attachment (84 downloads)

Here is mine

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Agatha
professor emeritus

Reged: 06/04/12

Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) [Re: andysea]
#5471922 - 10/15/12 05:20 PM

Andrea,

Very, very nice setup. And also a beautiful site.

Linda B.

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RobFriedman
member

Reged: 12/25/05

Loc: Long Island, NY

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) [Re: andysea]
#5474924 - 10/17/12 11:53 AM Attachment (65 downloads)

This is a one armed pipe /fork mount I made years ago for my astroscan. I put setting circles on it.. as well as brakes and mounted it to an old tripod. There is a line on the tripod leg to bring it to 42 degrees.

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RobFriedman
member

Reged: 12/25/05

Loc: Long Island, NY

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) [Re: RobFriedman]
#5474927 - 10/17/12 11:54 AM Attachment (55 downloads)

Quote:

This is a one armed pipe /fork mount I made years ago for my astroscan. I put setting circles on it.. as well as brakes and mounted it to an old tripod. There is a line on the tripod leg to bring it to 42 degrees.

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greju
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/13/05

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) [Re: RobFriedman]
#5474974 - 10/17/12 12:16 PM

Quote:

Quote:

This is a one armed pipe /fork mount I made years ago for my astroscan. I put setting circles on it.. as well as brakes and mounted it to an old tripod. There is a line on the tripod leg to bring it to 42 degrees.

Ingenious, yet simple. I like it!

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RobFriedman
member

Reged: 12/25/05

Loc: Long Island, NY

Re: Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 3) [Re: greju]
#5475355 - 10/17/12 04:01 PM

I got the idea years ago (late 80's) when I saw pictures of a C90 or C5 Astro and they had the fork but only on one side. And after looking at (of all things) Sam Brown's book "all about telescopes".. and having some odds and ends available where I worked.. I drew it up and made it work. At one point I made a PVC tripod for the Astroscan (I think it was from Astronomy.. a long time ago) but while it was very cheap to make.. i didnt like it as much as the equatorial. at least all i had to do was track it one way..

so can anyone figure out how to add a clock drive to this???

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