jgibson1@emich
sage
Reged: 06/11/06
Posts: 222
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Oooppss! I forgot to upload the Dob. Here it is.
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Strgazr27
Scope Junkie
Reged: 10/04/04
Posts: 6012
Loc: StonyHill Observatory
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Ahh, there's my baby! It's funny but that was Mark M's mount before it was mine. Definitely one of the "Good Ones". I hope the CGE I just bought from Mike is as good.
Looks real nice and glad it's found a good home 
CS's
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Bobby
StonyHill Observatory
Atlas w EQMOD
Vixen R200SS
Orion ED-80
AT-111
AT66-ED
QHY-8
SSAG
YAHOO TMB 130SS Group
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1791
Loc: 3rd Rock
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jgibson,i love my Porta Mount also even thought i own three other mounts including a Losmandy GM8 the Porta Mount is probably the most used because of quick ease of setup and portability.
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Tom and Beth
sage
Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 434
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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A modified cheap alternative to a Hercules Mount. I have it atop a Heavy Duty tripod.
Hi LLEEGE,
New guy on the forums, but not to Astronomy and ATMing. If you have the specifics of how you hooked into the Dec axis with your mounting plate in another message, or any hints, would you mind passing them on?
Tom
I must be the po boy here, looked around for info on the new to me AP1200DA...and everybody has the GTOs. Oh well, it's a step up from my Astrola!
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MichaelW
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 06/03/06
Posts: 1398
Loc: Cartoon City, Nirvana
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I hope the CGE I just bought from Mike is as good.
Satisfaction Guarranteed! You will be more than pleased. Providing you can get it open with all the tape and packing I did. 
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Michael W
Backyard Astronomer @ Washoe Zephyr: 
Arizona Sky Village: 
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Strgazr27
Scope Junkie
Reged: 10/04/04
Posts: 6012
Loc: StonyHill Observatory
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Ahh I don't doubt it Mike. I'm chomping at the bit here Lol. With all the Casady stuff you bought for it along with the new pier knobs I just bought it should look as good as it runs
CS's
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Bobby
StonyHill Observatory
Atlas w EQMOD
Vixen R200SS
Orion ED-80
AT-111
AT66-ED
QHY-8
SSAG
YAHOO TMB 130SS Group
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LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen
Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 6845
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Hi LLEEGE,
New guy on the forums, but not to Astronomy and ATMing. If you have the specifics of how you hooked into the Dec axis with your mounting plate in another message, or any hints, would you mind passing them on?
Tom
I must be the po boy here, looked around for info on the new to me AP1200DA...and everybody has the GTOs. Oh well, it's a step up from my Astrola!
No pics, but I bought a block of 6061 Aluminum from my local MetalSupermarket.
They sell drops by weight. 4-1/2 by 8 x 1-1/2 high. Milled a few recesses for the lock knobs to clear, drilled and counterboared a few holes and tapped a few others and poof!
One riser block. It basically raises the saddle plate above the DEC lock knobs and allows the saddle to be mounted 90 deg offset. Alas, I am selling the CGE and I lost interest in the DSBS option. Too much of a pain to balance each setup. I have to be portable 
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AP900,LXD75
AP140EDF, TSA102, ZS80EDII
SN6-OTA, C8-OTA
Canon 20D, 350Hutech
PST, Lunt LD60T/DS (on order)
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jgibson1@emich
sage
Reged: 06/11/06
Posts: 222
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I completely agree with you Happy Idiot. I use the Porta Mount with my 80ED more than my 12" Lightbridge. I love the fact that I can set the scope and mount out on my balcony and observe the sourthern sky in just minutes with out the long, oh wait, very long cool down of the 12"'er. KUDOS to Vixen and its Porta Mount!!! 
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doctordub
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 01/11/06
Posts: 908
Loc: New Rochelle, New York
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The Sphinx!
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Jonathan
TeleVue TV102 on Vixen SXW mount
Meade LXD 55 SN10/UHTC Modified
Jason 60mm F11
Canon 15x50 IS
Olympus E-510, 14-42, 40-150 Zuiko
Meade DSI, LPI
TeleVue:
Binovue & 2X Cor.
3x barlow, 2x 5mm, 2x7mm,
12mm, 17mm & 2-4mm Zoom Naglers,
2x24mm, & 27mm panoptics,
55mm Plossl & 3mm Radian
2" OIII & Nebustar filters
Siebert Power Mag wheel
Lumicon Filter selecter &
2" focal reducer
Celestron: 7 1.25" color filters
7.5mm, 26mm eps & 2X ultima barlow
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LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen
Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 6845
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Thats a fine looking mount Doc! Love the glass on top too!
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AP900,LXD75
AP140EDF, TSA102, ZS80EDII
SN6-OTA, C8-OTA
Canon 20D, 350Hutech
PST, Lunt LD60T/DS (on order)
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Tom and Beth
sage
Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 434
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Thanks for the info on your modifyed fork, LLEEGE. Appreciate it.
Let's see if I can get the pic this time....
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firestar
Born to be Mild
Reged: 10/18/06
Posts: 3942
Loc: Cleveland Ohio USA
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Eastlake Ohio
Lots of cheap Asian glass  
Antares 12" Dob,Antares 8" Dob
Meade 8" SCT, Celestron C8 SCT
Zhumell 152 mm F8,Antares 127 mm f9.4
Orion short tube 90 F5.6,Celestron 80 ED F7.5
Imaging Source DMK 21AU04 ccd camera
Stellarvue bv3's with 32,26,23,21,9 mm pairs
Olivon 42,35,28mm,siebert 21,12.5,7mm,GSO superview 20mm,Meade swa 13.8mm,Hyperion 13mm
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SamvdHeijden
sage
Reged: 08/17/06
Posts: 380
Loc: The Netherlands
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Here's mine. Heq-5 with mcu update.
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Sam
-Skywatcher 90mm F10 refractor
-Canon Eos 350D + Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 & Canon EF 70-300 IS USM
www.samvanderheijden.com
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1791
Loc: 3rd Rock
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Quote:
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A modified cheap alternative to a Hercules Mount. I have it atop a Heavy Duty tripod.
Hi LLEEGE,
New guy on the forums, but not to Astronomy and ATMing. If you have the specifics of how you hooked into the Dec axis with your mounting plate in another message, or any hints, would you mind passing them on?
Tom
Tom i am confused, you quoted me (Happy-Idiot) but you asked (LLEEGE) did you want specifics of my bino on fork mount or LLEEGE's Eq Mount? BTW welcome to Cloudy Nights.
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
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Tom and Beth
sage
Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 434
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Quote:
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A modified cheap alternative to a Hercules Mount. I have it atop a Heavy Duty tripod.
Hi LLEEGE,
New guy on the forums, but not to Astronomy and ATMing. If you have the specifics of how you hooked into the Dec axis with your mounting plate in another message, or any hints, would you mind passing them on?
Tom
Tom i am confused, you quoted me (Happy-Idiot) but you asked (LLEEGE) did you want specifics of my bino on fork mount or LLEEGE's Eq Mount? BTW welcome to Cloudy Nights.
Groan....yes on the Binoculars / SCT type fork mount mod details (assuming this old dog got THAT much right).
Thanks for the welcome!
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KurtCasby
member
Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 75
Loc: Minnesota, USA
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Here are the 'Little Guys', after suitable modification.
I wish the clouds would go away so I could use this stuff instead of posting pictures of it! 
Clear Skies,
Kurt
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60mm SolarMax,
25" Obsession,
47 in between.
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KurtCasby
member
Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 75
Loc: Minnesota, USA
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The Deck Mount.
Still cloudy!
Clear Skies,
Kurt
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60mm SolarMax,
25" Obsession,
47 in between.
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1791
Loc: 3rd Rock
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Tom, i can't give too many details on the conversion because i don't know the names of all the parts in question. But i had to remove the "Ears" that bolt to the SCT OTA because they interfered with the fitting of the large binocs, which made things complicated and i had to make my own thinner ears(light grey). If you want to make it very simple just mount a block of wood or aluminum right to the "EARS"(Curved bracket that bolts to the OTA) use the existing bolt holes.
I love this conversion because i still get full use of the movement, locking, and fine adjustment capabilities of the Fork Mount plus you can pick these up on e-bay for $50 or less.
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
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Happy-Idiot
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/06/06
Posts: 1791
Loc: 3rd Rock
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closer shot of "grey ears"
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Brian
A small scope that gets used often is a better investment than a big scope that stays in the closet.
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Tom and Beth
sage
Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 434
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Tom, i can't give too many details on the conversion because i don't know the names of all the parts in question. But i had to remove the "Ears" that bolt to the SCT OTA because they interfered with the fitting of the large binocs, which made things complicated and i had to make my own thinner ears(light grey). If you want to make it very simple just mount a block of wood or aluminum right to the "EARS"(Curved bracket that bolts to the OTA) use the existing bolt holes.
I love this conversion because i still get full use of the movement, locking, and fine adjustment capabilities of the Fork Mount plus you can pick these up on e-bay for $50 or less.
These two pics give me the flavor of what you did, THANKS.
IIRC my old Celestron had the "ears" integral to the bushing, and my DSCs hook to the shaft that came through. I just "tuned" my old C-8 up, but with a new mount coming...
The old forks could make a great platform for something like meteor showers using short focal length video cameras.
Ohhh myyy God, Just saw a truck commercial using "Iron Man" by Black Sabbath as the background music...I feel so OLD!!!!
Tom
Tucson, AZ
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