stefsaber
Post Laureate
Reged: 06/24/06
Posts: 4546
Loc: Rainy Florida
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Sweet looking mount philip! Welcome to CN, that is a great first post 
Classic looking Vixen mount Skype, I really like the wood tripod appearance...very cool 
Do you have enough scopes John?! 
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-Stefan
"It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end." -Douglas Adams
Current Scopes: "Gator" William Optics 66SD---Black Swan William Optics Megrez 80 II ED Triplet---Zhumell 10" Dob
-Sirius Mount---Canon Rebel XT-
Past Scopes: ETX 90---Vixen ED80Sf
Fort Myers, FL
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philipdo
sage
Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 205
Loc: Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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Thanks Stefan,
it's 'just' a plain Orion Atlas. In spite of all the bads things that have been said about this mount, I'm very happy with it. Absolutely no jitters at all, not even at insanely high magnifications on the moon ( + 800 X).
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-philip doutreligne
-ETX 90
-Kutter Schiefspiegler 200/4000
-Orion Atlas mount
http://users.telenet.be/philipdo
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 6194
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Awesome Schief Philip.....
Luv those scopes. Welcome to the group... 
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
Providing a great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
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philipdo
sage
Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 205
Loc: Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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Hi Rob,
I love them too. Maybe it has to do with nostalgia: the first scope I've ever built was a 110 mm Kutter back in 1971 (much younger and much more hair...). I stuck with them ever since.
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-philip doutreligne
-ETX 90
-Kutter Schiefspiegler 200/4000
-Orion Atlas mount
http://users.telenet.be/philipdo
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 6194
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Quote:
Hi Rob,
I love them too. Maybe it has to do with nostalgia: the first scope I've ever built was a 110 mm Kutter back in 1971 (much younger and much more hair...). I stuck with them ever since.
Now that takes me back.....
Did you built the one you posted  .
Here is a pic of the mount and scopes I and my father built.
He built the mount, and big green scope. I helped in the finishing, and I built the white scope for imaging.
Post lots of pix.... 
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
Providing a great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 6194
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Here is a close-up of the GEM. This is an older picture, before I rebuilt the clock drive, and built the polar scope.
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
Providing a great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
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philipdo
sage
Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 205
Loc: Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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that's an awesome mount Rob.
I built the small schief myself at the age of seventeen. The mount was an all wood construction (except for the RA and DEC axles) modelled after a design from Anton Kutter himself. I believe he called it the 'Flori' mount after his wife or one of his children. This setup gave me a lot of enjoyment especially during a favourable mars opposition in the early seventies.
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-philip doutreligne
-ETX 90
-Kutter Schiefspiegler 200/4000
-Orion Atlas mount
http://users.telenet.be/philipdo
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ezpcb
Vendor (Nova Instrument)
Reged: 06/07/06
Posts: 343
Loc: China
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This is mine
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10"/f8, TMB130/f9, 10"/f4.5, 105 carbon tube APO
Pentax 100, StarInstrument RC10(in construction)
6" Mak-Newt
Takahashi NJP Mount
many other accessories
www.machinepier.com
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philipdo
sage
Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 205
Loc: Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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looks like a realy sturdy setup ezpcb. Is that one of your latitude adjusters under the Tak head?
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-philip doutreligne
-ETX 90
-Kutter Schiefspiegler 200/4000
-Orion Atlas mount
http://users.telenet.be/philipdo
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ezpcb
Vendor (Nova Instrument)
Reged: 06/07/06
Posts: 343
Loc: China
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Yes Philip, but not one of, it's the only one in the world at this time:-)
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10"/f8, TMB130/f9, 10"/f4.5, 105 carbon tube APO
Pentax 100, StarInstrument RC10(in construction)
6" Mak-Newt
Takahashi NJP Mount
many other accessories
www.machinepier.com
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Strgazr27
Scope Junkie
Reged: 10/04/04
Posts: 6135
Loc: StonyHill Observatory
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this is the "New" setup waiting for first light tonight  I'm just waiting for Joe to ship out the rings and it's a done deal.
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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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JanM
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/07/05
Posts: 630
Loc: Sheffield UK
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Here's mine, not had it long and am still waiting to put it to use. Almost got the pier completed in the garden.
Jan
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- AP 130 EDF
- Trifid-2 SA-6303E-C2, SXV-M7
- AP 900 GTO3
- Observatory Progress - Just the roof left
Website - http://www.pbase.com/janmclare/
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GordonCopestake
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/02/06
Posts: 2624
Loc: Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK
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Great setup Jan, looking forward to seeing more pics of your pier build
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JanM
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/07/05
Posts: 630
Loc: Sheffield UK
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Hi Gordon,
Yeah, hoping to get the pillar built tomorrow and tidy it up friday... i guess it'll then be wait for it to dry out
Jan
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- AP 130 EDF
- Trifid-2 SA-6303E-C2, SXV-M7
- AP 900 GTO3
- Observatory Progress - Just the roof left
Website - http://www.pbase.com/janmclare/
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GordonCopestake
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/02/06
Posts: 2624
Loc: Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK
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In this weather?!?! Hehe, are you planning a shed or dome of some sorts too?
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JanM
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/07/05
Posts: 630
Loc: Sheffield UK
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No plans to build a shed at the moment. I'll see how it goes over the next year and then look at it again.
Jan
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- AP 130 EDF
- Trifid-2 SA-6303E-C2, SXV-M7
- AP 900 GTO3
- Observatory Progress - Just the roof left
Website - http://www.pbase.com/janmclare/
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 6194
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Quote:
that's an awesome mount Rob.
I built the small schief myself at the age of seventeen. The mount was an all wood construction (except for the RA and DEC axles) modelled after a design from Anton Kutter himself. I believe he called it the 'Flori' mount after his wife or one of his children. This setup gave me a lot of enjoyment especially during a favourable mars opposition in the early seventies.
The mount weighs around 150 lbs, not including the hydraulic pier, or counter arm/weights.
Hey, did you build your current scope??
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
Providing a great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
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philipdo
sage
Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 205
Loc: Flanders, Belgium, Europe
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Rob,
I also built my current schief using only handtools and simple materials. The OTA assembly is made of aluminum tubing, wood for the saddle between the secondary and the primary tube, threaded rods to keep everything together and an old pressure cooker to hold the primary mirror. I really love low-tech solutions in ATM'ing.
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-philip doutreligne
-ETX 90
-Kutter Schiefspiegler 200/4000
-Orion Atlas mount
http://users.telenet.be/philipdo
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Adolfojose
super member
Reged: 02/07/05
Posts: 191
Loc: Managua,Nicaragua
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WO Eazy Touch with FS 102 NSV and TV 85.
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Adolfo
10" SCT MEADE LX50
TV Pronto on Tele-Pod Tripod and Tele-Pod Head
TV 85 on Takahashi Lapides Modified Teegul Mount over a 475b Bogen Tripod
Takahashi 102II(NSV)on WO EZ Touch Mount over a Oberwerk Wooden Tripod
Denkmeiker II Binoviewer
Stellarvue BV3 Binoviewer
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Adolfojose
super member
Reged: 02/07/05
Posts: 191
Loc: Managua,Nicaragua
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Another picture
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Adolfo
10" SCT MEADE LX50
TV Pronto on Tele-Pod Tripod and Tele-Pod Head
TV 85 on Takahashi Lapides Modified Teegul Mount over a 475b Bogen Tripod
Takahashi 102II(NSV)on WO EZ Touch Mount over a Oberwerk Wooden Tripod
Denkmeiker II Binoviewer
Stellarvue BV3 Binoviewer
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