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EdZ
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Reged: 02/15/02
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there may be ... some difference in my definition of a "light tap on the binocular" and your definition of the same event.
I would put the most consideration towards this simple statement, as i think it is true.
edz
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stevecoe
Reged: 04/24/04
Posts: 2129
Loc: Arizona, USA
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At the other end of the damping spectrum, I once built a P mount out of 1/2 inch square steel tubing and no rubber bushings. Hey, I didn't know any better!
With a friend's 11X80's on board they took about 12 seconds to damp down. Even with my 10X50's it took at least 8 seconds. I have not tried one since, but this certainly seems to be a great mount. And, I have a solid Meade tripod that I use with my CG-5 mount. See, all it takes is money. Oh, and time.
Steve Coe
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150mm 6" f/8 Celestron Refractor on Sirius Mount
80mmED 3" f/7.5 Orion Refractor
Author "Deep Sky Observing" Springer-Verlag
Author "Nebulae and How to Observe Them" Springer
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Glassthrower
Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Reged: 04/07/05
Posts: 14687
Loc: Hurricane Alley
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I would put the most consideration towards this simple statement, as i think it is true.
There may or may not be a difference in testing methods, but I would wager that this mount performs better than most on the market - especially those made of metal which possess inferior vibration-dampening characteristics (compared to hardwood) ...
If I had to sit and wait 6-10 seconds for the vibrations to die down after moving the binocular, I would not use it. I would box it back up and ship it back to Roy - for that was the very thing this mount was designed to defeat, vibration.
In fact, anything over 3-4 seconds would be completely unacceptable in my book - even more so if I dropped hundreds of dollars on said mount. I guess the true test will come at a star party when this AstroWood mount will finally get evaluated by more seasoned observers.
In the meantime, I'll be outside having fun with this...
MikeG
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Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars.
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Edited by Glassthrower (03/03/06 01:25 PM)
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Markus
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Reged: 12/26/04
Posts: 5395
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Excellent review Mike. I just found this by browsing from your Glassthrower.com site and Roy is one Master P-Mount maker, that's for sure. At first I couldn't get my binocs to balance correctly and every time I tried to go any higher then 70-80°, the binocs would slowly sag down again. Thanks to EdZ and Roy Hess for pounding it into my head that I needed to get the COG correct and line up the weight of the bins with the pivot point. After I re-drilled a hole in my L-Bracket, I carefully looked at where the COG was and went from there, and re-balanced the binocs.
Now my binocs stay where they are supposed to no matter where I aim them in the sky. They work great for me now even though I would love to get a few teflon washers, I'm very happy with the way my P-mount turned out.
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