· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Starlighter Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/07 Posts: 4494 Loc: Sunny California Wooden tripod for my Porta Mount       #2291094 - 03/29/08 04:15 PM Attachment (32 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I received the wooden tripod legs form Hands On Optics. After installing them which is a breeze I found the mount no longer flexes. They're well made, especially considering their low price of $79. And they come with a nice metal tray that can be lifted off allowing the tripod to be easily folded for storage. When the skies clear up (it's suppose to rain) I'll let Floyd test them out. -------------------- Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT Meade 80mm APO Triplet Televue NP-101 Televue TV-85 Vixen A70Lf Vixen A80Mf William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot Celestron CG4 EQ mount Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount Vixen Portamount Post Extras:       Starlighter Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/07 Posts: 4494 Loc: Sunny California Re: Wooden tripod for my Porta Mount [Re: Starlighter]       #2291408 - 03/29/08 07:05 PM Attachment (23 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I decided I couldn't wait till the clouds go away so I set up my Porta Mount with its new wooden legs along with my 70mm Vixen refractor and aimed it at a terrestrial object some distance away. Using a 5mm eyepiece I let Floyd go to town. Result: Far less vibration when focusing. I think it went from several second of shaking to about a second and a half. My heavier SV102ED will be tried once it doesn't look like it will start raining at any moment which is the current situation. -------------------- Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT Meade 80mm APO Triplet Televue NP-101 Televue TV-85 Vixen A70Lf Vixen A80Mf William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot Celestron CG4 EQ mount Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount Vixen Portamount Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 11 registered and 11 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, lineman_16735  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 223 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space Exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements CN Forums Home

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