· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Reflectors Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 EclipsingBinary super member Reged: 03/12/08 Loc: The Motor City Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod       #2430612 - 05/30/08 11:56 PM Attachment (82 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   For under $100 I added these wheelbarrow handles and wheels. They work perfectly! Special thanks to Jason B for help with the picture. Edited by EclipsingBinary (05/30/08 11:59 PM) Post Extras:       Fireball professor emeritus Reged: 03/24/06 Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: EclipsingBinary]       #2430980 - 05/31/08 08:14 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Aren't those wheels a little too big ? Post Extras:       EclipsingBinary super member Reged: 03/12/08 Loc: The Motor City Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: Fireball]       #2431243 - 05/31/08 11:14 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is The Motor City, dude! Fast cars, fast telescopes! Edited by EclipsingBinary (05/31/08 11:41 AM) Post Extras:       Fireball professor emeritus Reged: 03/24/06 Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: EclipsingBinary]       #2431674 - 05/31/08 03:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I like it ! You don't need a trailer for this scope to go to dark sites - the scope IS the trailer ! Post Extras:       EclipsingBinary super member Reged: 03/12/08 Loc: The Motor City Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: Fireball]       #2431775 - 05/31/08 04:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks! I'll wheel it over to the secretary of state for a permanent trailer plate Post Extras:       hammerhead professor emeritus Reged: 02/18/07 Loc: MA Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: EclipsingBinary]       #2431949 - 05/31/08 06:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! You could take that thing four-wheeling! So when it's time to observe, how do the bars come off? Wing nuts or something? Looks like that rig will do a heck of a job of getting your scope "there" for you! Post Extras:       EclipsingBinary super member Reged: 03/12/08 Loc: The Motor City Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: hammerhead]       #2432281 - 05/31/08 09:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes, 3/8" wing nuts onto 3/8" stove bolts w/ washers and locking hex nuts beacause Orion uses that Mcsawdust board vs solid wood. I built it this way to get the scope base about 12-14" ground clearance and also get the smoothness that a larger wheel provides when I go into rough, bumpy farmers fields in the winter. I built a scale model out of popsicle sticks/cardboard to get the design correct for me. So far I have wheeled it to the park I observe at about 1000' from my house and hardly felt any bumps from bad sidewalk and have not needed to collimate the mirrors at all. Post Extras:       alanon Nobody tells me anything Reged: 06/29/07 Loc: Las Vegas Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: EclipsingBinary]       #2432478 - 05/31/08 11:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Intense mobility! Post Extras:       helpwanted Post Laureate Reged: 07/04/07 Loc: Phoenix, AZ Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: alanon]       #2433363 - 06/01/08 02:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   i like the eyepiece case holder thing too... great idea! Post Extras:       EclipsingBinary super member Reged: 03/12/08 Loc: The Motor City Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: helpwanted]       #2433843 - 06/01/08 06:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks! Those are just 2- 22 gauge sheet metal pieces and I bent a small portion of each upward 2" so the case won't bang into the metal eyepiece holder on the base. Post Extras:       helpwanted Post Laureate Reged: 07/04/07 Loc: Phoenix, AZ Re: Memorial Day weekend 10" it Dob Mod [Re: EclipsingBinary]       #2434280 - 06/01/08 11:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   i actually like the size of the wheels... looks great to me! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 20 registered and 26 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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