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[Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Mounts Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Homa journeyman Reged: 06/21/08 Posts: 45 Loc: Germany,by Hamburg This third Mount will be the Last       #2524688 - 07/17/08 03:13 PM Attachment (81 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, my first mount in wood built with 40 mm steel axis in 2001 -------------------- i very like historic refractors Post Extras:       Homa journeyman Reged: 06/21/08 Posts: 45 Loc: Germany,by Hamburg Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2524825 - 07/17/08 04:27 PM Attachment (66 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, the second mount in steel and aluminium i have show in refractor forum(or look in classic scope gallery under "HOMA") the third last mount only in steel(85%)has in rekt. 85 mm axis and in decl. 77 mm diameter the rekt axis it is 24 inch long , the decl.axis ~ 18 inch (it is not ready now) the worm gear has 8 1/2 inch diameter( 420 €)-is temporary -later will be Gierlinger worm gear 14 "(~2000 €)better quality and the temporary worm gear sitting on decl.axis the project will be longer time-not enough money -------------------- i very like historic refractors Post Extras:       Homa journeyman Reged: 06/21/08 Posts: 45 Loc: Germany,by Hamburg Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2524843 - 07/17/08 04:38 PM Attachment (71 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, now the flange for rekt. ready ( 85 € ) only the rect.-axis(D 3"/d 1,55") had 125 € cost. Regards marc PS: this mount will be taken a 8"f25 or 10"f20 or 11"f30inch folded-refractor -------------------- i very like historic refractors Edited by Homa (07/17/08 04:43 PM) Post Extras:       Luigi Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/03/07 Posts: 1591 Loc: Massachusetts Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2524923 - 07/17/08 05:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fat axles are cool, but seems most mounts nowadays are going for large flat (or shallow coned) surfaces with thrust bearings to take the load, rather than the shaft. The shaft is relatively small diameter, more to put tension on the thrust bearings than take the bending load. -------------------- 17.5" f/5 Discovery Truss IM715 7" f/15 MCT (due July!) Eon-120ED refractor CG5A coffee grinder, Orion Skyview Alt-AZ 35,19,15 Pans.9 Nag. Meade 24.5 4kSWA, 4.7 5kUWA. BO-TMB 7mm planetary. Zeiss Diascope 85 Zeiss, Leica, Canon IS, Fujinon, Nikon binos Post Extras:       Homa journeyman Reged: 06/21/08 Posts: 45 Loc: Germany,by Hamburg Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Luigi]       #2525001 - 07/17/08 06:15 PM Attachment (58 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, i think two bearing pairs to sitting by 2x tapered bearings D150/d85/H31 are enough. joseph fraunhofer had take for the struve mount(Dorpat) too ~95 mm steel shaft and only gliding bearings. okay, the repsold mount of kufner observatory(vienna)is perfects i am not the mechanical master perhaps the long telescope-tube it is heavy ,but under f 20 the false color will be greater i am not like to buy a chroma corrector perhaps are 8"f18 or 10"f18 or 11"f 25 (folded) enough i believe that the axis in steel will be not breaking and the bearing can to change regards Marc -------------------- i very like historic refractors Post Extras:       Mike Clemens Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/05 Posts: 2617 Loc: Alaska @ 61N -149W Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2525899 - 07/18/08 04:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   ooo that last pic is gorgeous Post Extras:       JohnG sage Reged: 12/16/06 Posts: 356 Loc: Wake Village, Texas - East Tex... Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Mike Clemens]       #2528160 - 07/19/08 11:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Me, too! Antique refractors have an appeal that modern equipment just doesn't match. What scope are we looking at in the last photo, Marc? I collect photos when I can get them so I'd like to know more about the telescope. JohnG Post Extras:       Cyclop_si member Reged: 03/13/08 Posts: 70 Loc: Slovenia Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: JohnG]       #2528183 - 07/19/08 11:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wooww, there is a lot of wooden hand controls. What are they for? -------------------- David Post Extras:       Homa journeyman Reged: 06/21/08 Posts: 45 Loc: Germany,by Hamburg Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: JohnG]       #2529545 - 07/20/08 04:43 AM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, this is a 11"f13,5 Optic from Steinheil(munich,1896)the mount from Repsold(hamburg,1896) the hand-controls(wooden knobs)to distracts(?) the rect and decl in slowly and speedy -------------------- i very like historic refractors Post Extras:       Homa journeyman Reged: 06/21/08 Posts: 45 Loc: Germany,by Hamburg Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2529548 - 07/20/08 04:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, you want more photos >send me your mail-adress regards Marc -------------------- i very like historic refractors Post Extras:       BRCoz sage Reged: 10/21/05 Posts: 219 Loc: Moreno Valley, CA Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2535498 - 07/22/08 11:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW! very nice. -------------------- 60mm AP guide scope WO ZS80FD 10th Anniversary FS102, AR5, APM/TMB 130 102 Apex, 8" Meade LX10, C11 PST GM8, G11 & ASGT Denk Standard, 25x100 binos 30D, 10D, AE-1, OM1 Post Extras:       tim53 sage Reged: 12/17/04 Posts: 292 Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: BRCoz]       #2536471 - 07/23/08 12:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My gawd, that's a beautiful telescope! -Tim. -------------------- "We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down. Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around." -Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope" Post Extras:       Homa journeyman Reged: 06/21/08 Posts: 45 Loc: Germany,by Hamburg Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2583815 - 08/15/08 07:40 PM Attachment (8 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, Now the decl.axis case in work -------------------- i very like historic refractors Edited by Homa (08/15/08 07:42 PM) Post Extras:       Wes James Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/12/06 Posts: 2320 Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]       #2584040 - 08/15/08 09:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Homa- Your work is awesome.. and the pictures of the Antique telescope and mount- beautiful.. simply beautiful. Sometimes I think they don't think they make things the way they used to... then, sometimes I think there's hope. -------------------- Wes Atlantic Beach, FL Some bino’s from Miyauchi 5x32 Binon's up through Garrett 20x110 Signature's, Some telescopes from a Stellarvue 80mm NHNG up through a couple of 8” reflectors… And a wonderful 4.25" Delmarva Shiefspiegler! Some good friends, made here on C/N. Oh- several cats and a wonderful wife! Anyone want a cat???? :-O "When your work speaks for itself- Don't Interrupt" -Gamble Rogers Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 4 registered and 15 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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