· 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 Waduino sage Reged: 10/24/08 Posts: 247 Loc: Richmond Hill, Ontario Wooden tripod legs in Canada?       #2890026 - 01/26/09 10:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've seen some posts about replacing the legs on the Vixen Porta mount with wooden ones (GTO Mount) to reduce vibration. It's a bit of a pain to get these shipped to Canada. Does anyone know of something similar available in the great white north, or better yet in the Toronto area? Thanks. Wad. -------------------- ----------- Televue 85 with a bunch of TV EPs Vixen Porta mount, iOptron Mini-Tower 78 Messiers, 7 planets, 11 moons since Nov 2008 Post Extras:       RogerRZ Whatta you lookin' at? Reged: 01/09/06 Posts: 2584 Loc: West Collette, NB, Canada Re: Wooden tripod legs in Canada? [Re: Waduino]       #2890434 - 01/27/09 04:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm not sure if they still make them, but Naturewatch in PEI used to make very nice oak tripods. Their website is a biy dated, so you might want to give them a call. http://www.naturewatchshop.com/ -------------------- -Roger Pitre- 1 X 7 binocular Astro-Tech Imaging Newtonian MPCC Starblast guidescope Starshoot autoguider EQ6 Pro, HEQ5, Canon 50D, 70-200 f/4L "He's got shoulders on him like a smelt..."--Anonymous http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=10723&id=509325956&l=79d06a1d10 http://ajpobservatory.isgreat.org/ Post Extras:       kent scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 02/16/06 Posts: 825 Loc: P.E.I. Canada Re: Wooden tripod legs in Canada? [Re: RogerRZ]       #2890622 - 01/27/09 08:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yup I bet ya Lloyd would fix you up right quick. He makes beautiful sturdy tripod legs. -------------------- Kent Orion 100mm ED Skywatcher 8" Newt Skywatcher 10" Newt Orion 20X80 Giant Veiw bino's and a few other goodies And in my possession(for the time being) LX200R 14" behemoth Post Extras:       dvb different Syndrome. Reged: 06/18/05 Posts: 3032 Re: Wooden tripod legs in Canada? [Re: kent]       #2891351 - 01/27/09 03:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   They do look nice. Here's a link to what they used to offer: http://d30057336.purehost.com/store/page4.html I didn't see it on their site in a recent search, though. (I just ordered one of the Oberwerk blems - from the US of A, but at $75. (half price) it seems worth the hassle.) -------------------- "But seeing through a telescope is 50% vision and 50% imagination." - Chet Raymo Skywatcher 10" f/4.7 Newt on Matilda Celestron CF 9.25" Vixen CF 8" f/4 Newt Meade 8" SN f/4 Celestron C6 SCT Skywatcher ED100 Skywatcher ED80 EQ6 Pro "Matilda" AT Voyager Canon 15x50is Mallincam HyperColor Plus Post Extras:       GordonCopestake Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/02/06 Posts: 2714 Loc: Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK Re: Wooden tripod legs in Canada? [Re: dvb]       #2891355 - 01/27/09 03:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I need to start a similar thread for wooden legs in the UK! -------------------- http://www.wareforge.com Post Extras:       Waduino sage Reged: 10/24/08 Posts: 247 Loc: Richmond Hill, Ontario Re: Wooden tripod legs in Canada? [Re: GordonCopestake]       #2891404 - 01/27/09 04:10 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great lead guys! Lloyd appears to have the same tripod (GTO I believe) at an excellent price, delivered in Canada. He's sending one my way. Yes, he does also have more expensive oak, etc. Gotta love the way people can connect here. Wad. -------------------- ----------- Televue 85 with a bunch of TV EPs Vixen Porta mount, iOptron Mini-Tower 78 Messiers, 7 planets, 11 moons since Nov 2008 Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 8 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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