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Pedestal
Post Laureate

Reged: 03/11/06

Loc: Smoggy Bottom, Baytown,Texas

ASGT on a CPC tripod
#3104504 - 05/14/09 11:47 AM Attachment (38 downloads)

I wanted to mount my ASGT on my CPC tripod, since I had rollers on that one.

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Pedestal
Post Laureate

Reged: 03/11/06

Loc: Smoggy Bottom, Baytown,Texas

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#3104509 - 05/14/09 11:50 AM Attachment (35 downloads)

My homemade pier extension serves multiple uses, mounting to the original tripod, the CPC tripod, and the pier plate in the observatory.

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Pedestal
Post Laureate

Reged: 03/11/06

Loc: Smoggy Bottom, Baytown,Texas

Re: ASGT on a CPC tripod new

[Re: Pedestal]
#3104517 - 05/14/09 11:53 AM Attachment (38 downloads)

The original mounting bolts were a bit short. Some nice knobs from McMaster-Carr solved that. Since the CPC lives mostly in the observatory, using it's tripod is not a hassle. And I taped the original mount hardware, in a plastic bag, to a leg so I wouldn't lose it.
Hubert

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Sky Captain
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