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Charlie Hein
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SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
#5410141 - 09/08/12 01:55 PM
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SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
By Gil Violette
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Raginar
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/19/10
Loc: Rapid CIty, SD
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Re: SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
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#5420963 - 09/14/12 01:29 PM
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That's awesome Gil!
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mcoren
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Reged: 01/11/06
Loc: Virginia, USA
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Re: SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
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#5422566 - 09/15/12 04:08 PM
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Well done Gil! Thanks for sharing!
Looks good with the Dynamax on it. You can say you've traded in your "golden pyramid" for a wooden one.
(Are you the Gil Violette who used to work at Criterion in the early 80's?
Edited by mcoren (09/15/12 04:10 PM)
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moynihan
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/22/03
Loc: Lake Michigan Watershed
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Re: SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
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#5422997 - 09/15/12 09:43 PM
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Very similar to one sold commercially in the 80's, by i think his name was Tutull or Titall. Sold after market stuff for C8's.
Here is one:
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/5192508/Main/5191803
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moynihan
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/22/03
Loc: Lake Michigan Watershed
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Re: SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
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#5422999 - 09/15/12 09:46 PM
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Rodger Tutill (deceased) Isostatic mount
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Gil V
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Reged: 09/09/12
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Re: SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
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#5431790 - 09/20/12 10:14 PM
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Yes, I am one and the same. After all, how many Gil Violette's can there be?
I built the tripod after acquiring the Dynamax from another contributor to this site. He mentioned me in an article he had written, and the admins facilitated contact.
I sold my Dynamax a long time ago, figuring I could always build another one. The B & L acquisition crushed that dream, however. This scope is in remarkable condition for it's age, the optics are quite good, and I had enough spare parts to give it a tune up.
All in all, a happy end to a thirty year quest.
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oldvic
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Reged: 02/23/07
Loc: Porto, Portugal
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Re: SCT Semi-portable tripod for under $100
[Re: Gil V]
#5432175 - 09/21/12 06:18 AM
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Gil, thanks for the idea. On the wheel subject, I think you could put two wheels on the top surface of the A-beams, close to the bottom of the beams. That way you could tilt the structure until the wheels come into contact with the soil and drive away, without sacrificing the stability when observing.
Another possible space-saving feature: finding a way to attach the A-beams to the hardwood so that they can be closed (joined together) for transport. Two curved slots on the hardwood plate might do the trick, along with a quick and effective way to partly undo and then tighten the big attachment bolts.
I may well do this for long focal length daytime photography, as well as telescope support. Thanks again for the tips.
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