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MessiToM
professor emeritus

Reged: 12/21/09

Loc: Huntingdon PA

Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

#5685340 - 02/17/13 02:29 PM

Just glad Ive seen people do this on here and god bless the person who originally thought this up lol

Now Ill have one less gripe about setting this heavy dob up out back.

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rockethead26
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/21/09

Loc: Indiana, USA

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: MessiToM]
#5685434 - 02/17/13 03:48 PM

Wheels are the cat's meow! Good job! Gonna paint them black or red? They gotta match, you know.

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cloudmagnet
sage

Reged: 12/04/08

Loc: Georgetown, Texas

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: rockethead26]
#5685596 - 02/17/13 05:35 PM

Wheels.....will never catch on- no batteries, no camera, no touch-screen: what good are they???

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JIMZ7
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 10/22/05

Loc: S.E.Michigan near DTW

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: rockethead26]
#5685598 - 02/17/13 05:35 PM

I couldn't use my 10" Dob if it wasn't for the caster wheels on the bottom of its base. It saves your back & at my age-heart.

Jim

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MessiToM
professor emeritus

Reged: 12/21/09

Loc: Huntingdon PA

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: JIMZ7]
#5685801 - 02/17/13 07:36 PM

Thanks, not sure if Ill paint it. Ive color matched everything else. Sapose I should.

This really will save me from back ache.

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BigC
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 09/29/10

Loc: SE Indiana

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: MessiToM]
#5686778 - 02/18/13 10:57 AM

Yes.Nice job there.Now how to put wheels on my Z12 and handles that don't get in the weay or require stooping....

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JimMo
I'd Rather Do It Myself

Reged: 01/08/07

Loc: Under the SE Michigan lightdom...

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: MessiToM]
#5686822 - 02/18/13 11:27 AM

Nice job! Don't think I could move my mirror and rocker boxes without them. In the warmer months I leave my trusser set up and easily can roll the whole thing out to the patio making it a large grab and go.

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MessiToM
professor emeritus

Reged: 12/21/09

Loc: Huntingdon PA

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... [Re: JimMo]
#5691561 - 02/20/13 07:08 PM

Thank you, thank you. I SO wish I could store my dob outside!

JimMo are you the Jim I met at BFSP a few years back that showed me the Veil and blew my newbie mind? lol

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JimMo
I'd Rather Do It Myself

Reged: 01/08/07

Loc: Under the SE Michigan lightdom...

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: MessiToM]
#5692321 - 02/21/13 08:06 AM

Quote:

Thank you, thank you. I SO wish I could store my dob outside!

JimMo are you the Jim I met at BFSP a few years back that showed me the Veil and blew my newbie mind? lol

Hi Tom, yes that was me. You were set up right across from us Michigan boys. You had a 10" dob IIRC, looks like the astronomy bug caught on, eh?
Cheers,

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auriga
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 03/02/06

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: MessiToM]
#5693733 - 02/21/13 10:55 PM

I am glad you like the wheels. Wheels are great in any configuration.

I myself prefer wheels in the Ross Sackett's Captain Nemo position:

http://stardazed.com/CaptainNemo.html

auriga

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Tim L
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 12/17/08

Loc: Missouri

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[Re: MessiToM]
#5694343 - 02/22/13 10:02 AM

Quote:

Just glad Ive seen people do this on here and god bless the person who originally thought this up lol.

That was Archimedes, right?

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MessiToM
professor emeritus

Reged: 12/21/09

Loc: Huntingdon PA

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: Tim L]
#5694396 - 02/22/13 10:28 AM

Lol I mean the wheel barrel approach

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MessiToM
professor emeritus

Reged: 12/21/09

Loc: Huntingdon PA

Re: Saving my back. Yay wheels.... new

[Re: JimMo]
#5695447 - 02/22/13 07:28 PM

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Thank you, thank you. I SO wish I could store my dob outside!

JimMo are you the Jim I met at BFSP a few years back that showed me the Veil and blew my newbie mind? lol

Hi Tom, yes that was me. You were set up right across from us Michigan boys. You had a 10" dob IIRC, looks like the astronomy bug caught on, eh?
Cheers,

Sure did catch! You and your friends from Michigan really helped me out on my first astro venture, and made it great. I will always remember it. "Tom" even let me borrow and use his tel-rad dew heater. BTW, The veil is still my fav object.

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