Greg
Old Tasco 76.2mm
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, Feb 01 2004 05:50 PM
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Posted 01 February 2004 - 05:50 PM
Here is my 1960s? Tasco f/15.7 refactor - all brass/aluminum - they don't make em like this too much any more.
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Posted 01 February 2004 - 11:46 PM
Beautiful scope Greg. What kind of mount and tripod is it on?
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 05:30 AM
Yes, it looks very cool! F/15.7, nice.
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Posted 03 February 2004 - 07:30 PM
really nice scope! 
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Posted 07 February 2004 - 02:12 AM
The mount is an Orion Sky View Deluxe. I discarded the cheap aluminum legs and built my own tripod out of redwood 2X4s, and built my own spreader.
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Posted 09 February 2004 - 04:32 AM
I like the redwood legs. It's just one solid piece of wood and you carved in the place to attach it to the mount, right?
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Posted 09 February 2004 - 08:47 AM
Yup, one piece of wood...redwood is relatively light, so the tripod is not very heavy, even with solid 2X4s, and super stable.
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Jim Svetlikov
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Posted 09 February 2004 - 11:49 AM
Greg
If you get a chance, could you post a picture of the tripod legs and perhaps a quick description of how you made them.
Thanks.
If you get a chance, could you post a picture of the tripod legs and perhaps a quick description of how you made them.
Thanks.
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