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all up it is well over 20kg - haven't weighed it lately, but it seems to be getting slightly heavier each time I lift it onto the mount. the key to getting it fairly stable at this weight was to make strong rings - early versions that I made were not stiff enough and the scope wobbled at the slightest disturbance. the mount itself does the job without complaint - really impressive bit of kit.
on a philosophical note: as I see it, the advantage in modifying your existing Dob is that you can quickly turn it back into a Dob if you need/wish to - two scopes for the price of one. When you have finished with it, it will still be a valuable item to sell as a goto Dob. However, if you intend to permanently transform it (ie you don't want to use it as Dob again) maybe you could also consider the possibility of selling the current goto one and getting a much cheaper bare bones one to mod?
Last edited by Shiraz; 18-03-2013 at 10:50 PM.
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