My OTA is weight heavy at the rear where I put my eyepiece therefore I need to push the tube higher up mount. Are there any counterweights I can mount underneath the OTA at the front?
On my old dob I made a counterweight out of an old car speaker magnet wrapped in foam and duct tape. Stilld to the metal and easy to move or remove. Of course if you have a look at Nikos counterweight in the photos on this thread http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ight=Heathcote you will see some innovation!!
Yes, you can drill a hole in the middle of the dovetail towards the front end, and use a long bolt and nut to secure a small weight to balance it. It's not pretty, but works.
Bo
On the vixen dovetail of my C9.25" I use a "GS special dovetail mount adapter" ,$35 at Andrews , glue on a suitable weight( large washers / a piece of steel plate etc) to the back. This then attaches to the front of the dovetail and slides up and down to balance the OT assembly.
Regards philip
On the vixen dovetail of my C9.25" I use a "GS special dovetail mount adapter" ,$35 at Andrews , glue on a suitable weight( large washers / a piece of steel plate etc) to the back. This then attaches to the front of the dovetail and slides up and down to balance the OT assembly.
Regards philip
Can you supply some photos of the parts and it being attached?
5Ash,
I would go with magnets. Have a look at this site http://aussiemagnets.com.au/magnets/...8Neodymium%29/
They even give you the pull strength and you can adjust the weight by adding counterweights if you like. Magnets are the way to go as was suggested in a previous post.
Hi mate , as said just slide the OTA forward like I do with my C9.25 to acheave balance , I like the look of your set up by the way looks good .
Brian.