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Old 06-06-2013, 08:49 PM
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You've whetted my appetite - can't wait for mine to arrive now. My 80mm will look splendid on top

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Old 06-06-2013, 08:55 PM
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Did it come with an adaptor for the Polarie?



Nice one mate, looks like Al has all the fun.

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Old 06-06-2013, 09:05 PM
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Is this going to go in the dome or as a stand alone Dave?
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Old 06-06-2013, 09:14 PM
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Looks great David, can't wait for your test report
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Old 06-06-2013, 09:18 PM
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Did it come with an adaptor for the Polarie?



Nice one mate, looks like Al has all the fun.

he is beaming, as he gets to play with new stuff

I was going to say to Chris that he can mount his finder in the mount
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Old 06-06-2013, 09:22 PM
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Looks great David, can't wait for your test report
well that may be a while - rather clouded now and a brand new mount popping up in the backyard might be suspicious but i cant call it a mushroom
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Old 06-06-2013, 09:27 PM
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a brand new mount popping up in the backyard might be suspicious but i cant call it a mushroom
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Old 07-06-2013, 09:58 AM
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I apologise for not having a fully erected tripod ready for all to see, work and other factors in the way there. But I hope to have something later today from my trusty Lab Assistant Beaker (AKA Alan) who may have succumbed to temptation and has put this up in his lounge room. At the moment the case is making for a lovely coffee table according to his wife.
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Old 07-06-2013, 10:15 AM
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Looks fantastic. I'm still amazed that the lines of communications between your's and Alan's houses are so tight beamed

Can't wait to see it in the flesh at Astrofest, although I suspect the sudden gravitational anomoly arriving from Newcastle will either causeSouth East Queensland to slide into the Pacific, or draw all moisture in a 100km radius into an accretion disk over the camp
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Old 07-06-2013, 01:00 PM
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Eq8 put together

Putting it together,i love my job
EQ8 Tripod
The piered tripod is a solid build in a flat black finish it has three anti vibration feet that sit on the bottom of each leg these are height ajustable for leveling. to adjust the height of the pier it is lifted manually and tightened with two bolts on the side with a supplied spanner,in my view this would be better if it had a hand knob for tightening purposes although it does do its job and hold the weight when done up fully,also has a sleeve on the inside around the pier so it wont slip.The mount attachment is by means of a knob on the side which rotates the centre thread and could be marked which way for correct tightning or loosening .The flat paint finish could be prone to scuff marks unlike the white paint finish of the eq6. The legs are locked in by three winged nuts& bolts and plastic plates to hold it firm in position leaving these on the tripod is probably a good idea as these could be dropped and lost.
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This is a bit different to the eq6 much more solid and well built the RA&DEC locks are the same knob as the eq6 but the whole thing is locked to plates and does come with a big warning not to press .
The mount itself is fairly heavy but i could lift it quite easily and it has two handles on the sides which are great for lifting, the mount centres on the usual screw on top easily then bolted with two screws.Abag for the tools would be a good idea as well also a diagram of which way it goes back into the case ,next the field test
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Old 07-06-2013, 01:09 PM
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Whats the height off the ground of the central part of the saddle? Is that as High/Low it goes or is that adjustable?
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Hi Andrew from the ground up to max height of the pier to the base of the mount is 1mtre 250 then the mount and is all adjustable
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Old 07-06-2013, 01:24 PM
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Alan, The head of the pier, is that a 12mm bolt and plastic slip pads?
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Old 07-06-2013, 01:35 PM
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Hi Robin yes that is a 12mm bolt and the slip pads work great
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Excellent. Looks like an easy mod to my existing pier.
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Old 07-06-2013, 01:55 PM
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Putting it together,i love my job
EQ8 Tripod
The piered tripod is a solid build in a flat black finish it has three anti vibration feet that sit on the bottom of each leg these are height ajustable for leveling. to adjust the height of the pier it is lifted manually and tightened with two bolts on the side with a supplied spanner,in my view this would be better if it had a hand knob for tightening purposes although it does do its job and hold the weight when done up fully,also has a sleeve on the inside around the pier so it wont slip.The mount attachment is by means of a knob on the side which rotates the centre thread and could be marked which way for correct tightning or loosening .The flat paint finish could be prone to scuff marks unlike the white paint finish of the eq6. The legs are locked in by three winged nuts& bolts and plastic plates to hold it firm in position leaving these on the tripod is probably a good idea as these could be dropped and lost.
The Engine
This is a bit different to the eq6 much more solid and well built the RA&DEC locks are the same knob as the eq6 but the whole thing is locked to plates and does come with a big warning not to press .
The mount itself is fairly heavy but i could lift it quite easily and it has two handles on the sides which are great for lifting, the mount centres on the usual screw on top easily then bolted with two screws.Abag for the tools would be a good idea as well also a diagram of which way it goes back into the case ,next the field test
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good to see tempation is alive and well Al
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Old 07-06-2013, 02:33 PM
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Just collected mine ... Construction time!
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Old 07-06-2013, 03:08 PM
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ther goes any chance of astronomy this weekend...bloody new gear being bought every where... cloud cloud cloud !!!!!!!!!
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I look forward to seeing the Pempro results.
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i have got it all together. the thing is a beast. very very solid.
hanging for the clouds to part ...
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