Argo Navis Stalk

[barx1963]

Well here is my latest bit of handiwork. A bit of 25mm Aluminium tube, the a bit of 25mm dowell that I reduce in diameter for the first couple of inches and inserted and held in place with screws. Drilled a 31/64" hole in the top, filled with araldite then drppoed in a 1/4" bolt upside down with a couple of nuts to make it snug. This enabled me to attach a cheap ball head which then attached to the cradle for the AN unit. Attached to the rocker with a couple of saddle clamps and a right angle bracket.

Easy!

Malcolm

[Larryp]

Very neat mounting, Malcolm:thumbsup:

[barx1963]

Thanks Laurie
This sort of thing stretches my handyman skills to the limit, so it is nice to get a useable result!

Malcolm

[mental4astro]

Simple and effective. Good solution Malcom, :)

[barx1963]

Thanks Alex

I am worried I may have made it a bit tall. But I figure I can always cut the pole a bit. And with my eyesight, the closer the display the better!!

Malcolm

[erick]

Good design Malcolm. AN on a stalk needs to be mounted on a ball-head for use on a dob. In the paint section of Bunnings there is a neat little ball-head tool that can be turned into part of an AN mount.

[Barrykgerdes]

I made an Argo stalk for my 16" lightbridge out of scrap steel. Never found a need for a ball joint though. I just welded the necessary mounting parts at a suitable angle. It is held onto the rocker box with 1/4" wing nuts.

Barry