[Russman (Russ)]

Here is my final manually operated barn door tracker that I will be using until I have made my motorised tracker. I have all of the parts I need (I think). I just have to make one trip to Jaycar to purchase a small gear kit and then I'm set to start building it.

I'm making it from the following parts/components list.

1. 2 x pieces of Black Nylon
2. 1 x 2RPM motor 12V DC
3. 1 x M6 x 1.0 pitch threaded rod
4. 2 x plastic hinges
5. 1 x gear kit to gear down to 1RPM
6. 1 x Spotting scope

I am going to make some kind of EQ mount for the tracker that can be easily converted and used as a Pano mount.

I am also going to drill and tap and secure a couple of small blocks of nylon to the side of the arms so it can be converted to a double arm tracker (at a later date).

I'll post photos as I progress with my build.

Thanks for reading, and following my thread!