[Regulus (Trevor)]

This is my new Alt-Az.
It is made from an old EQ5 mount that belongs to David (Omegacrux) that wasn't being used.
When I saw his SW Alt-Az I thought that the EQ shuld be able to be converted and so I had a few bits removed, drilled and tapped and today David came over and we put it together.
It holds the 6" Mak beautifully and with the 3Kg of weights at the extreme end of the bar the load is balanced on the centre pivit. It is very stable, although a better tripod would improve this.
Total cost; $80 for the mount and the tripod was from an old scope/mount combo and I suppose a value of $50 is reasonable. Parts were supplied gratis by Nubco engineering.

A bit of fun to see if.