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Mounting Plate 6mm or 8mm
I am looking at making a side by side mounting plate for my AT 106 and the finder. Now that I have sold my AP130, (which needed a tall pier) I find the pier mount too high to use the finder scope when below altitudes of around 30 degrees without a step up. So the plan is to mount the finder beside the scope rather than above it.
Q. Is 6mm aluminium plate sufficiently stiff, or should I go for 8mm?
Am looking at making a plate 200mm x 250mm with a dovetail bar bolted beneath.
Cost is around $25 for the 6mm, $35 for the 8mm.
thanks for any suggestions
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