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Originally Posted by raymo
Rick,I'm not surprised that the 10mm bolt worries you when you have the mount grossly overloaded relative to its recommended payload; the 10mm bolt is perfectly adequate for the recommended load, but not to
worry, it would take several times the load you have on it to worry a mild
steel 10mm bolt. You could always get a local machine shop to make up
a high tensile one for you.
raymo
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Raymo, I am using a shorter high tensile bolt, as I have the mount on a pier. There is actually not a lot of weight on the central bolt when the tube is on as the balance point is near the centre. I just don't like the whole design for the alt/ az adjustment part of the mount. I have read that the standard adjustment bolts are prone to bend as well.