Hi David , no worries mate .
To fit the SP to the Meade tripod top all I did was machine up a 100mm dia alloy block with a 60mm hole to fit the bottom of the mount and screwed it down in 3 places from underneath with 3 off M6 x 25 S/S bolts . For the azimuth pin I drilled and tapped a M8 x 40 S/S bolt with it's head cut off and screwed it in with a lock nut underneath , its good and solid as the M10 threaded rod that holds the spacer does all the work holding the mount to the tripod .
This is super solid holding the 102 with hardly any vibrations when focusing and a good smack on the tube while viewing at 100x plus dampens in about 1-2 seconds , very nice .
I have not tried the C9.25 as it's got a Losmandy dovetail fitted but I dont recon it would be a problem ,, in a pinch
, this set up holds my iStar 127mm f8 refractor ok ( when I use my 2nd set of rings fitted with a Vixen dovetail , and its heavy but I use it and the C9.25 on the SOLID !!
Celestron CI700 mount .
Those tripod legs are 3 inches in diameter. .
See photo .
Brian.
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Originally Posted by Prickly
Hi Brian
An awesome setup. The SP is a great match for the Meade field tripod by the looks of things. As I have a SP mount do you mind my asking whether you needed to make any adapter to fit the SP mount to the tripod.
Also have you tried it with the c9.25. The c9.25 might be a bit heavy perhaps but the beefed up tripod may help
Cheers
David
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