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Old 03-05-2018, 07:21 PM
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mldee (Mike)
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Finally on the pier

Finally got the mount on my trusty old pier for some photos, with the 10" truss Newt to give some scale. Must admit the more I see the mount, the better I like it.
All stainless steel hardware, smooth powder coat finish, weighs about the same as my AzEqQ6 and has lots of small "extras" like 4-port USB hub, GPS, internal wiring channels, etc. Some pics follow, please note that I didn't bother attaching the balance shaft for the photos.

I did have to drill two holes in the pier baseplate to take the two stainless attachment bolts, although there is a central ~10mm hole in the mount base that could be used with a short bolt.
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