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Old 02-10-2006, 09:05 AM
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5ash (Philip)
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Hi leon,
I have attached pics of a plywood wedge i made last year for my lx90. I ve made modifications since but only to enable controled adjustment. It works well and holds its alignment well.am able to take unguided photos for 2 to 3 minutes. plywood is made up of two 18mm sheets glued and nailed together to make 36mm ply.Cost me less than $30 to make using simple tools. It is also mounted on a pier . have not needed to make any adjustment to it yet. use one star alignment to adjust the alt and azimuth of the wedge . took 3 goes to get it spot on.
regards philip

ps ive seen a 12inch lx200 on a flimsier fixed plywood wedge!
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