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Old 19-02-2007, 01:49 PM
BSirius
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Originally Posted by tailwag View Post
Did you use a plan to create your parallelogram? I am going to investigate making one, if I can't buy one from somewhere.
Just roughed one up out of some standard bits of aluminium tube from the harware shop.
Cut and folded some flat pieces up to bolt them too, and it works well, still needs a little refinement though. Got some ideas from http://home.wanadoo.nl/jhm.vangastel...ocs/binocs.htm but didn't follow them too strictly.

I can post a pic and draw out some dimensions if you're interested, but it's not as sophisticated as some of the other designs I've seen around IIS. It's probably cost me $25. The survey legs I'm trying are borrowed, so still have to buy those yet...

Ben
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