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Sorry Houghy, didn't notice this reply. Can do, if it helps. The wheels were simple rubber pneumatic ones from a local engineering place, and about $30 the pair. A bolt through the centre (they have bearings as well) and into the piece of old dressed down 2x2 timber. Shaft size was about 16mm, so I had to buy the correct sized bolt, and I use "Nyloc" nuts to avoid one of those moments as I wheeled it out.
To attach it to the rocker box I used a piece of 10mm threaded rod, and fitted plastic knobs to one end (this is contrary to what Kreige says, but I like them). Once the holes were bored (two per side) in the rocker box I fitted "T Nuts" to the inside. These are a threaded nut with serrated bits that stop the nut turning. The more I tighten the knob up, the more these pull into the inside of the rocker box.
I set up the pole position such that when they are at rest, the wheels are just off the ground. When you pick it up, the rocker box tilts of course, but the scope proper is able to pivot on the alt bearings, so it isn't as scary as imagined.
Still need a picture?
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