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Old 16-07-2005, 12:08 PM
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Starkler (Geoff)
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Originally Posted by beren
just worried about the weight off-set
By positioning the RA axis Im able to put the centre of gravity pretty close to the centre of the tripod. This works as my main az bearing is now a plastic bearing (milk bottle washers) that sits between the eq head and the base which the tripod legs attach to. My aim was to make the whole setup as light and easy to transport as possible which means I have to reverse the mods if I ever want to use it again as an eq (which isnt likely).
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