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Old 23-09-2005, 07:18 PM
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Mounting Plates

some of the prototypes are finished apart from the anodising, firstly there is the top mounting plate for the Meade scopes although they will be made for other models as well, these are made from aircraft grade aluminium and are friction reduced on all running surfaces, they can mount guide scope rings, cameras and pretty much everything else fully adjustable and secured with an Allen head grub screw, the second plate is a dovetail to mount large SCT's or Newtonians to EQ6's or any other standard dovetail slide with the added advantage of a large plate that sits on top of the mount and stops the sideways flex caused by larger optical tubes especially when carrying a guide scope or other heavy equipment. these will also be made to suit other set-ups soon.
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