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Originally Posted by TheCrazedLog
Polar alignment is done by setting the thing pointing to south as best I can, then adjusting the axis to read my lattitude... is this enough?
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G'day mate,
I wouldn't trust the latitude scale that's on the mount. Get yourself a cheap protractor, drill a hole dead centre and run a short length of string through it. Then on the other end place a small weight (fishing sinkers are good), then hold it against your counterweight bar and adjust the latitude bolts until the string is in line with your latitude.
Apologies for the vague explanation, I'm at work so can't show you a photo but here's a veeeeeeeeeeery rough Playschool-style drawing of what I mean
Cheers,
Ben.