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Hi
I've got a giro mount that I bought here secondhand. It's fantastic to use and is very well made. Mine is mounted on a Quickset Sampson tripod which I picked up for a song at a local flea market. The good thing with the Quicksrt is that it has an elevator which helps with the vertical movement in alt/az.
For alternatives, surveyor tripods are usually very sturdy and built for a lot of punishment, and can generally take a fair weight. Or, there are the steel leg astro tripods that are available. Another option is to replace the alumium legs on, eg. an eq3/4/5 with hardwood. The big photo tripods are excellent but are of course very expensive. With any of the astro or surveyor tripods you will have to rig up some sort of connecting plate.
Good luck
Andrew
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