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Thanks John for the reply - yes that plate (I used the term platform) - what size should it be? - based on what I described preceding post would I have issues with the clearance/space for the CW bar to swing freely all round? I have seen some previous efforts (I searched old posts) and did discover that I am doing what others before had done but because there were no dimensions listed I thought that I'd better ask first rather than be sorry!!
You have mounted atop the plate a Losmandy MA plus a 12" extension which I am not doing - and indeed with your method I can see from the picture that there's no impediment to freedom of swing/movement etc for the CW bar to clear its surrounds - wished I'd known before - I've already got the pier made so I just need to ensure that the plate/platform and mount will have the necessary clearance; in other words if I do rotate the mount in both RA & DEC all around I should not have the loaded CW bar plus weights foul up on the edge of the plate
BTW what is the height of the MA? 100mm maybe or 300mm? I plan to use either a 12" square plate or a 10" diameter disk/ring - with hopefully a MA atop centrally located on the plate
Cheers
Bill
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