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Malcolm, i am not sure that type of damping would work, i think the static friction would create more issues than it would solve. Also the actual physical vibration travel is so small, made smaller by the steep angle that the damper itself would be mounted, that the damper may never get into action. The flexure of the rod and mounts would take up the vibration before it got to the friction piston. I am leaning more towards mass damping similar to how they balance high performance archery bows. If done correctly it may even assist in removing some, a very small amount, of the moment created by the OTA at the end of a long lever arm i.e. the fork.
Poita. my tripod is the standard Celestron tripod/C8 Wedge assembly, which i have braced in a four point brace. See drawing.
I would really like to buy a good eq mount, an eq6 or better, but i am short the redies so i am struggling with the wedge till i can afford a decent one.
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