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Gaunt dimensions
The gaunt comes in 2 pieces:
Very heavy wrought iron (?) pier, with built in leveling at the base. Height of pier is 104cm, weight - very very heavy 60kg from memory
Equatorial head, with 1.25 " shafts in both dec and RA. Bubble level to level head on pier. Height to top of equatorial head when mounted on pier is approx 150cm. Weight is probably around 40 kg. Many of the brass pieces have been painted over in flat black. I believe the astronomical society of Victoria have one of these complete restored (someone corrects me if I have it wrong)
The bearing surfaces are just simple bushes.
Last edited by lhansen; 28-09-2012 at 09:23 AM.
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