Lately I'd been thinking about building a binocular mirror mount to make use of my 20x80 binoculars the I was given a few years back. Think they are a skymaster copy as they look similar but I've never seriously used them due to their weight and difficulty holding them steady. Ordered a 300x300mm front surface mirror from this lot (
http://www.firstsurfacemirror.com/glass ) for about $80+ shipping and started planning the design whilst sitting on the khasi which is where I seem to do my best thinking! What do I mount it on.... got an old cheap tripod.. how do I angle the mirror … got a cheap ebay equatorial mount ..that might do...how do I get it easily out of the shed and on the pavers...put wheels on it... wheels?..got an unused cheap trolley in the shed...heck mount the whole thing on the trolley. Four hours later the binotrolley mk1 was born. Got lucky in the sense that the height of the trolley meant the eyepieces were at exactly the right height for me to simply look down and enjoy the view. Wish I had thought of this earlier as it's a lot of fun.
Cheers
Stephen
