some of the prototypes are finished apart from the anodising, firstly there is the top mounting plate for the Meade scopes although they will be made for other models as well, these are made from aircraft grade aluminium and are friction reduced on all running surfaces, they can mount guide scope rings, cameras and pretty much everything else fully adjustable and secured with an Allen head grub screw, the second plate is a dovetail to mount large SCT's or Newtonians to EQ6's or any other standard dovetail slide with the added advantage of a large plate that sits on top of the mount and stops the sideways flex caused by larger optical tubes especially when carrying a guide scope or other heavy equipment. these will also be made to suit other set-ups soon.
looking great, you need a white table so your pictures can be used on the web!!
great stuff,
so when we (ie you) build the eq mount of Dave's and this mount plate, my 10" is on its way!!!
woo hoo
Mick, have you got a lathe?
I have got a local buy building me some stuff as prototypes for motorizing the dob and some imaging parts that the retailer have to source from overseas. some need little add-on sales!!
They look fantastic Mick, a credit to your ability and skill. They look more than professional, they look solid, reliable and "safe" non flexing mounts!
hi Paul, they will be for sale before christmas, l still need to get some measurements for various scopes inc the 10", at the moment l'm making some for the 12" and 9 1/4 celestrons and they will be available on the web site with of course special deals for the IIS ers, hopefully l'll get the specs l need at the Ballarat get together, thank you for the feedback.
still being built! Once the data from star camp has been collated ie measurements of different scopes, then sections on buggies, dew shields, mounting plates etc will be added with pricing. There will be a made to measure section down the track as well.
Wow Mick that looks great, top stuff
