Get an offcut of Aluminium Flat (about 10mm thick) cut to the desired size , and make your own with a dovetail bar for your mount attached to the bottom.
Hi Trevor,
One I use on my EQ5 is from Matthew Lovell @ Telescopes and Astronomy, pic is about 1/3 way down page... http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au/
Doug
Hi Trevor,
One I use on my EQ5 is from Matthew Lovell @ Telescopes and Astronomy, pic is about 1/3 way down page... http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au/
Doug
Thanks for this Doug!
Just spoke with Matthew on the phone and ordered the side by side setup for my G11.
Very nice fellow to deal with too
Steve, a very important little sign, It is a close fit when I move the Observatory, and that sign hits me in the face as soon as I open the front door.
Leon a fab setup. I wish i had your shed, tools and the talent to use. I would like to get something like the Robin Casidy Triad bar. http://www.robincasady.com/Astro/tandem.html
I just bought the side-by-side plate from Bintel that Tandum mentions, it turned up first thing this morning. My ED80 and the celestron 6" SCT fit neatly on it, and it feels quite solid. So far so good.
Ok I decided that $150-300 was not in the budget at the moment, so I decided to make my own dove tail and mounting plates for $20 worth of alum and nuts and bolts plus a few hours labour. I'll post pictures when I get everything finished and balanced but I'm not sure whether my mount will take the 10-12kg's I'll be loading on it. Thanks for you input