Meade tripod

[ripkirbyqld (Rodney)]

Can someone tell me what thread is used on the main attachment bolt on a meade tripod. I need to make up a attachment for my bino attachment

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

pretty sure its the Synta standard M10 x 1.25 is it the eq3 or 4 mount ?

Brian.

Originally Posted by ripkirbyqld

Can someone tell me what thread is used on the main attachment bolt on a meade tripod. I need to make up a attachment for my bino attachment

[ripkirbyqld (Rodney)]

the tripod is from a meade 7" lx200 classic. I am using it to mount a set of Orion 25x100 binos on a parallelogram setup. It is a 12.3mm thread, not a 1/2" witworth but probably a american thread.

[AndrewJ]

Gday Rodney

The thread for that size tripod is normally a 1/2"UNC-13
( ie 13 threads per inch vs the 1/2" whitworth that is 12 per inch )

Andrew

[ripkirbyqld (Rodney)]

Thanks to all for there input. I am sure it is 1/2 " U.N.C.. Will confirm on Monday

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

yes. , being the USA made classic it is 1/2 UNC , the newer ones are metric.
Look forward to photos of the finished set up .

Brian.