[APML] Something different (than death of Tech Pan)

[Robert Reeves <reeves10@swbell.net>]

Oh my,

Did I help launch that killer string from hell?  Kent and I will have to go
incognito at the next star party. <G>

Here is something different.  I have been building some new telescope mounts
(piers) and a latitude wedge for use with my Schmidt camera.  One pier is
for home and the other is for out at my observatory.  They were built with
stuff I scrounged out of the scrap metal pile where I work, so the cost of
building them both was zilch.  The paint was the most expensive part.

Can you engineer types go to www.robertreeves.com/mount2.htm and look at
what I have done.  I am no mechanical engineer, but I am quite happy with
results I have achieved. I still consider the two mounts to be a work in
progress.  What I would like is some comments about how to improve these or
changes to incorporate if I make another mount of similar design.

I have been using the shorter one here at home with my C-8 while I do lunar
shots with my new digital camera and that puppy is like a rock.  Being able
to roll it onto the garage instead of picking it up entirely like I had to
do with the tripod is real nice.

Let me know what y'all think.

Robert Reeves                      reeves10@swbell.net
520 Rittiman Rd.                   www.robertreeves.com
San Antonio, Texas 78209    210-828-9036
USA                                     29.484  98.440  200 meters



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