I had some old tripod legs so made this

[Stainlesssteve]

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[kor84]

Very nice, did you take the photo tonight? See the iss fly past the moon?

[RichM63]

A few more pics would be handy. I have an old tripod sitting in the corner.

[Beulah]

Looks like Wall-E stretching his neck out... 

Excellent adaption of some old tripod legs - very good work. 

I have been wanting to build my own bins mount for a long time.  

[Hallelujah]

Are you using counter-balance weights on the opposite end?

Stan

[Stainlesssteve]

Yes photo taken tonight after testing looking at Venus & Mars.

I poured molten lead in to the end of one leg & will do the same with the other

when I get some more lead, for now I taped a piece of steel bar in to the other leg.

The 2 uprights are made from stainless steel but could be made from wood.

Steve

[L8-Nite]

To coin an old phrase, " that's a slick set up " ! 

[Dave In Vermont]

Ingenous! I love contraptions built from the rubble of our gear. Just don't tell Lowjiber (John) - he created one out of mop-handles!

Clear & Steady Skies,

Dave

[David Smith]

Ingenious indeed.

[bingevader]

Tidy gear.

[BinocularSky]

Now replace the B&S with a trigger-grip... :-)

[Stainlesssteve]

Now replace the B&S with a trigger-grip... :-)

Do you know of one that will take the weight of my Quantum 4 20 x80s & it needs to be cheap!!

[Hallelujah]

Others have successfully used the Manfrotto 3265 grip action ball head with giant binoculars.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bogen-Manfrotto-3265-Grip-Action-Ball-Head-EXCELLENT-PLUS-condition-NICE-/301539843111?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46352cdc27

Stan

[Hallelujah]

Here's a link discussing the Manfrotto 3265 grip action ball head when using giant binoculars.

http://www.cloudynights.com/topic/487536-vanguard-gh-100-pistol-grip-head/

Stan

[BinocularSky]

Do you know of one that will take the weight of my Quantum 4 20 x80s & it needs to be cheap!!

I don't know - not tried mine with anything quite that heavy, but it's more than adequate for the Apollo 15x70 which is a pound lighter. Seems you're just over the other side of the Forest from me - if you want to meet up and try one out, drop me a PM.

[Stainlesssteve]

I don't know - not tried mine with anything quite that heavy, but it's more than adequate for the Apollo 15x70 which is a pound lighter. Seems you're just over the other side of the Forest from me - if you want to meet up and try one out, drop me a PM.

Thanks Steve, I hope to be getting over to some of the meets at TH soon, maybe I will see you there.

[Stainlesssteve]

Made one, az 120 degrees, alt 360 degrees.