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Lorne

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  1. Interesting write up. Will look forward to seeing the completed project up and running.
  2. Here's mine set up at our group's dark site in the Pentland Hills...
  3. Might as well add mine now all the mods have been finished, Explore Scientific 12" Ultralight truss, filled in cage with kydex, rotated focuser position to my preference, DIY light shroud and wheeled levelling base - which also raises the focuser height to save me bending too much to view.
  4. Me too... helped my decision in choosing my new scope!
  5. This is probably my 4th picture of my case on this thread, Moved on my SW Nirvanas and WO SPL's keeping only my WO zoom then adding the 3 ES 100 degree EPs My 3rd picture was going to be my final*** case layout but this is it this time..... *** With my current scope anyway, and I've NO plans to change it
  6. Stuart, you forgot about stage 7, sell ice cream at star parties and remote dark sites in the hills ;)
  7. Mark, The wheels are only for taking the scope from the garage to the garden - about 20 feet on slabs. If I'm out at a dark site - usually rough, sloping etc - its built up where I need it so its only the levelling part that is required. L.
  8. Emad, Got the feet off Ebay, M10 levelling feet, after a few experiments I changed the m10 thread to m12 threaded rod welded on to the foot, this was attached by welding a m12 nut onto a piece of flat bar. A m12 knurled knob was screwed on locked in place by a locknut. The rubber swivelling castor was bolted onto the flat bar then the complete unit was screwed onto the wooden base (x3) Hope this helps L.
  9. Here's mine, levelling feet and wheels for easy movement. Adds a few inches to the height but not a problem on my 300. A close up with the Dob base in place There are holes on the dolly to match the Dob feet to prevent it slipping off when I wheel it out from the garage into my garden.
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