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old geezer

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  1. dear rabithutch,i hope you are well in texas.i have a skywatcher eq3-2 and a new heq5.like you i wantd to put my 8in dob on an eq mount.i purchase the mirrors and made a 12in square tube with 1 x 1 and odd buts of wod.to convert it to the heq5 i fixed 3 bits of 3x1 glued together side by side across the balance point then piece of 2x1 along the axis with the 8in dovetail bar bolted thro the lot with 6mm bolts.the longer the bar is the easier to balance it.it fits on the heq5 ok.with a round tube then rings are ok with a loop as well so you can turn the tube to move the eyepiece which it over 6 ft 6in at max.a none synscan is ok if you fine with setting circles and a synscan conversion is ok and earier when setup ok.my eq3 was bits in a box so it neded care to get minimum backlash,same with the worm endfloat.with synscan you can do an auto tour of the sky when you tire a bit of searching for objects and properly setup i can get objects in the field of a 10mm eyepiece,handy when doing webcam fotos or dslr. the uk weathers very variable so i need to be ready to go if its clear and now ime retired i can stay up as late as i like. hope this help and is useful.sincerely oldgeezer

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