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  1. Not much! But I'm grateful for surpassing my three score and ten! Still, nothing lasts forever...
  2. Hi Peter Thanks. I'm fairly settled in now. I have furniture and curtains and other stuff! All my astro kit is tucked away in a cupboard... I'll get around to sorting it out and maybe selling it one day. I'm sure someone would/might like my 115mm TS Apo refractor, at least. It's been rather chilly and snowy here the last couple of days. I try not to go out in the cold! Hope your health has improved. Regards Louise
  3. Aww thanks but I'm getting too old, the weather here is awful, and I'm moving home!
  4. Hi Mark TBH it was a way to get social housing after my current landlord (understandably) wanted me to move on. The sheltered flat is similar to what I've been living in i.e. quite spacious. It also has gas central heating which is a bonus (I think!). But it's unfurnished so I'm left with a lot to do before I can properly move in. Thanks for your interest in my kit! Of course, I'm only allowed to sell on here via the appropriate forum. What I'll do is I'll put the details of the mount and scope in the buy/sell section when I get a minute (in the next few days). I'm not sure what prices to put but they won't be expensive. However, it will have to be first come, first served. At the moment I have the Apo 80 on the Heq5 but I can swap over with the 115mm and take a pic. I have extra weights for the Heq5 so I'll be able to balance but can't really demonstrate the mount properly. The last time I used it, it was fine and the motors all run ok. It's never been out in the open. All the best Louise
  5. It is - especially when you have the added accumulation of 12 years of miscellaneous 'stuff'! On the plus side the 'new' flat is only 6 mins walk away so at least I don't have to go far! Thanks Louise
  6. Thanks for your thoughts. I don't think my kit is really for most beginners. Maybe the EQ3 Pro, though that's the one I'd consider keeping as it's portable. The scopes and mounts have been living in the living room since I bought them! I would dismantle the Heq5 Syntek from its pedestal mount and also take the 80mm APO off for transporting. Hopefully the Man with a Van will be ok with that when the time comes! Cheers Louise
  7. Hi, thanks for your interest! I haven't done any astro for years. I started selling up over a year ago. I let someone on here have my AVX mount. Although there is a local society - Astronomical Society of Glasgow I don't know that their members do much practical amateur astronomy. The skies here are pretty terrible. I'll still be around and might post occasionally in the microscopy section once I've settled in to my new home and got things set up. Louise
  8. Yes I know though I was admonished previously for trying to sell some things too cheap. Louise
  9. Hi Olly! Hope you are well. There is a society in Glasgow though I don't know how much 'amateur' astronomy its members get involved with. Glasgow isn't really the place... Believe me! Thanks for the list and I will drop them a line and see what they say. At the moment I'm overwhelmed with all the things I have to do to move home. It all happened the week before last and out of the blue. A phone call on the Monday 11th from the housing association., then a viewing on the 13th, and signing for the new flat keys that afternoon. I have so many things to sort out and arrange - dealing with the astro kit is really only a very small part! I may have to just take it with me. It's all daunting, especially being entirely on my own. Still, Ill manage - somehow. Carpets are being laid on Thursday and I'll have to order some white goods in. Then need at least some furniture... The list goes on and on! All the best Louise
  10. Thanks but I don't know of any and I only have a few (very busy!) weeks to sort it out. If I have to I'll take the items with me and deal with them later though I still have the same problem of finding someone who wants them and can collect. It will all work out, I suppose. Louise
  11. Thanks though I'm not on Facebook. I'll google them! Louise
  12. It's a thought though they probably wouldn't want to travel all the way to Glasgow... Who would?
  13. Cheers. Well I'm moving to sheltered housing so it's the beginning of the end for me! On the plus side, at least I'll never have to move again. At least, not so long as I'm alive...
  14. Yeah, I just updated my sig to reflect what I want to dispose of . The thing is I'm moving into sheltered accommodation and I really need to get rid of stuff within the next month, if possible. I could take it with me but the heq5 pro is heavy and it's going to be in the way. If I could find a new home for that at last, along with the 80mm apo, that would be good. The 150pds and 130pds I could just dump, really. The 150pds is basically ok afaik but the 130pds always had a problem with the focuser alignment. It might be fixable but I couldn't be bothered with it at the time and moved over to refractors! Louise
  15. Hi all, hope everyone is well I've not done any astro for a few years and now I'm moving. So I need to dispose of my kit and wanted to hear from anyone as to how best to do that. I'm happy to sell it at a very competitive price but it would have to be collected from Glasgow City. In the past the moderators have stopped me selling too cheap or putting things on the board without prices so thought I'd post here to see if there would be any interest? Louise
  16. I'm thinking a belt tensioner not needed. When I did the heq5 belt mod I recall needing a couple of goes to get the belt tension right. After that I never needed to adjust it again. For a star tracker with no significant load, even less need? Louise
  17. Have attached pdfs for heq5 and neq6 Rowan belt kits - in case of interest. Both have the worm drives, of course - illustrated better in the neq6 pdf. Louise HEQ5-Belt-Kit.pdf NEQ6-Belt-Kit.pdf
  18. The noise might be linked to the driver hardware - similar to some 3D printers. Still, looking good! Louise
  19. A belt drive would be interesting! My heq5pro was excellent with its belt drive mod! Of course, with proper eq mounts you're into dual axis motors anyway, really - a whole different ball game! Louise
  20. Very altruistic of you! Maybe you could offer a 'deluxe' version too? I've not done any calculations but wondering whether it could be possible to simplify it with a direct drive rather than gearing? If it's just a camera and lens you wouldn't need the torque that you'd presumably get from gearing? Just thinking out loud... Louise
  21. Oh ok. 50 Euro seems a bit low - especially if you cost your own time spent on it! Not to mention current levels of inflation... It's all relative, I suppose Louise
  22. Oh ok. Though 0.9 deg steppers aren't especially (more) expensive, at least not here in the UK NEMA17 Stepper Motors - Ooznest | Kits, Parts & Supplies You can get 128 step controllers for not a huge amount e.g. New DC 12-50V 4A Stepper Motor Driver 128 Microstep 2-phase Controller | eBay or DM542 Stepper Motor Driver Controller DC 24-50V Nema 23 / 17 CNC 4.2a DM 542 NEW | eBay It may be worth it as that's where all the magic is! Anyway, good luck with the project Louise
  23. Hi Vlaiv Just doing a quick catchup on your development Was wondering why you were limiting your design above to 32 microsteps when 128 microsteps are possible and with a 0.9deg/turn motor? I'm sure there must be a good reason! Is it to do with holding current or precision? (I'm no expert on microstepping!) Louise
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