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Peter-uk

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  1. Yes Len Theres a small flat cut on the bottom of the round bar then a 2mm slot cut in the ends rossco72 The furnace is not really necessary but the small milling machine or lathe with milling attachment is very usefull synchronicity Yes without the machines/tools this could be done by hand but it would take a lot of effort, would the end result be up to what you need I don't know if the NEQ6 casting is identical to your EQ5, But its very easy to workout the dimensions when you have the mount apart Pete
  2. Hi Michael please don't forget to order your PPE as well
  3. I decided I needed one of these illusive items. So decided to make my own. Unfortunately, my bar stock was to small for this so I had to start the furnace and mould my own billet to start with. So below are some photos from the last couple of days in the garage The first one is my lack of patience breaking out the cover plates, we did have some new ones ready. The second and third are the 3d printed templates along with the poured aluminium mould. A couple of the end product. One with the rail kit in place. And as with all diy projects I did have to shave a few millimetres off the round bar to get the clearance when I refitted it, forgot to get a picture of that.
  4. Next week i will have a go at making one or two of these (i need one for my neq 6 pro) I have some small engineering machines it shouldn't be that hard Don't understand why they haven't made a insert to replace that m10 thread? maybe i will find out when i take mine apart Just need to find a way of removing the round neq 6 pro cover without damaging it, looks like like it's glued on Thanks for the link wookie
  5. The best solution i have seen becouse it stops the mount from pushing down and back on the bolt at the same time, is the EQ6 Rail Kit. More about it here Not sure if it's still available to buy but nut the hard to make
  6. Thats top secret It was developed by nasa to help their flag stay up and blow in the wind for Apollo 11 mission
  7. buy two longer bolts to insert and pick up the threads pull the focuser back, then replace the bolts with ypur Bob's Knobs
  8. Looking for ideas for a telescope cover. I went for a popup tent, but you would need somewhere on that concrete floor to fix the tie downs
  9. On my NEQ6 PRO i use the synscan wi-fi adapter it comes with two Adapter cables nether worked i had to use the hand controller cable, also the ssid it transmitted did not say synscan was cd-*****. (SSID is the name your device sees when it scans) On your laptop you will need "Windows program: SynScan Pro App, Version 1.19.20" to make the wifi conection (or Android App: SynScan Pro App, Version 2.0.6 if you want to use your phone to control the mount) When thats all in place take a look at connecting to Stellarium
  10. I do not have this mount, but my understanding of connecting this to your PC/laptop would require a connection cable from your hand controller to your PC/laptop. However, you need the correct cable, (using the incorrect cable I believe you risk permanent damage to your mount/handset). I think it is called a serial communication cable, this cable will have an RJ11 socket on one end and a USB at the PC end and it will have a converter chip somewhere along the cable. Maybe this one Myself I would use the SynScan Wi-Fi Adapter, once that is plugged in it will emit its own Wi-Fi signal and you just connect to that, saves all the wires.
  11. I'm sure no one would mind you asking, but it could possbly be more helpful to all if you started a new topic
  12. The 127 arrived safely today new glass so we see if the clouds stay way
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