My take on an EQ6 pier adapter.

[spaceboy]

Sick of packing washers under a steel plate to get the mount level I decided it was time to make a more reliable way of adjusting the level and so hopefully get better tracking because of it.

I had a 12mm steel plate which I gas cut 2 x 200mm disks from. One to secure to the concrete pier top and the other for the mount to fix to. I'd got some aluminum plate left over from a previous mod on my dob so this was to be the top half of the adapter plate as it's easier to machine with my modest tools and it would also mean I could mount directly to the steel plate keeping maximum rigidity. I decided to go with 4 adjustment/ fixing bolts instead of 3, again in the hope this adds to the overall stability? A couple coats of Hammerite to finish it off and all I need now is the mount to fix to it

This is a useful link for anyone looking to make their own adapter http://www.nightskyimages.co.uk/eq6_dimensions.pdf

[beamish]

very nice !!

[spaceboy]

Thanks Beamish. I know it's no where near the standard of some piers and adapters on the lounge but hopefully it should do the trick and it only cost me my time.

[markcol]

Looks a very nice job too!

Agree, 4 bolts is better.

Cheers

Mark

[nightfisher]

very nice nick, so are you gonna make me one for my EQ5, for a reasonable fee

[spaceboy]

As I said in your pier thread Jules if you were closer I'd sort it out for you. If you were to ever plan to travel near my way feel free to bring the RSJ and what other steel you have and I'm sure we could get some kind of pier and adapter sorted out for you

[spaceboy]

My take on a EQ6 on a pier adapter

[nightfisher]

looks good spaceboy

[ncjunk]

Very good! looks very similar to mine except i went for 3 bolts to make

leveling easier.

[Psychobilly]

Yep look good...

I remember a long dicussion on the pros and cons of 3 or 4 bolt leveling for pier adaptors via PM with a man who knows..

In the end I went for 4 as well... but both work...

I did find it very quick to level N/S first then E/W

Peter...

[spaceboy]

I found the 4 bolts are easy enough to make the necessary adjustments and once done they don't need to be messed with again so the added strength the extra bolt adds seems worth it as the EQ6 mount weighs a ton

[ncjunk]

I think its one of those things that doesn´t really matter....as long as you don´t put 4mm bolts on!