Stiffening a plastic tripod adapter

[Dazzyd]

Hi guys

Found this site yesterday while looking for binocular recomendations and remember seeing some reference to modifying the plastic tripod adpater that has come with my Celestron 15x70 binos (next day, ordered at 4pm, impressed:) ). I didn't think I'd need it but after trying them out on the tripod I can see how flexible the adapter is.

What's the mod? Is it something about jamming a screw in somewhere?

Any help very gratefuly appreciated.

Daz

[Grunthos]

The Clestron plastic adapter is pretty dire isn't it?

What you need to do is place a bolt in each recess and epoxy it in place.

Or...buy a decent rigid metal adapter

[Dazzyd]

I'm thinking about getting the metal adapter but the golt and epoxy solution will get me by for a few days until I get a proper adapter LOL. Better be some clear patches tonight!! LOL

Thanks :-)

[Doug]

Hi Dazzyd

Don;t know what tripod you have that could also be part of the problem, FLO has a very good Adapter I use on my Optcron 15x80 it;s a large "L" bracket works a treat just click on the firsy light sign at the top of this page to see them

as for Adapters

[Dazzyd]

Thanks Doug I've ordered the large L bracket. The tripod is a good one I use for my DSLR + flashgun, all I need to get now is a spare mounting shoe LOL

[8472]

I bonded titanium plates to each side, and now it wobbles no more.

Looks cool too, if I may say so...

[ollypenrice]

I bunged a couple of chopped off bolts into each recess and filled them with Araldite. That was ten years ago. I've never felt the need to change...

Olly