Not really a new member, but....

[buckie bill]

Hello, I have been a member for about a year but for various reasons have not been very active, in fact I've not been active at all.

I've just bought a Meade etx125 but carelessly did not ensure that a tripod was included in the deal. I'm still happy with the price I paid, but would assume that although the Alt / Az base appears stable, it is obviously impractical to try and operate in this manner.

Would it be possible to modify a mount or should I bite the bullet and try to source a used field tripod?

Sorry for the apparent naive approach, but that's what it is.

BCK Bill

[Lorne]

Hiya, a belated welcome to SGL

[bazlan]

Welcome to the forum

[Velvet]

Welcome,,

I would bite the bullet

velvet

[sologuitarist61]

Hi Bill and welcome to SGL - yeak, go on, bite the bullet

[ToxoLight]

Hi BB and welcome to the lounge.

[dwc]

Hello, and welcome to SGL

[Tinker1947]

Welcome to SGL, again....

[paul schofield]

Hi Bill and welcome to the posting side of things.

[saturn4me]

Hi and a belated welcome to SGL!

[JamesM]

Hi Bill and welcome to the forum

Clear skies

James

[glowjet]

Hi Bill welcome again, if you can devise a fixing method for the ETX base unit, you can use such as a s/h surveyors tripod, that will provide a very sturdy mounting, or a CG5 tripod etc, they do crop up from time to time, otherwise you had best try and source a Meade field tripod. Have a look at Weasner`s Mighty ETX USA web site, there maybe some information on alternative mountings for these range of scopes

John.

[Charon]

Welcome aboard Bill.

[todd8137]

Hi and welcome from me ,

pat

[Bizibilder]

Hello Bill and welcome to SGL!!

[buckie bill]

Thanks to everybody for the good wishes and advice. I guess it's more expense then. That'll teach me to be more aware in future, when I'm considering a purchase!

They never said it would be like this, oh I suppose they did!!

[MorningMajor]

Hi Bill and welcome back!

[Alastair Rae]

I would assume that the etx125 package included the tripod. Don't buy anything else until you've seen what's in the package.

[Coco]

Welcome back

[telesto]

Hi and welcome back to the forums

[cosmojaydee]

Learning from mistakes is a hard path to go down ......Welcome to SGL , where you can find lots of help and advice before purchasing

[feydakin77]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

[kcdionysus]

Hello and welcome. How do you find the ETX anyway?

[stellawolf]

Hi Bill & welcome to SGL

[andyboy1970]

Welcome to the lounge.