Perhaps a handle to my OTA

[prasadka]

Hello,

Today, while winding down, I realised that the OTA is very slippery(because of dew) and hence difficult to dismount the OTA. I thought that, perhaps I needed a second handle. I have a C8N and need some advice on how I can go about with this. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

Regards,

Prasad

[SteelRat]

Get a long drawer handle an fix it to the top of the tube rings.

[prasadka]

How? weld it? or perhaps a good old velcro type of strap? i would also like to keep the weight down if possible.

Regards,

Prasad

[SteelRat]

The top of the tube rings should have threaded holes for the camera mount. Bolt the handle to those

[Ant]

I bought a second dovetail bar the same length as the first one then did exactly what SR said.

Ant

[SteelRat]

8)

[prasadka]

Thanks folks.. any clue on where I can find this? I can post a wanted in the forums, I will have to get lucky if that is the case.

Regards,

Prasad

[GazOC]

yep, I did the same as Matt as well. Works great!

[Ant]

You can get them here...

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=swdovetails

£10, £15 OR £20 depending on the size you need!

Ant

[SteelRat]

You can get them here...

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=swdovetails

£10, £15 OR £20 depending on the size you need!

Yup 8) It'll be up to £20 for a new dovetail or £5-£20(ish) for a drawer handle from a DIY store type thing if you can't find something second hand.

What price grip eh?

[Ant]

You can never have too many dovetail bars

It's a little like the age old question...

How many dovetails must a man own? Clearly the answer is 42..

But the most I've had any any given time was 5. 2 large , 1 medium, 1 small and a EQ3 dovetail (completely different to those in the picture).

Ant

[GazOC]

You can never have too many dovetail bars

very true!

[SteelRat]

Was that one REALLY about dovetail bars????

[Ant]

Nah, I seen to recall that the question was never discovered. Something about a bypass if memory serves me correctly.

[SteelRat]

Something about a bypass if memory serves me correctly.

How many bypasses must a man walk down? (whilst carrying a towel??? )

[Ant]

Poetry anyone

[Ant]

Sorry prasadka, we seem to have wandered slightly off topic.

I personally think you could do a lot worse than investing in a second dovetail bar. They are always handy to have, and you could mount a rdf on top of a camera for piggy back work.

Ant

[SteelRat]

Poetry anyone

Neh;

My poems aint much good

My brain is made of wood

Tonight I had too much to drink

And now it don't work good

Was drinkin with a lass

The drink was in a glass

Just one thing I am good for now

is sittin on my #ss

But she (the wife) passed out HOURS ago

Sorry f'the highjack Pras

[The Warthog]

I generally stand on the side of the scope that it will roll to if I drop it, and carefully cradle it in my arms as I take it off. Once off, I carry it by the dovetail.

[James]

As others have done I just put a second dovetail on the OTA on the opposite side to the first. Nice and easy to carry my C10N that way - so easy that at Salisbury/SGL 3.5 Darren (stargazer1980) was able to lift the OTA over his head and use it as a weight training device... :shock:

James

[barkis]

Prasad, why don't you save a bit of money and trawl round the Charity shops where you live. Try and find some leather belts that oversized gents would hold up there trousers with. Put one each around your OTA behind your existing dovetail, and the other connecting them together to form a handle. Not very elegant, but very inexpensive.

Ron.

[saturn5]

Something like this maybe,made this at work.