Keep warm or make new wooden tripod?

[rikroe666]

So we had some waney edged oak delivered for a solid oak worktop for a customers kitchen but instead of cutting the off-cuts up for the wood burner i decided to have a go at making some new legs for my mount.

Quite happy with it really 

 

it stands about 1.2m tall without the legs extended and 1.6m extended so shouldn't have to sit on the floor anymore with refractors. The legs are about 96mm wide by 45mm thick so its very stable.

Here are some more pics

Here is a pic of the original skywatcher leg for size comparison

The camp part i got from this company and had the female m6 threads put on by a stainless steal company next door.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181635557921?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Very helpful when i phoned them.

and the clamping screws where from here

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191496949108?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Thanks for looking

[nightfisher]

That looks a proper job Rik nice one matey

[rikroe666]

Thanks Jules

Still to make the eyepiece tray and find something to use for the feet, I might take the feet off an old mount I have under the house if I can make them fit.