Broken plastic foot on EQ5 tripod

[cuivenion]

Hi, one of the pointed plastic feet on my EQ5 tripod has cracked and fallen off. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement, and what glue to use to put it on? I've tried Astroboot but there doesn't seem to be anything on there at the moment.

[jabeoo1]

Contact the company direct.  A friend of mine contacted another company about a broken tube ring and they sent one for free ! 

[cuivenion]

1 minute ago, jabeoo1 said:

Contact the company direct.  A friend of mine contacted another company about a broken tube ring and they sent one for free ! 

It was second hand unfortunately. I've had it a while now.

[Uplooker]

57 minutes ago, cuivenion said:

It was second hand unfortunately. I've had it a while now.

I think jabeoo1 meant to contact Optical Vision who are the importers for SkyWatcher

[cuivenion]

2 minutes ago, Uplooker said:

I think jabeoo1 meant to contact Optical Vision who are the importers for SkyWatcher

Ah I see, I've contacted them already, just wondering if there was anywhere else in case that falls through.

[jabeoo1]

39 minutes ago, Uplooker said:

I think jabeoo1 meant to contact Optical Vision who are the importers for SkyWatcher

I did mean that Uplooker, sorry it was not clearer cuivenion.  

The scope belonged to my friend who gave it as a gift to another friend, and it was over 10 years old.  They still sent replacements for free

Good luck!

[Dr_Ju_ju]

You could also try AstroBoot http://www.astroboot.co.uk/AstroBoot

[cuivenion]

1 hour ago, Dr_Ju_ju said:

You could also try AstroBoot http://www.astroboot.co.uk/AstroBoot

Tried them I'm afraid. I'll keep checking though, it's the sort of thing they sometimes have.

[cuivenion]

Well Optical Vision won't have any in for 4-5 months. Does anyone know of any alternatives?

[Davey-T]

You can get two pack super glue designed for plastics worth a try.

Dave

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Adhesives+%26+Sealants/d180/General+Adhesives/sd2340/PVCu+Superglue+Activator/p74493

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p10893

[cuivenion]

3 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

You can get two pack super glue designed for plastics.

Dave

Yeah, it just seems long winded. It seems weird that there isn't a place that sells spare parts like this. ho hum.

[Davey-T]

These folks do spares, might be worth a call.

Dave

https://grovers.biz/optics/114-spares-parts?p=3

[cuivenion]

13 minutes ago, Davey-T said:

These folks do spares, might be worth a call.

Dave

https://grovers.biz/optics/114-spares-parts?p=3

Thanks will do.

[Nillchill]

i used something like this, replaced 2 of them , they seem to do the trick 

Just measure the diameter and make sure you get the right size

https://www.vital-parts.co.uk/round-domed-chair-feet-354-p.asp

[StarryEyed]

cut them all off. Stick a rubber strip on them or drill a pilot hole and screw in something from eBay.