Tripod Upgrade

[Mattscar]

I’m looking to upgrade the tripod on my mount as the one supplied isn’t very sturdy and the screw in accessory tray has gone past being useful anymore. I’m looking at this from FLO

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/alt-azimuth/sky-watcher-38-stainless-steel-tripod.html
but wondering if this will accept the AZ amount I already have as it seems to have a weird fixing (picture attached)

Any thoughts / ideas more than welcome

[joe aguiar]

I dont think it fit that model 

Looks like gt or slt to me

Joejaguar 

[johninderby]

I once made an adapter to fit an EQ5  tripod. 
 

 

[Mattscar]

Ooo that looks a good idea, thanks very much!

[Cosmic Geoff]

You cannot upgrade the SLT style tripod without having the engineering facilities to make an adaptor to fit between the mount head and the new tripod.  I bought a spare "cup" from Astroboot and made a set of (more rigid) wooden legs for it. It took ages to make but the tripod is now permanently sited in my garden.  It is more rigid then the original and saves setup time.

[johninderby]

Making an adaptor is very simple just requiring a power drill really. The only thing you might not have is an M10 tap.