Mr Spock Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Having gotten fed up with trying to either reach under the tripod to the spreader/eyepiece holder, or forgetting which pocket has which eyepiece, I came up with this. Knocked up from some spare bits of wood this morning. It's not finished yet but I think it serves its purpose. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) Nice work. I simply put this on a regular table one advantage of this is I can keep the lid shut with a hand warmer inside. No dewy eyepieces! It needs a red light that comes on when open. Edited November 22, 2021 by Ags 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 One minor snag. In use I can't grab the orthos with gloves on. I have to push them up from underneath! One advantage of the 2" holes is if I'm not using 2" eyepieces the LVW 1.25" main body slots nicely into the holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ags Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 (edited) @Mr Spock one thing about your table. How stable is it? It looks like a bump from the left (in your picture) could send the eyepieces scattering. Regarding picking up the orthos: it would take a bit of work to make it look nice, but add a ring of wood around those holes to raise the eyepieces 5 mm? Edited November 22, 2021 by Ags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 It's too high. I'm going to make another much shorter and more stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterStudz Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Very good! And a nice idea, basically an observation table. I’m relatively new to this but there’s hardly a nighttime session where I don’t drop something. There’s got to be a better way, although simply being a bit more organised does help. Out of interest. Where do people put eyepiece, focuser & finder caps? I’m forever searching for those on the dark. Sometimes trying to shove different size caps from one make of eyepiece onto another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spock Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, PeterStudz said: Where do people put eyepiece, focuser & finder caps? I leave them inside. Either the shed or the house - they are too easy to lose outside. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajen2 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 On 24/11/2021 at 20:02, PeterStudz said: Very good! And a nice idea, basically an observation table. I’m relatively new to this but there’s hardly a nighttime session where I don’t drop something. There’s got to be a better way, although simply being a bit more organised does help. Out of interest. Where do people put eyepiece, focuser & finder caps? I’m forever searching for those on the dark. Sometimes trying to shove different size caps from one make of eyepiece onto another. I just take my eyepiece case outside. I've memorised which EP goes on which recess. After taking the EP out, I put the caps into the same hole. Thus, even without much light, I know what goes where and don't mix up the caps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robindonne Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 22/11/2021 at 12:44, Mr Spock said: Having gotten fed up with trying to either reach under the tripod to the spreader/eyepiece holder, or forgetting which pocket has which eyepiece, I came up with this. Knocked up from some spare bits of wood this morning. It's not finished yet but I think it serves its purpose. These ortho holes scream for 3 of these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 24/11/2021 at 20:02, PeterStudz said: Out of interest. Where do people put eyepiece, focuser & finder caps? I’m forever searching for those on the dark. Sometimes trying to shove different size caps from one make of eyepiece onto another. I go back in the morning to pick them up off the grass! M 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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