Eyepiece Table

[Mr Spock]

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.

[Ags]

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

[Mr Spock]

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.

[Ags]

@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

[Mr Spock]

It's too high. I'm going to make another much shorter and more stable.

[PeterStudz]

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. 

[Mr Spock]

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.

[cajen2]

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.

[Robindonne]

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:

[Captain Scarlet]

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