Wow, this looks very interesting….🤔

[Stuart1971]

12 minutes ago, tomato said:

 Looking at the photos, are the housings/pillar mountings made of 3d printed plastic? I would be fine with this approach for a Star Adventurer class of mount, not so sure if hanging  50 kg of astro kit off it.
 

Which bit are you referring to as 3D printed…?

 

[newbie alert]

7 hours ago, Stuart1971 said:

Well, they do exist, as people have got them and are using them now, also some reviews from users on the io group…so not strictly true….👍🏻

Very few have them and many more are still waiting... How many reviews of owners of those mounts have popped up?

Yes they're not vapourware as some would think, 

[Stuart1971]

2 minutes ago, newbie alert said:

Very few have them and many more are still waiting... How many reviews of owners of those mounts have popped up?

Yes they're not vapourware as some would think, 

Have a look on the io group and see…👍🏻
https://groups.io/g/jtw-astronomy-users/topics

[newbie alert]

2 hours ago, Stuart1971 said:

Have a look on the io group and see…👍🏻
https://groups.io/g/jtw-astronomy-users/topics

Hi Stuart, most of those are enquiries.. 2 were from actual users from what I can see ..

[newbie alert]

4 hours ago, tomato said:

 Looking at the photos, are the housings/pillar mountings made of 3d printed plastic? I would be fine with this approach for a Star Adventurer class of mount, not so sure if hanging  50 kg of astro kit off it.
 

Powder coated aluminium 

[tomato]

If all those grey bits are machined from aluminium billets, (I can’t see any welds), then it is indeed very competitively priced.

[gorann]

To me it looks like a military version of a Mesu 200, and the image with them all lined up looks quite threatening😆

[peter shah]

On 29/08/2022 at 11:55, Stuart1971 said:

Well, here is a first review from @peter shah sounds very good….

https://groups.io/g/jtw-astronomy-users/topic/initial_testing_and_first/92874029?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,20,2,0,92874029,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1658764230413680447&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1658764230413680447

Yes, I bought one for my second observatory...so far so good, I'm still testing I have some very promising guide graphs and am getting used the software. Hopefully if things continue like this I will have some images done soon. I am looking forward to the encoder module upgrade so that I can test the dual tracking option....fingers crossed it continues.

Edited August 30, 2022 by peter shah

[Stuart1971]

2 hours ago, tomato said:

If all those grey bits are machined from aluminium billets, (I can’t see any welds), then it is indeed very competitively priced.

They are…that’s shown on the website…and in the FB group page….👍🏻

[tomato]

2 hours ago, gorann said:

To me it looks like a military version of a Mesu 200, and the image with them all lined up looks quite threatening😆

Yes, they do look like a line of tanks rolling off the production line. I think the photo is shouting “Look! We’ve made more than one!”

[jjohnson3803]

On 29/08/2022 at 23:38, 900SL said:

I learned many years ago not to buy vapourware, or be an early adopter.

As a mentor once told me, "Never be first and never volunteer."  😉

 

Edited August 31, 2022 by jjohnson3803

[Jon A Chard]

Great and exciting news!!!

I took a leap of faith and ordered two JTW Trident 75's through JTW distributor - ENS Optical.  They were passed through UK customs today and Steve has offered to personally deliver by end of week.  After reading the very positive review by Peter Shah and with many supportive conversations with Steve @ ENS, I'm confident that these will meet my expectations. 

I'm hoping to provide some images of the packaging and products as soon as possible and a lightweight review once I have them mounted on the pier. 

I'm no equipment specialist, but I do have fairly extensive experience with NEQ6/EQ6r/EQ8, CEM 26/40/60ec/120. 

[Stuart1971]

4 minutes ago, Jon A Chard said:

Great and exciting news!!!

 

I took a leap of faith and ordered two JTW Trident 75's through JTW distributor - ENS Optical.  They were passed through UK customs today and Steve has offered to personally deliver by end of week.  After reading the very positive review by Peter Shah and with many supportive conversations with Steve @ ENS, I'm confident that these will meet my expectations. 

 

I'm hoping to provide some images of the packaging and products as soon as possible and a lightweight review once I have them mounted on the pier. 

 

I'm no equipment specialist, but I do have fairly extensive experience with NEQ6/EQ6r/EQ8, CEM 26/40/60ec/120. 

 

Look forward to your thoughts, and plenty of pictures….👍🏻

[Jon A Chard]

My two new Trident P75's.  Some minor changes to suit my nightly tear down and setup.  The handles / knobs are not typical for this mount.  The saddle plate provided is a full slide in losmandy plate.  I dont like trying to man handle a 1.2m scope into a slide in dovetail.  So i replace it with a slide in losmandy plate - offering a drop in Altair Dual saddle.  This is my personal choice - lucky i had two spare!

I have not yet had a clear night to test guiding.  Im hoping this happens on Sunday.

[Jon A Chard]

Credit to Steve of ENS optical.  The mounts were with me soon after midday the next day!  Cheers Steve!

[900SL]

I'll quite happily eat my words if these turn out to be the dogs banana, as the expression goes. They certainly look like a no-nonsense workmanlike mount at an affordable price, and the initial feedback seems positive. .