Cheapo Alt/Az tracking mount for Solar scope?

[Dunc78]

Hello 

Iv recently acquired a solar telescope, I don't want to have to demount my deepsky imaging rig off my heq5 so want a fairly light mount to hand so I can track the sun to do visual and solar Imaging. I'm not wanting to spend much. I'm aware an EQ mount is more suited but thought there might be cheaper  alt/az options. Scope is light so won't need much payload capacity.

Any one have any suggestions or what might be suitable.

Thanks. 

[Ratlet]

What scope is it?

[Dunc78]

Lunt LS50THa so not very heavy. 

[Tomjo59]

Maybe an equatorial tracking platform?

I have one made by WatchHouse (not sure if they exist anymore), which I used with a Dobsonian mounted Newt.

Or maybe make your own:

 

Edited March 5 by Tomjo59

[Guest]

The az-gti seems to be about the cheapest.  Ioptron also sells the cube series but they're a bit wobbly.  Barring that, if you can find an older used nexstar 4se mount or something like that.  Actually you could probably get a used az-gti fairly cheap too.

 

I would stay away from the cheaper meade ds series or any mount with plastic gears (the cube series do have plastic gears).  The nexstar and az-gti have metal gears.

Edited March 5 by dciobota

[Second Time Around]

The inexpensive Solarquest mount will both find and track the sun for you.

Max payload is given as 4kgs on European sites, 5kgs on US sites.  My 72mm ED at f/6 works fine on it.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/skywatcher-mounts/sky-watcher-solarquest-solar-tracking-mount.html

[RT65CB-SWL]

If you just want a ‘cheap’ manual alt/az mount, I sometimes mount my TeleVue Ranger on a camera/photography ball head and tripod. [image below].

Otherwise the Universal Astronomics DwarfStar mount and camera/photography tripod.

[fireballxl5]

+1 for the SolarQuest 

[RT65CB-SWL]

I forgot to mention in my original post/reply, the clamp on my camera/photography ball head accepts Vixen compatible dovetail bars. 

[Second Time Around]

The Solarquest accepts Vixen dovetails.