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Standard
Series Solid Mounts
- Standardized
rocker box with altitude bearings.
- Available
as a kit, or finished but unassembled.
- No
modifications allowed with this design. Your tube must
fit the mount.
- Fits
up to 12.5" outside diameter telescope tubes or up
to 13" wide tube ring sets (flat to flat).
- Provides
23" your tube swing-through room. Compute
your swing-through distance here or e-mail
for help.
- Front,
side and bottom boards connected rigidly, braced by internal
3/8" dowels, and
screwed together.
- Altitude
bearings have inside tube braces cut to match tube curve.
- Altitude
bearing tube mounting requires two 3/8" bolt holes.
- Altitude
bearings come with friction
fine tuning and handle
cutouts for easy tube lifting and transportation.
- Available
with Sky Commander
digital setting circles (reduces tube swing-through room
to 22")
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Singularity
Collapsible Series Mounts
- Custom
designs that precisely fit your telescope tube. Designed
for minimum height or your preference.
- Available
as a kit, finished, or finished but unassembled
(saves on shipping).
- Mounts
to fit your existing altitude bearings, or with various
altitude bearing types.
- Tube
mounted altitude bearings have inside braces matching
tube curve. Requires two tube holes for 3/8" bolts.
- All
altitude bearing choices come with friction
fine tuning and handle
cutouts for easily lifting the telescope tube.
- Folds
flat (see photo) to 5" height for easy transportation
and/or storage. Here is mount
assembled.
- One-piece.
Fast assembly. All boards connected by heavy duty anodized
hinges. Knobs store onboard.
- Available
with Sky Commander
digital setting circles.
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Rock
Steady Series Solid Mounts
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12"
for rings.
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12"
for tubes.
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18"
for tubes or rings.
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Kits,
Finished Unassembled, And Finished Assembled
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We
provide: |
18mm
birch plywood 80 grit sanded rocker box boards, ground
board, altitude bearings or clamshell rings with altitude
bearings. Predrilled and countersunk screw and dowel
holes. Predrilled and countersunk altitude and azimuth
bearing Teflon. Altitude and azimuth bearing laminates.
3/8" dowels, #12 1.25" wood screws, #4 brass
wood screws for altitude bearing laminate. Azimuth
bearing assembly. If collapsible mount, arrives hinged
together, assembled, unfinished.
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need: |
Fine
sandpaper. Philips screwdrivers, hammer, two 9/16"
wrenches. Contact cement. If clamshell rings 3/16"
adhesive backed felt (we can advise). Paint or finish.
If tube mounting altitude bearings: Two 3/8" bolt,
nut and washer sets. |
| Finished
unassembled. |
We
provide: |
Spray
finished 18mm birch plywood rocker box, ground board
and altitude bearing or clamshell, unassembled. All
screws and dowels. If collapsible mount, arrives hinged
together. |
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You need: |
Philips
screwdrivers. Two 9/16" wrenches. If clamshell
rings, 3/16" adhesive backed felt (we can advise). |
| Finished
assembled. |
We
provide: |
Spray
finished 18mm birch plywood rocker box, ground board
and altitude bearing or clamshell, unassembled. All
screws and dowels. If collapsible mount, arrives hinged
together. |
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You
need: |
If
clamshell rings 3/16" adhesive backed felt (we
can advise). |
How we
assure you receive what you expect:
You
have full control of design decisions on custom mounts.
Either leave it to us or participate at all levels of design.
After
discussing your goals, we can discuss possibilities and
special requests. Discussion is by e-mail ensuring clarity
and agreement.
Once
you place an order, we create a dimensioned drawing and
e-mail you a PDF copy. Review PDF drawing to approval to
proceed, or request revisions. Here is an example of a drawing
PDF:
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