WTS: Wood tripod, Giro mount & parts

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KKK26
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WTS: Wood tripod, Giro mount & parts

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1) Cradles with base plate, ID is 65-70mm, base plate is around 170mm long. Good quality with green felt line. Probably Vixen? $50

2) Side by side plate, 320 x 125x10mm. It has battles marks. Solid and strong enough to hold 2 scopes side by side. $40

3) Finder scope bracket base (Lumicon and another one doesn’t have label except Japan). Good quality & precise fit. $40 each (left Lumicon)

4) Takahashi tripod hub. $100 (SOLD)

5) Giro II mount, comes with CW shaft and a Skywatcher CW (saddle not included). Solid and can carry 2 scope side by side. It is designed to handle tube weights of about 20~25 pounds on each side $350 SOLD

6) Wood tripod with pier and zero-degree wedge (will fit EM-2,EM-10/EM-11 etc. not sure about other mount). All are custom made except spreader and tripod hub. Ready for low latitude region use. $500
Wood: Burmese teak wood (Planed down from 3”x2” solid wood block/planks) with teak oil varnish finishing
Spikes: Custom-machined Aluminium
Spreader: Berlebach spreader, spreader brackets are custom-machined aluminium
Tripod hub: Takahashi hub with rotatable base (rare item, hard to find)
Half-pier & wedge: Custom-machine, wedge got some user marks, filing marks etc due to some modification to fit.
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Re: WTS: Wood tripod & parts

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Hi koko
Can reserve for me the finder mount...... 3rd photo left side. Will phone you tonight. By the way my s3 mini gone last week, so my email no more usable. Thanks.
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Re: WTS: Wood tripod, Giro mount & parts

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still available
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Re: WTS: Wood tripod, Giro mount & parts

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interested in the giro mount. pmed u
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