Would this make a good tripod/pier with some modification?

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Bro.....my first question to you is....which scope do you intend to use on this?

This seems light for most scopes.
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I'm thinking of using it as a base for my tasco starguide (nextstar 4GT clone) instead of getting the tripod/wedge for nexstar 4GT.
anyway going to go get it later today to check it out.
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Ekezial wrote:I'm thinking of using it as a base for my tasco starguide (nextstar 4GT clone) instead of getting the tripod/wedge for nexstar 4GT.
anyway going to go get it later today to check it out.
Oh, for that scope shouldn't be a problem. Samuel from Harlequin use something like this before in the past for the same scope.
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aa.. i think a small stool will work better cos its more easy to bring around.. like wat samuel did last time wif his nextstar
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i've bought it and i must say it's quite light, will be even lighter if u remove the stainless steel ring. it still needs some form of mod to lock the height.
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