WTS: Wood tripod, Giro mount & parts
Posted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:18 pm
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.
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.