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These mounts are a preset design and size. We do not customize
the standard solid mount. For customization, please see our custom
solid or collapsible
mounts.
The standard solid mount design accommodates telescope tubes up
to 12.5" outside diameter with up to 23" rocker box
swing-through room, allowing sufficient clearance to point your
telescope straight up at zenith. Attach the altitude bearings
with two 3/8" holes drilled in your telescope tube at the
balance point. E-mail for help in determining accurate swing through
and balance point dimensions.
Standard
Solid Mount Kit that arrives rough sanded. You will fine sand,
paint or finish, and assemble.
Fitting
requirements
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Tube
maximum diameter:
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12.50"
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Rocker
box swing through room:
(We can help you determine this - there
is some flexibility)
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23.00"
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Pricing:
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Kit
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$187.00
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one additional bearings set
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$212.00
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two
additional bearings sets
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$237.00
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Mount
construction: Internal dowels in predrilled holes connect
the front board, side boards and bottom board making them immovable
while providing excellent strength and stiffness. Boards are also
secured with #12 wood screws hiding the dowels and locking them
in place. Wood parts arrive rough sanded using 80 grit.
Altitude bearing construction: Tube facing side of each
bearing has two attached curved braces custom cut to match the
outside diameter of your telescope tube. A 3/8" bolt passes
through the center hole of the bearing into the telescope tube
(you must drill a 3/8" hole in the tube), clamping the bearings
securely to the tube using a washer and nut on the bolt inside
the tube. Bearings ride on teflon pads on supports inside the
sideboard walls preventing lateral slippage and allowing mount
and telescope to be lifted as a single unit.
All parts included:
Kits -18 mm Baltic Birch plywood mount parts, dowels, screws
and other necessary hardware except 3/8" bolt assembly. Bearing
surfaces virgin Teflon and Formica
laminate Crystal 909.
All screw holes predrilled and countersunk. Required items: 3/8"
bolts, washers, nuts for your bearings, Philips screwdriver, crescent
wrenches, sandpaper, wood putty, wood glue, contact cement, paint/finish.
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