>
> At 05:38 PM 3/17/98 -0900, you wrote:
> >Richard Wilson wrote:
> >>
> >> DOes anyone know of a reference or procedure for drilling and installing
> >> handles on the LX50 forks, like the LX200's have.
> >>
> >> Can the lx50 be ordered from MEade with the handles?
> >>
> >> thanks
> >> Richard
> >
> >Richard, my friend Kevin and I put handles on our LX50's. We drilled our
> >fork arms and put stainless steel drawer handles on from Eagle Hardware.
> >They have worked excellent for the 1 1/2 years we've had our scopes. If
> >you put handles on, make sure to put the screws on the inside of the
> >fork arms out of the way of the tangent arm. If you want measurements on
> >placement let me know.
> >
> >Rick Keil
> > Rick: i was interested in doing the same, can you give me the
> measurements you used.
> thanks: Dave

I have the 8" model and these are the measurements I used: the center of
the holes we drilled on the fork arms are 5/8" from the inside of the
arms. The lower hole is 4 9/16" from the base or bottom of the fork
arms. My drawer handles are exactly 4" long, so the upper holes are 8
9/16" up from the base of the fork arms. The parts I used were: two 4"
stainless steel drawer handles, 8 stainless steel washers, and 4 black
allen head screws which I used instead of the screws which came with the
drawer handles. The assembly on mine goes as follows: handle, washer,
fork arm, washer, then screw.

It was actually an easy procedure thanks to my buddy Kevin's help.

Any more questions just ask. :)

Rick Keil
"What the world needs is some do-give-a-damn pills." -William Menninger

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