When you come close to knocking your scope off the
tripod before you get it mount, you will realize the
true purpose of the thing. The holding of eyepieces
is not is the last thing I use my for.

Barre
> I have never really understood the value some users
> place on the scope
> saver. I mean, those holes are neat, but I am not
> leaving my EPs and
> Barlows hanging in them to get dusty over the
> evening....and the control
> panel hangs just fine from the side of the
> SuperWedge... Until tonight,
> that is.
>
> Tonight I tried to set the scope up AltAz for the
> first time, always before
> my 10" LX-200 and my 8" LX-50 were on a wedge. No
> problem putting the scope
> on that, just put the wedge in place, then drop the
> scope on with one screw
> in place, then thread the other two in. But tonight
> I put the scope up
> AltAz to see if my GOTO error is related to my
> equatorial mount alignment.
> Yes I seem to be having the same problem as a couple
> other recent posters on
> this list.
>
> Well, after almost dropping the scope fighting with
> that threaded rod I
> backed off and regrouped. And said to myself "Ah
> so, that is why people
> like the scope saver". And then realized that even
> if I had one I still
> would not hang my EPs in it. So I removed the "C"
> clip. Everything is
> fine, put the scope on the base, insert the threaded
> rod, and slide the
> scope around to start the thread.
>
> So list, what are the other bennies of the scope
> saver? I would like to
> know before I completly talk myself out of what is
> probably a good thing :)
>
> Darrell
> (waiting for the wind to stop in the High Desert)
>
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