Ed--

These "homebrews" are indeed impressive, especially your "sled", but some of
us have neither the time, tools or skills for such impressive woodworking. I
suppose one could homebrew eyepieces as well but I prefer Naglers :-). For
me, spending $150 on a commercial accessory that makes my $5,000 plus
investment in an LX-200 scope, camera gear and eyepieces more enjoyable, is
worth it. To each his own, I guess. I've probably spread myself a little
thin--I also have an 18" dob to maintain and a roll-off roof observatory in
the boonies 100 miles away that also compete for my time in this hobby.
Alas, I also have a number of other time and money-consuming hobbies where I
also have to rely on commercial equipment--so many hobbies, so little time!
:-)

Andy

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [M]: LX200 LEVELING


> Andy Wallace wrote:
> > JMI has an accessory for about $150...
> -------snip---------
>
> > And yes, you can make a similar device for less
> > money out of wood if that's your bag and you have the time but I don't
think
> > it will be quite as rigid nor look quite the same.
>
> Actually, it depends on the skill and effort of the maker. Take a look
> at the my basic design (Stewart Sled) and the 6 alternate designs linked
> off of:
> <http://www.MAPUG.com/AstroDesigns/TrpdSled/TrpdSled.html>
>
> Some of these are quite elaborate and make the whole scope/tripod/power
> supply/accessory storage an integrated unit that are very impressive in
> their appearance and much more so in their function.
>
> _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/ _/
> Personal website at: <http://www.skymtn.com/>
>
> Meade Adv. Products Users Group <http://www.MAPUG.com/>
> Mapug Topical Archive & information resource site.
> AstroDesigns link: <http://www.MAPUG.com/AstroDesigns/>
> Accessory designs and information for the Meade LX200
> and Dobsonian telescopes.
>
>

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