Thanks FLag,

Your explanation was very clear..... I'm heading out the door to Lowes

Jerry



> JPKam Wrote:
> > Thanks for the pointer to the Aluminum cases at Lowes.
>
> No problem.... I had been looking for a nice case to transport my eye
> pieces, Diagonal, Barlows, NGF-S and other delicate trinkets. I also
> needed one for my future purchase of a CCD and all the stuff that will go
> along with it. So I picked up two cases. Good Deal.....
>
> > What design are you using for your counter weight system. I also need
> > to build one but can't settle on a design.
>
> Being that my problem was going to be dealing with most other
counterweight
> systems using the existing holes at the front of the scope for mounting
> which is where my 10" heated dew shield pulls over, I had to come up with
a
> way to do this and stay away from the 1st inch of the scope tube. I
picked
> up an nice polished aluminum channel which looks sort of like a 1/2 inch
> square tube with a 1/8 inch slot cut all the way along one side. In that
I
> put a square head brass bolt which would slide along the channel with its
> threaded part hanging out through the 1/8 inch slot. I then center
drilled
> and tapped a stock piece of round brass (3" dia. x 1" thick). The brass
> weight will screw onto the brass bolt in the channel and when tightened
all
> the way up to the channel will hold it in that position. To move it, all
I
> do is loosen it and slide the square headed bolt forwards or backwards in
> the channel and retighten the brass weight. The channel has a thin layer
of
> leather glued to the side that touches the scope and the whole thing is
> mounted to the scope tube with two VelcoStretch Straps.
>
> It has enough weight to balance the scope with the NGF-S, Diagonal and eye
> piece but when I go CCD I may have to add more weight which will be no
> problem.
>
> One change I may make is going on and mounting the channel to the real of
> the scope tube via the provided hole and then use one VecroStretch strap
to
> hold the front in place (1 inch back from the front end of the scope
tube).
> That will give the whole assembly a little more stability which I have had
a
> problem with what I have now, but what the hell.
>
> If you are not using a slide on dew shield, then you can make the channel
up
> to mount both front and back to the tubes provided mounting holes (which
is
> the way the commercial counterweight systems seem to mount) and forget the
> VelcroStretch strap(s).
>
> Hope I was able to clearly put into words what I actually did (G).
>
> Regards
> FLag
> 8" f/10 LX-200 #845198
> 36:10:32.754 N
> 82:43:31.098 W
>
>

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