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Pimp my AZ Mount

Usually the more time goes by, the needs of an amateur in the grass and then increase it always tries to find possible solutions to the dilemmas that arise in the course of his career amateurs, and when you put even the bad weather that unperturbed ruin our days, here are jumping out the real inventions.
Mainly I decided to change my self-built frame for more need of an upgrade than anything else ... I had fun experimenting, disassemble, assemble and this post is the result that I got with a little good will. My self made
altazimuth mount has been completed and it works wonders!

The fundamental changes that I made are few, but very useful.
I have to say (correct me if I'm wrong) that the frame has finished one aspect very professional, but we begin to see better what I added the previous construction in detail.
First, what catches one's eye is the color. In fact, the first mo ntatura that was gray as the color of the hydraulic lines, was painted using a matte black paint, so I'm in this one aspect assumes all different.
Secondly, I also made the building taller than 25 cm, according to my needs, adding to the original vertical tube another tube, so when I sit I can see without straining your back relaxed.
Another change you can view the photos is quick to note the replacement tion of 90 ° fitting who first served as the heart of the frame giving the movement in azimuth and the basis for the movement in height, with a "T", now used for the movement in azimuth, as the basis for the movement in height and on the other side as the basis for the use of cast iron discs that act as counterweight , be sure to mount a second tube, this time horizontal and locked by two simple connections.
As a final improvement we instead replace the old brass plate that provides motion in height being welded to the cap or threaded t iven the old rotated 90 ° fitting with rod-like na u Dovetail thick 5 mm rings that holds the telescope, built in ten minutes from the blacksmith and welded on the same screw cap.
What can I say ... it all worked perfectly but with some little ingenuity the whole is more professional and functional.