The New Mount

[Gary Beal]

Hi All,
I'll join the fray, and while it is not my first scope, or mount, I am absolutely delighted to have received a new mount from Brian at B T Tech. I felt I needed goto, and Brian supplied a new EM200 Temma. It even matches the old FC100, and will provide a real tidy imaging platform, both for the FC100, and the 10" homebrew newt. Just had to shoot a couple of pictures to show it off.
Regards, and many thanks to Brian.
Gary

[budguinn]

Congrats to you Gary......I've never heard anything but good things about these mounts. I think you'll be very pleased.

happy new year,

bud

[pizwiz]

Congratulations Gary,
All I can say is : Enjoy! Enjoy!

Adolph

[BT Technologies]

Damn that mount looks GREAT Gary!! Wait until you get our saddle plate on that "puppy"!!

Originally Posted by Gary Beal

Hi All,
I'll join the fray, and while it is not my first scope, or mount, I am absolutely delighted to have received a new mount from Brian at B T Tech. I felt I needed goto, and Brian supplied a new EM200 Temma. It even matches the old FC100, and will provide a real tidy imaging platform, both for the FC100, and the 10" homebrew newt. Just had to shoot a couple of pictures to show it off.
Regards, and many thanks to Brian.
Gary

[Gary Beal]

Originally Posted by BT Technologies

Damn that mount looks GREAT Gary!! Wait until you get our saddle plate on that "puppy"!!

Yep, can't wait. I must admit though, attaching the scope via the clamshell isn't too much of a chore, except I can only use the one scope. The 10" is wanting to be used as well. But it will have to wait until the winds drop, as it is certainly a large sail area.
Thanks again for all the awesome service,
Gary

[Frank Boyle]

Cool looking mount. I especially like the way you have it on that pier. It looks really sturdy and a lot better than using a simple tripod.

Frank

[Gary Beal]

Frank,
the "pier" is a length of 6" steel pipe, and on legs, with wheels. I am able to whell the unit (normally without scope) out, and I have three "dots" on the asphalt, where I then wind/screw down three "feet". This allows me to have everything out in one trip, and one more for the OTA.
Then I have a similar piece of steel pipe sunk into the ground a short distance away, this is significantly more stable than my wheels and feet, and when I image I usually use the in-ground job. Both have the same method of fitting the mount, and when one is polar aligned, both are. It is a simple matter of attaching the mount and it is aligned.
Yes, I do have a tripod too though, just in case I take the gear on a trip, but by and large all is done from the backyard.
Gary