Robert: Its interesting how ATMing takes you down unexpected paths. In trying to clarify this issue of safe lower limit of support contact area, I have tried...
Patrick, I don't have a trailer yet but hope to soon so I can relieve my back problems unloading my scope from my pickup. Also the cool thing is that it can...
Hi Joe, Seems to me at this point you might want to just test it yourself. A pin punch under a loosely held table upon which you can stack some weights ought...
Joe, The compressive strength of the glass is not very relevant for the resistance of the material to impact. Glass is a brittle material, not ductile like...
Patrick, I've a 5x8 Wells Cargo for my 18" Obsession. Many others out there. Love it. when selecting: Make sure it has a torsion bar suspension, or the...
Thanks Scott for the helpful advice. I am currently using a home built (not by me) 5 x 8 that is disintegrating around my scope as we speak. Not something I...
Hello Patrick, I agree about the torsion bar suspension. I own a 6X10 Haulmark with torsion bars, and a 14' flatbed with a solid axle and leaf springs. It's...
I have a 6 x 10 Pace Journey trailer with ramp door, standing headroom, electric brakes and single-axle torsion bar suspension (all were extra-cost options)....
Mike and Roy, Thanks for the great feed back. Looks like the torsion bar suspension is the way to go. Rough dirt roads are a given to some of the really dark...
Roy, I really like your trailer (saw it at ECSP last year I think (missed the ECSP this year :-( I had Daryl take pictures of some of the trailers there last...
I am probably going to go that route as well (double rear doors) due to smaller rear footprint. A friend of mine built a custom fold-up table on one of the...
Thanks, Mike. I've also learned that my trailer is like my ATM-built scope in that it's never really finished -- It's always just awaiting the next mod! Roy ...
Patrick, I'll add my two cents on the trailer topic: I haul my 25 around in a custom TNT trailer. It is 5x8 and has a rear ramp door and a side door. It also...
Hi All, I've been modifying a 6x10 aluminum utility trailer into an Obsession carrying "RV" and have a discussion with pictures going on right now on Cloudy...
Let's say I have a green laser mounted on a tripod 100 yards away aiming at my dob. I tilt the dob down so that the laser spot is hitting the center of the...
... You would see the glowing tip of the laser, as if you had the laser on at night but were not looking into the beam, which is exactly what you ARE doing....
Hi Gang, I am going bino mode only I think. I got the DenkIIs with the power switch. I have pairs of Denk 21mms, 13Nags, and 9Nags. They seem quite parfocal. I...
I made a second set of poles instead of cutting the originals. I maked the second set 3.5" shorter for use with a binoviewer that didnt have a denk (or...
Hi Tom, Have you adjusted the Denkmeier OCS lens all the way out? It should be adjustable enough so you don't have to cut your poles. Howard Portland, Oregon ...
Tom, You can cut the poles with a good plumber's pipe cutter. It's not hard. You might not need to do this though. I only cut mine just enough to bring the...
You can cut non-ferrous metals with standard carbide tipped wood blades. I use my mitre saw on aluminum, copper and brass all the time using my general...
Seems like most of the thermal cooling issue is focused on the OTA that is in a warm house and then has to cool down. I recently learned of a person (on sct...
Thank You Guys, Excellent advise from all. And exactly what I needed. I will double check my Denks of course and make sure I extended all the way. I have the...
I posted 2 pics of a clamping device on my 14" Tscope. Works great need 4 more possibly, if I make a second set of poles instead of chopping. They are in the...
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