Hi, all-- I just joined this group, and am very interested in purchasing one of these mounts in the near future. I'm just going back and forth between the DM4...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
Feb 4, 2006 12:40 pm
If the bottom of your GM-8 dovetail measures about 3" (the older G-8 dovetails measure 2.5") it is compatible with the DM-4 and DM-6 saddles. I think that's...
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southernskysau
Feb 11, 2006 5:00 am
Thanks Dave, I actually have the Cassidy 8" saddle and Losmandy's 7" dovetail. Call you tell me how you attach the dovetail to the C9.25. It looks as though...
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Dave Adams
adamsdp1
Feb 12, 2006 5:01 pm
Hi Alec, I ordered a Losmandy dovetail that is longer than 7". It spans the length of the C9.25 ota and I can measure it if you have any problems finding it ...
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freefiber
Feb 13, 2006 9:08 pm
Has anyone come up with a way to lock the altitude axis? I'd like to do it so I can store my scope under a low ceiling, but it might be useful at other times,...
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Richard Link
rlink88
Feb 13, 2006 10:11 pm
I have the good fortune to acquire a DM6 from another astronomer. My package came with the AP tripod adapter but no bolts/screws to attach it (as seen in the...
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Alan Friedman
alanfgag
Feb 13, 2006 10:25 pm
Rick - Do you mean the the three handscrews that attach the DM6 A/P adapter to the A/P wood tripod? If so, you can order these from Astro-Physics. They use...
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jonathan king
plossl55
Feb 14, 2006 3:00 am
YES SIR(S) I have.. it is a certain nautical part with a screw action and a rubber tip, used for putting tension on marine type casement windows. It is affixed...
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jonathan king
plossl55
Feb 15, 2006 4:47 am
Hi from Seattle...A death in the family has me rather busy, but techno talk is a comforting diversion. I am going to work up some tracings and sketches and...
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jonathan king
plossl55
Feb 15, 2006 4:09 pm
Hello fellow Discmount owners...I am happy to elaborate further when I have more time, but for those of you who would take a concept and enjoy your own work...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
Feb 19, 2006 12:34 pm
We will be at the Winter Star Party in the Florida Keys until Feb 26! It's a tough job but someone has to do it!! Ha! Ha! Tom...
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Richard Link
rlink88
Feb 24, 2006 12:08 am
Please pardon if this has been talked into the ground before but.... I have a DM6 with the Sky Commander installed. I also own an Argo Navis system which I use...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
Mar 2, 2006 1:31 pm
I have posted some pix of the WSP in the DiscMounts Gallery! If you had a chance to go to the Winter Star Party and didn't go, you screwed-up BIG TIME! The WSP...
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prochoda
Mar 3, 2006 8:50 pm
Tom: It sounds like you had a great time at the WSP this year. Having heard what you and others (like the TEC group) have had to say about this star party, I...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
Mar 4, 2006 4:35 pm
Thank you Mike for the kind words! Hopefully by the end of the rainy season the grass will be back on the berm for next years WSP. Tom...
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Alan Friedman
alanfgag
Mar 4, 2006 10:50 pm
Hi Tom - I enjoyed visiting the WSP through your images and a few other albums I've seen. I have to get to this event someday - it looks like planetary heaven!...
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Mike Johnson
mikejohnson_999
Mar 21, 2006 3:06 am
Hi All! I was thinking of the following as a sweet airline-portable rig, as well as a quick look rig for home. Rock solid rigidity isn't necessary. Scope would...
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sheeba97401
Mar 21, 2006 6:33 pm
-Hi Mike, I have the TMB CNC silver scope with the 115 lens and I mounted it on the DM-6. As you may know this scope weighs in at over 22.6 pounds when all...
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thms_dll
Mar 21, 2006 11:25 pm
Hi Mike, There are couple of guys who've posted here that have SV115's (do an "SV115" forum search) mounted on DM-4's and the mount handles it well. But...
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mikejohnson_999
Mar 23, 2006 7:58 pm
Thanks Dan, and Tom for your informative reply. This was just the kind of alternative recommendations I was looking for! For the tripod, I figure the weight of...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
Apr 19, 2006 8:17 pm
We are heading to the Texas Star Party, a few days vacationing in Denver, then off to New York to attend NEAF. If you're going to the TSP or NEAF please come...
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neafpat
May 15, 2006 10:16 pm
I'm considering the DM-4 for use with my TV-85 refractor and a likely 4" refractor I'll get in the near future. When I saw it at NEAF, I failed to consider ...
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thms_dll
May 16, 2006 10:31 am
Pat, Ask Tom Peters...he is over 6' tall (I'm pretty sure he stands when he observes). Also, pm Tom Trusock @ CN and/or read his DM-4 review on CN. He is also...
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C. E. Steuart Dewar
cesdewar
May 16, 2006 6:59 pm
... Well I use a TV NP-127 on a DM-6 on the tall tripod (and also a WO 80mm scope on occasion) and you will definitely not be standing when looking near the...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
May 17, 2006 12:10 pm
TSP to NEAF! Wow! Another year has passed! I still haven't cleared my head from last year's shows! We drove just under 6000 miles (700 gallons of diesel fuel)!...
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sheeba97401
Aug 4, 2006 3:49 pm
Tom, If you want to prevent this great list from being over ran by spam then I would respectfully request that you start getting rid of these guys who are...
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Sean
sjoback
Aug 4, 2006 10:01 pm
Hey Danny. I have restricted new member joins, so that they must now be approved. User registration was open before, and I have been taking care of spam the...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
Aug 4, 2006 10:49 pm
THANKS SEAN! Tom...
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sheeba97401
Aug 5, 2006 7:07 pm
Sean and Tom, Thank you both for such prompt attention to the spam crasher. I was a tad up-set when I made the post regarding this issue. I apologize for my...
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Tom Peters
discmounts
Aug 6, 2006 1:35 am
If you had the problem so did others! Thanks for bringing it to our attension! Sean has done a great job, and it looks like he has this under control! Thank...
