Bob - Let me know how those Sorbothane pads work out and which thickness is best. I travel a lot and I think the Sorbothane could be more practical to carry...
The discussion about anti-vibration pads brings up a question: I'm curious about how they do what they do. Many people have said they are effective in reducing...
I recalled that this topic of sorbothane came up before and a little search came of with these two posts on how to make your own anti-vibration pads. ...
... Provocative questions: Ones that I've never seen before. An off- the cuff attempt to answer: The rubber tips on the tripod leg are not thick enough to...
Jim, Since I'm always alone with the scope the vibrations that I want to minimize would be from touching the scope or knobs rather than moving my feet on the...
... Just to clarify something, the commercial vibration pads sold by Celestron, Meade, and Orion are, as far as I know, identical (except for colour) and...
Bob, As Geoff described, the tripod tip fits into a shallow plastic cup which sits in the Sorbothane(?)which sits in a larger plastic cup. My experience with...
Bob: Put a rubber chair leg foot on your tripod points. Bill ... From: Bob Speziale To: telescopes@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2008 11:59 AM ...
In my photo album "Tim C." I just posted a picture of the anti- vibration pads I made for the tripod that my 127mm Mak-Cass is mounted on. They really make a...
I posted this to on of my other egroups some time back. Here is how I made my own pads. ******************** I made a set of suppression pads last summer for...
Mouse pads are made from a rubber foam with a fabric coating, like wetsuit material. That is not sorbothane. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_pad ...
This is correct. Foam rubber is quite elastic and can set up an oscillation rate that if harmonically matched to the rates of parts of the scope-mount assembly...
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Hi, Don't know if this is old news or new news but Orion is now selling Vixen and Sky-Watcher products. Vic Palmieri...
... I got a bulk email yesterday from Orion's president announcing some changes in their policies. Unfortunately, it's in the form of graphics rather than...
Last months Sky and Telescope, in the new product section had an equatorial platform for <$300. If someone would be kind enough to get me the information from...
... here is the link you asked for there is a sub ($299) alt,az and a -$300 go to on this new product page. the alt,az will do 20lbs and the goto will do 7lbs....
I think you are referencing the North Star Systems Dob Tracker II. HTTP://supernorthstars.tripod.com It claims it can handle a scope up to 125 pounds with a...
Hi All, I constructed version 1 of the Sorbothane pads and tested them for a couple of hours tonight. I've got 2 pics with a parts list posted in the group...
Hi all, the world wide financial melt down has forced us, as the old scoundrel said 'to reassess the situation'. Not because we are Orion fanatics but simply...
... Thanks for the suggestion Gregg but I have never felt comfortable buying used goods that I can't hold in my hands before I put out the money. Brian...
... Bob, For Version II, I would suggest a hard disk (say a plastic bottle cap or, better, a metal washer glued to the UPPER surface of the sorbethane. The...
I have used wood legs on my Orion Sky View Deluxe (8" f/4) and they did wonders for reducing the vibrations of the aluminum legs. They are available at Hands...
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