Photo of The Fullerscopes MkIV

Astrophotography photo of The Fullerscopes MkIV

The Fullerscopes MkIV

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Chrisbee Junior Member Registered: March 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 11	This 30 year old mounting is rock solid, stable and allows snaps of astro subjects with a digital camera held up the eyepiece. This older image is of the mounting before I modified it with with stainless steel shafts and fixings. The old weight lifting counterweights have also been changed to uniform cylinders of turned steel. A turnbuckle allows fine adjustment of polar altitude.
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Tue March 3, 2009 3:15am

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HI Chris welcome to the site! What scope are you using this mount with?

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Chrisbee
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Registered: March 2009
Location: Denmark
Posts: 11

Tue March 3, 2009 3:40am

Hi

I'm presently using my CR150 6" F:8 refractor. An easy load for such a competent mounting. It was carrying a massive 15" reflector before I bought the mounting. The MkIV has 6" bronze wormwheels and variable speed, motor drives to both axes. The big black bx is the PS and the paddle can be seen hanging from the other side of my massive pier. I welded the pier together myself from the heaviest steel sections I could find. It is far too heavy to lift. My Fullerscopes blog shows more details:

http://fullerscopes.blogspot.com/

Dr Morbius
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Registered: December 2008
Posts: 61

Thu April 9, 2009 11:30am

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Dr Morbius
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Registered: December 2008
Posts: 61

Thu April 9, 2009 11:31am

Beautiful mount, and I love the colors too !!

Chrisbee
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Registered: March 2009
Location: Denmark
Posts: 11

Thu April 9, 2009 12:07pm

Thanks. I like it too. The paint is dark blue Hammerite hammer finish on their special primer for good adhesion on alloy castings. The original finish would have been black wrinkle paint probably stoved on for a good wrinkly surface. I only discovered later that wrinkle paint was available in aerosol cans. These days a heat gun can warm a thick coat of the wrinkle paint for a nice wrinkly effect. I have been told that heat is essential to get a really good wrinkle effect straight after the item is sprayed.

lightshow0ne

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Registered: July 2009
Location: ny
Posts: 3

Mon July 27, 2009 6:33pm

Sweet, Chrisbee: enjoy..

lightshow0ne

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Mon July 27, 2009 6:35pm

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