Tom Osypowski equatorial platform for dobsonian telescope

Hello -

I have a Tom Osypowski equatorial platform for dobsonian mounted telescopes.  This is made of high quality Birch plywood and has all the options - the wheel set, dual axis drives and the onboard battery system.   It is in excellent condition.  It started life as a demo unit used by Tom.   He went over it and replaced the motors,  and tested it before shipping to me.   I have used it two or three times with a 16" dobsonian telescope and it remains in excellent condition throughout.

This platform was built for 40 degrees North latitutde and can be easily used within five or six degrees in either direction.  If you need tracking sufficient for astrophotography it can be shimmed. 

This platform was built to handle up to 20" telescopes depending on weight.