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May Need a Part Made for Equitorial Mount

Started by elliott-lynn, 02/03/2004 02:10AM
Posted 02/03/2004 02:10AM Opening Post
I seem to remeber from some of the posts I have read in the past on equipemnt that there is a company (or someone) out there that will manufacture or mill a needed part that can't be otherwise found or purchased. I have an EQ2, which only mounts with the rings directly bolted to the plate on the top of the mount. I would like to adpat it to handle a dovetale plate and use a different ring setup. I may need to have a steel or aluminum bar made that would seve as a mounting base that I can attach to the EQ2 and subsequently attach the doevetail plate to it. Anybody know if there is a business out there that could machine steel and aluminum for something like this? With the right equipment and know how it may even be fairly simple.
Lynn
Posted 02/03/2004 02:38AM #1
preciseparts (dot com) may be able to help you.
Bob

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Posted 02/03/2004 06:31AM #2
Hi Lynn,

If you have a drill and saw, cut two rectangle out of aluminium stock bar (or hardwood) of the same thickness as the raised edge and drill a center 1/4" hole. Using approriate length 1/4"-20 bolts, bolt both the rectangle and dovetail saddle ( as shown by John ) together. The rectangle act like a thick washer. Hope it helps.

Steven