MOUNTS?

Okay,
I have been dabling in this astro for couple years. I was wondering what the deal is with my sct fork mount. It vibrates like heck when u touch it. I know their is the road of electronic focusing which I seem to be headed down.
So, my ? is, with the other type of mounts How are the vibrations to settle down? I have seen the sct's like the celestron that are not fork mounted, is that a better mount than the forks? I have heard that dobsons are rock solid,but I dont think its practical for me to have a 12dob vs my compact sct. What are the best solid mounts styles out there?
I have my sct on a concrete pier in my shed.
thanks for input, I just wanted a check before i get into the motorized focuser expense.
Brian

Brian,

What scope and mount do you have?

About a month ago I hauled my NS11 to the local club's dark site and set up. All night, I kept getting the shakes from focusing -- very frustrating. When taking down the scope I noticed that I had neglected to attach the three bolts that hold the mount to the tripod. Yikes!!

Even with my small refractor on a alt-az, I find that my shakes are reduced if I really tighten up all the contections -- tripod screws, connectors, etc.

My experience. Hope it can help.

Jim in Texas