http://www.petemumbower.com sharing my hobbies and interests with the world Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-586 admin Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:41:10 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-586 Bill, I really cannot think of any benefits or detriments to using a thicker strip. Maybe it might compress/flex a little, but I doubt that would have much of an effect. Since my mount is on a pier in the observatory, I do not touch polar alignment very often. But I did just adjust the alignment this week and the Azimuth was still nice and smooth after a year being installed. Bill, I really cannot think of any benefits or detriments to using a thicker strip. Maybe it might compress/flex a little, but I doubt that would have much of an effect. Since my mount is on a pier in the observatory, I do not touch polar alignment very often. But I did just adjust the alignment this week and the Azimuth was still nice and smooth after a year being installed.

]]> http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-585 Bill Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:26:22 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-585 Any benefits or detriments in using thinker strips such as 1/8"? Any benefits or detriments in using thinker strips such as 1/8″?

]]> http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-574 Make Az Adjustments Smoother On An Equatorial Mount | Astronomy Nightly Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:26:43 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-574 [...] Here’s Pete’s article about it: http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51 [...] [...] Here’s Pete’s article about it: http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51 [...]

]]> http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-297 Frank Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:44:11 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-297 Great idea... I used the material from a furniture glider available at lowes/home depot now.... (I hate to wait) I peeled off the foam and cut it and it works just as above. Thanks! Great idea… I used the material from a furniture glider available at lowes/home depot now…. (I hate to wait) I peeled off the foam and cut it and it works just as above. Thanks!

]]> http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-122 admin Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:32:43 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-122 That is a great idea to sand the tripod head top also. I think I am going to do that also now. That is a great idea to sand the tripod head top also. I think I am going to do that also now.

]]> http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-121 tom waits Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:14:06 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-121 Good advice to post to owners of the CGEM. I did the same and have seen much improvement but i also sanded the tripod head top first to flatten it (I used a saw blade and a sheet of sanspaper). Incidentally i also got rid of the azimuth adjustment knobs and the post which makes it easier to set up. I find that I can make very fine adjustments without the knobs plus it leaves more room for error when setting up the tripod. Good advice to post to owners of the CGEM. I did the same and have seen much improvement but i also sanded the tripod head top first to flatten it (I used a saw blade and a sheet of sanspaper). Incidentally i also got rid of the azimuth adjustment knobs and the post which makes it easier to set up. I find that I can make very fine adjustments without the knobs plus it leaves more room for error when setting up the tripod.

]]> http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-37 Chris-SD Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:25:33 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=51#comment-37 Thanks for the details! I was following your thread in CGEM and wanted to do the same thing. I ordered a set up myself! Clear skies! Thanks for the details! I was following your thread in CGEM and wanted to do the same thing. I ordered a set up myself! Clear skies!

]]> http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=19#comment-3 Ben Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:44:04 +0000 http://www.petemumbower.com/?p=19#comment-3 Right that's what you said last time. Right that’s what you said last time.

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