Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2014 8:33:09 GMT
In a post a few years back on another forum a poster happened to mention for the task of easily and safely moving the whole fully assembled XX14G telescope, the use of a wheelbarrow handle design with 2 front wheels with pneumatic tyres, using clamps made from Aluminium Captive Connectors as used with truss poles to support the removable handles and wheels.
A new accessory the Orion Wheel Kit for SkyQuest XX16g GoTo Dobsonian Telescope has appeared on the Orion website specifically for the bigger XX16G obviously.
Anyway I contacted Orion via online live chat to see if this kit would fit the dimensions of the XX14G and was told that it was only for the XX16G as it was made already with the fittings preinstalled that were ready to fit the Captive Connectors. When pressed he stated that maybe I could modify the mount to accommodate it on the XX14G...
When looking at the placement of the fittings on the XX16G kit from Orion and the design maybe it may put undue strain on your back by lifting from the ground level.
Could anyone who has already designed their own wheelbarrow system advise how their designs have worked out over time and how many Captive Connectors they used or whatever means of attachment they used and wheels.
Thanks skull
|
|