Let me add also, that the mount I made based on the Astronomy magazine article is much more beefy (probably good enough for 100mm binos) than the Instructable I referenced. As Chuck mentioned, if you follow the Instructable plans, you should use heftier lumber for binos larger than 70 or 80mm. Mat -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 1:09 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] suggestions for large binoc mount (25 X 100) This is my home-made parallelogram, but like the pic Mat posted, you'd need to really beef up the design for a 100mm binocular. Mine hold up to 80mm with no issues. I've got quite a few of these in the field right now, owned by others. http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/50mmwithsolarfilt... http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/50mmwithsolarfilt... http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/50mmwithsolarfilt... http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/50mmwithsolarfilt... http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/50mmwithsolarfilt... http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/50mmwithsolarfilt... http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/ATM/50mmwithsolarfilt... I have a design for a 3-arm parallelogram that is much more robust, for 100mm binos but I haven't had the time to finish the prototype. Maybe this summer. On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 10:31 PM, Sue Ellen Ebertz <ebertzs@comcast.net> wrote:

Hi everyone!

I got to road test my new binocs tonight. The Orion nebula was gorgeous tonight through them. I'm happy with these binocs, but I don't have a proper mount for them.

Since I am a photographer, I have a plethora of tripods, but no counterweight, and nothing that is securely holding these binocs still.

Are there any suggestions out there, hopefully for some home-made rigs?

Thanks in advance,

Shoshana

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