Paralelogram binocular mount

[Beri]

Hello everyone,

I got my new 15x70 some time ago, and realised that I do need some sort of mount for it. This is what came out, and works suprisingly well despite low cost and simplicity

[stevie]

looking great Beri

[JamesDodd]

that's pretty slick, I want to make one of those for a couple of my friends.

[seeker372011]

Beri:

could you post more pictures and close -ups please!

that looks nice

Thanks!

[Beri]

Yes, I will.... as soon as I get the camera back (my girl took it)
I will also put up plans with measurements
It is very inexpencive and simple to make, and I realy dont see why comercial units cost in the 400 Euro range

[seeker372011]

thanks !

yes a commercial P-mount here costs $300 plus as well

[Beri]

Okay, here are some basic measures and a couple of closeups :

Lenght measures, all wood is 30x30 mm


Tripod head (spare Syntha part) with legs attached
You can also make your own from a pipe nipple


Mount folded for transport


Binocular end of the paralelogram (binos are mounted to the shiny L piece)
side view


Same thing, rear view


Azimutal bearing and tripod attachment part


Leg clamp


I hope this helps a bit...
I will gladly explain or take a picture if you need anything else

The tripod is basicaly a scaled down version of the Large binocular tripod .

[seeker372011]

Thanks Beri, that's great. and yes I did recognise the tripod design, even though it has been on a weight watching program

[squirreltape]

Beautiful

[geppetto]

Beri
Thanks for posting all the details....
Will make a nice cloudy week project

[mcuzic2002]

Beri,I also have a 15x70 mm binocular and I intend to make a parallelogram mount ....I'm 180 mm tall and I have an aluminium tripod with 120 mm in lenght when fully extended.... I don't know how to calculate the dimensions....can you give me a helping hand?...thanks
PS...this is the tripod I intend to use for the binocular mount(of course,I'll use only the tripod,and not the EQ mount )

[Beri]

Hello mcuzic

My tripod is 134 cm tall when fully extended.
With the paralelogram dimensions shown above, you can be 200 cm tall and still reach zenith easily.
Your tripod is 14 cm shorter than mine, meaning you can use these dimensions if you are not taller than 186 cm.
If you need more height, make the paralelogram arms 70 and 90 cm instead of 60 - 80 cm

[mcuzic2002]

Thanks for the fast reply,Bery ...to bad you don't live in Romania....My dark skies and your creative mind would make a good team

[Beri]

Here is a picture with a person included so you can get the feeling of the size of the paralelogram......

[seeker372011]

well I finished my parallelogram mount just now..sorry Beri i didn't follow your design in the end ...this is an all wood effort as I have no metal working facilities or ability-

hope to test tonight if the cloud stays away..see how stable it is and if it will deliver the promised one magnitude more than hand held binos