[Lvas] Astro gear for sale local?

[David Blanchette]

At 10:28 AM 5/13/2009, you wrote:
>Would anyone on the list or in the club have any German Equatorial 
>mounts for sale or trade? Local to Vegas would be great.


I've got a 40-year old mount on a 3-footed steel post (puts mount 
about 2.5 feet off the ground) from Edmund Scientific.  The clock 
drive is shot, and taking it apart to replace grease wouldn't hurt, 
but it's a solid equatorial for anything up through a 10 inch 
newtonian.  Originally required two mounting bolts in the newtonian 
tube.  Edmund Scientific later sold a kit that placed straps on the 
mount, so any tube could be quickly mounted/dismounted.  The straps 
have seen better days (wherever they may be), but replacing should be 
fairly straightforward.

I can send you a picture, if you're interested.

Oh, and you can have it for free.  I'm in northwest Vegas (Hwy 95 @ Durango)