P3D Re: viewer tripod sockets

[Robert Thorpe <thorpe@xxxxxxxx>]

Mark Shields wrote:
> 
> I do have a "Themelized" beamsplitter viewer, too, and use it
> when portability is paramount, as on a recent trip where I had
> to pack light. But it doesn't have a tripod socket.  8-(

Mark,

This would be very easy to fix. You can buy a 1/4-20 t-nut and
install it on the bottom of your viewer. There are 2 kinds. One
has three sections of the flange rim cut and bent down so they
form a staple type affair. The other has a round flange with
little screw mounting holes drilled in it. That't the one I would
recommend. You would have to put it in a place where it would 
not obscure the image. Drill a hole that would accommodate the
main sleeve for the 1/4-20 threads and three little mounting
holes and you're done.

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Robert Thorpe
Cedar Rapids, IA
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