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The tripod comes out of the suitcase unassembled. It bolts together using carriage bolts at the top of each leg .
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Each tripod leg has a hinged arm that meets in the center to bolt onto a small hexagonal piece of wood using wingnuts. This arrangement proved very stable. |
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The top of the tripod has three teflon pads for the azimuth bearing. They are much too big based on the fact that the bearing is VERY smooth and the calculations in the Kriege/Berry book suggest that the size of the pads should be about 3/4" square.
This type of tripod would be good |
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The rocker box bolts onto the tripod with a 3/8" carriage bolt held loosely in place by two nuts tightened onto a lock washer between them. |
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