HP custom
solid mounts.
Shown with integrated height stand.
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Most
popular AstroGoods mount.
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Custom
design to fit your preferences.
- Sturdy
long lasting materials.
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Superior
motion and steadiness.
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Offered
as kit or finished
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Customer photo and comment:
Apertura
style kit.
"I
really love the mount! Easy to paint, looks
perfect. Nice simple set to put together,
Glued on all places I could. A couple layers
of primer and light sanding made the plywood
edges disappear. Then a layer of indoor
outdoor black semi-gloss trim paint.
Looks
factory nice as if it was always made for
the AD8. Swings like butter, stops and stays
great with the new bearing on it.
I’m
fortunate to have the lighter base easy
to handle holding with the holes. Thank
you very much!"
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Michael T. 1/4/26
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Mount performance
A
great telescope is built from the mount up.
Cheap parts and shortcuts will show up in your
eyepiece.
Our mounts feature buttery smooth motion,
easy sure start and stop movement, while staying
still at higher magnification.
Baltic Birch plywood construction provides
structural stiffness and strength, featuring
lasting endurance and lighter weight. Altitude
and azimuth bearings glide smoothly on virgin
Teflon and select laminate with excellent
sticktion.
Our larger altitude bearings improve balance
and incremental control.
If your goal is low cost, lighter weight,
eyepiece height, balance
control or transportability, our mounts
will meet expectations.
Kits
are designed for "beginner easy"
assembly.
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HP
custom collapsible mounts.
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Preferred
for transportation/storage needs.
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Folds
flat to 5" height with no loose
parts.
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Custom
design to fit your preferences.
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Sturdy
long lasting materials.
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Superior
motion and steadiness.
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Offered
a kit or finish
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