Improved accessory tray for Orion EQ-1 Equatorial Telescope Mount
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Improved accessory tray Orion EQ-1 Equatorial Telescope Mount with slots for eyepieces and slow motion control cables
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- Physics & Astronomy
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I recently got an Orion telescope with their EQ-1 equatorial mount that's used with various models. The included tray was ok, but there's no organization for your accessories and they end up jumbled. This improved accessory tray has separate slots for two eyepieces and a Barlow lens as well as two hangers for your slow motion control cables. There's also a general tray area for other items.
For this print, you will need threaded inserts and screws, preferably some kind of thumb screw.
3x - M3x12mm thumb screws (thread pitch 0.5mm)
3x - M3 3mm M3-0.5 Threaded Heat Set Inserts
Soldering iron
Heat set tip for M3 or #4-40 inserts
- Install the tip into your soldering irobn
- Place the threaded inserts above the holes
- Once your iron is hot enough, press the insert into the model lightly, letting gravity do the work.
- You may want to use a flat piece of steel to push down on the insert after removing the tip.
Now, just install the tray with the thumbscrews similarly to the stock tray.